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. |Handbook of Personality Fourth Edition Theory and Research | Psychology
