Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research by John, Oliver P.

Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781462544950)

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Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research by John, Oliver P.

Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research

$125.00
Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research by John, Oliver P.

Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research

$125.00
Format: Hardcover
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Now in a revised and expanded fourth edition, this definitive reference and text has more than 50% new material, reflecting a decade of theoretical and empirical advances. Prominent researchers describe major theories and review cutting-edge findings. The volume explores how personality emerges from and interacts with biological, developmental, cognitive, affective, and social processes, and the implications for well-being and health. Innovative research programs and methods are presented throughout. The concluding section showcases emerging issues and new directions in the field.

New to This Edition
*Expanded coverage of personality development, with chapters on the overall life course, middle childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood.
*Three new chapters on affective processes, plus chapters on neurobiology, achievement motivation, cognitive approaches, narcissism, and other new topics.
*Section on cutting-edge issues: personality interventions, personality manifestations in everyday life, geographical variation in personality, self-knowledge, and the links between personality and economics.
*Added breadth and accessibility--42 more concise chapters, compared to 32 in the prior edition.


Author: Oliver P. John
ISBN-10: 1462544959
ISBN-13: 9781462544950
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Language: English
Published: 02/19/2021
Pages: 942
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.92lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.10w x 1.90d
By Oliver P. John
By Oliver P. John
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Oliver P. John, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Research Psychologist at the Institute of Personality and Social Research at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served as Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin and has contributed nationally and internationally to the application of psychological research to economic and education policy. Dr. John is a recipient of the Jack Block Award for Senior Career Contributions to Personality Psychology from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and the Best Paper of the Year Award from the Journal of Research in Personality, among numerous other honors. His research focuses on personality structure and development, emotion expression and regulation, self and self-perception processes, and research methods; his Big Five Inventory and Emotion Regulation Questionnaire have been translated into more than 20 languages.

Richard W. Robins, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, where he is Director of the Personality, Self, and Emotions Laboratory; Director of the California Families Project; and a member of the core faculty for the National Institute of Mental Health Training Program in Affective Science. Dr. Robins is Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Review and past Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association and both the Theoretical Innovation Prize and the Diener Award for Outstanding Mid-Career Contributions to Personality Psychology from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. His research focuses on personality, emotion, the self, and ethnic-minority youth development.

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