{"product_id":"handbook-of-personality-theory-and-research-9781462550487","title":"Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e New to This Edition \u003cbr\u003e *Expanded coverage of personality development, with chapters on the overall life course, middle childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. \u003cbr\u003e *Three new chapters on affective processes, plus chapters on neurobiology, achievement motivation, cognitive approaches, narcissism, and other new topics. \u003cbr\u003e *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. \u003cbr\u003e *Added breadth and accessibility--42 more concise chapters, compared to 32 in the prior edition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOliver 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\u003ci\u003e Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eJournal of Research in Personality\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ePersonality and Social Psychology Review \u003c\/i\u003eand past Associate Editor of the\u003ci\u003e Journal of Personality and Social Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Guilford Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453155545362,"sku":"9781462550487","price":75.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0cf4e2c8-bca7-4c08-90f5-91a0144e4ddf.jpg?v=1729837489","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/handbook-of-personality-theory-and-research-9781462550487","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}