The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology

Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of personality psychology and its applications to work, health, and society.

Philip J. Corr (Edited by), Gerald Matthews (Edited by)

9781108404457, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 September 2020

566 pages, 46 b/w illus. 29 tables
27.8 x 21.6 x 3.2 cm, 1.41 kg

'The contributing authors move well beyond the dominant paradigm of personality traits- the 'Big Five' (neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and consciousness)- to provide a rich tapestry of theories and findings that will be relevant to many psychologists, including those who may not classify themselves as personality psychologists per se.' C. J. Jones, Choice

Research on personality psychology is making important contributions to psychological science and applied psychology. This second edition of The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology offers a one-stop resource for scientific personality psychology. It summarizes cutting-edge personality research in all its forms, including genetics, psychometrics, social-cognitive psychology, and real-world expressions, with informative and lively chapters that also highlight some areas of controversy. The team of renowned international authors, led by two esteemed editors, ensures a wide range of theoretical perspectives. Each research area is discussed in terms of scientific foundations, main theories and findings, and future directions for research. The handbook also features advances in technology, such as molecular genetics and functional neuroimaging, as well as contemporary statistical approaches. An invaluable aid to understanding the central role played by personality in psychology, it will appeal to students, researchers, and practitioners in psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and the social sciences.

General introduction Philip J. Corr and Gerald Matthews
Part I. Foundational Issues: History and Approaches to Personality: 1. Conceptual and historical perspectives Susan C. Cloninger
2. The trait approach Alexander Weiss and Ian J. Deary
3. Accuracy in person perception Jeremy Biesanz
4. States and situations, traits and environments Jens B. Asendorpf and John F. Rauthmann
5. Personality and the unconscious Marco Perugini, Juliette Richetin and Giulio Costantini
6. Personality and emotion Rainer Reisenzein, Andrea Hildebrandt and Hannelore Weber
Part II. Description and Measurement: How Personality Is Studied: 7. Methods of personality assessment Gregory J. Boyle and Edward Helmes
8. Models of personality structure Boele De Raad and Dick P. H. Barelds
9. The five-factor model of personality Robert R. McCrae
10. Personality and intelligence Julie Aitken Schermer and Donald H. Saklofske
Part III. Development, Health and Change: Life Span and Health Outcomes: 11. Temperament and brain networks of personality Mary K. Rothbart, Michael I. Posner and Brad E. Sheese
12. Development of personality across the life span Olivia E. Atherton, M. Brent Donnellan and Richard W. Robins
13. Personality traits and mental disorders Christian Hakulinen, Markus Jokela, Mika Kivimäki and Marko Elovainio
14. Models of physical health and personality Dietlinde Heilmayr and Howard S. Friedman
15. Attachment theory Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver
Part IV. Biological Perspectives: Evolution, Genetics and Neuroscience of Personality: 16. Evolutionary personality psychology David M. G. Lewis, Laith Al-Shawaf and David M. Buss
17. Personality in non-human animals Alison M. Bell and Miles K. Bensky
18. Genetics of personality Hannah Sallis, George Davey Smith and Marcus R. Munafò
19. Approach-avoidance theories of personality Philip J. Corr and Dino Krupi?
20. Personality neuroscience Colin G. DeYoung and Scott D. Blain
Part V. Cognitive and Motivational Perspectives: Dynamic Processes of Personality: 21. Cognitive processes and models Gerald Matthews
22. Self-regulation and control in personality functioning Charles S. Carver and Michael F. Scheier
23. Basic needs, goals and motivation James L. Szalma
24. Personality and the self Michael D. Robinson and Constantine Sedikides
25. Traits and dynamic processes Eranda Jayawickreme and Corinne E. Zachry
26. Anxiety, depression and cognitive dysfunction Michael W. Eysenck and Amanda Holmes
Part VI. Social and Cultural Processes: Personality at the Intersection of Society: 27. Narrative identity in the social world Kate C. McLean, Moin Syed, Kristen Haraldsson and Lexi Lowe
28. Social relations and social support Erin Q. Austin, Jennifer M. Knack, Lauri A. Jensen-Campbell and Madeline Rex-Lear
29. Personality in cross-cultural perspective Juris G. Draguns and Junko Tanaka-Matsumi
30. Personality and politics Gian Vittorio Caprara and Michele Vecchione
Part VII. Applications of Personality Psychology: Personality Traits and Processes in Action: 31. Personality at work Jesús F. Salgado, Neil Anderson and Silvia Moscoso
32. Educational psychology Adar Ben-Eliyahu and Moshe Zeidner
33. Personality in clinical psychology Thomas A. Widiger and Gillian A. McCabe
34. Personality and crime Donald R. Lynam, Colin E. Vize and Joshua D. Miller
35. Personality, preferences and socioeconomic behavior Eamonn Ferguson, Kun Zhao and Luke D. Smillie
Appendix. Statistical analyses and computer programming in personality William Revelle, Lorien G. Elleman and Andrew N. Hall.

Subject Areas: Genetics [non-medical PSAK], The self, ego, identity, personality [JMS], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR], Social, group or collective psychology [JMH], Humanistic psychology [JMAN]