The SAGE Handbook of Personality and Individual Differences. Volume I: The Science of Personality and Individual Differences 1

The examination of personality and individual differences is a major field of research in the modern discipline of psychology. Concerned with the ways humans develop an organised set of characteristics to shape themselves and the world around them, it is a study of how people come to be ‘different' and ‘similar' to others, on both an individual and a cultural level. This volume explores the scientific foundations of personality and individual differences, in chapters arranged across three thematic sections: Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Personality and Individual Differences Part 2: Research Strategies for Studying Personality and Individual Differences Part 3: The Measurement of Personality and Individual Differences With outstanding contributions from leading scholars across the world, this is an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students. Contents 6 List of Figures 9 List of Tables 11 Notes on the Editors and Contributors 12 PART I: Theoretical Perspectives on Personality and Individual Differences 26 1: Defining Traits 28 2: Personality in Nonhuman Animals: Comparative Perspectives and Applications 48 3: The Psychodynamic Perspective 77 4: The Transdisciplinary Philosophy-of-Science Paradigm for Research on Individuals: Foundations for the Science of Personality and Individual Differences 109 5: Socioanalytic Theory: Basic Concepts, Supporting Evidence and Practical Implications 135 6: Why Do Traits Come Together? The Underlying Trait and Network Approaches 155 7: Implicit Theories of Personality Across Development: Impacts on Coping, Resilience and Mental Health 177 8: Contemporary Integrative Interpersonal Theory of Personality 196 9: Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality and Individual Differences 228 PART II: Research Strategies for Studying Personality and Individual Differences 254 10: Measuring Personality Processes in the Lab and the Field 256 11: Movement Pattern Analysis (MPA): Decoding Individual Differences in Embodied Decision Making 282 12: The Various Roles of Replication in Scientific Research 303 13: Implicit Measures 312 14: Ambulatory Monitoring and Ambulatory Assessment in Personality Research 330 15: Behavioral Observation in the Study of Personality and Individual Differences 342 16: What Do We Know When We LIWC a Person? Text Analysis as an Assessment Tool for Traits, Personal Concerns and Life Stories 366 17: Longitudinal Data Analysis for Personality Psychologists 386 18: The Network Structure of Personality Psychology: What The SAGE Handbook of Personality and Individual Differences Tells Us about the Nature of the Field 409 PART III: The Measurement of Personality and Individual Differences 432 19: Pathological Personality Traits: The Movement toward Dimensional Approaches to Psychopathology 434 20: Conceptualizing and Measuring Intelligence 464 21: Measurement of Situational Influences 490 22: Taxometric Analysis 510 23: Within-person Variability in Narcissism 528 24: Interpersonal Perception Models 544 25: Accounting for Socially Desirable Responding in Personality Assessment 560 26: Personality Assessment in Forensic Psychology 573 27: Measuring the Dark Side of Personality 598 28: Putting Time in a Wider Perspective: The Past, the Present and the Future of Time Perspective Theory 617 Index 654 "Volume [1]. The Science of Personality and Individual Differences. The examination of personality and individual differences is a major field of research in the modern discipline of psychology. Concerned with the ways humans develop an organized set of characteristics to shape themselves and the world around them, it is a study of how people come to be 'different' and 'similar' to others, on both an individual and a cultural level. This volume explores the scientific foundations of personality and individual differences, in chapters arranged across three thematic sections: Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives on Personality and Individual Differences; Part 2: Research Strategies for Studying Personality and Individual Differences; Part 3: The Measurement of Personality and Individual Differences. Volume [2]. Origins of Personality and Individual Differences. The examination of personality and individual differences is a major field of research in the modern discipline of psychology. Concerned with the ways humans develop an organized set of characteristics to shape themselves and the world around them, it is a study of how people come to be 'different' and 'similar' to others, on both an individual and a cultural level. This volume focuses on the multiple origins of personality and individual differences, in chapters arranged across three thematic sections: Part 1: Biological Origins of Personality and Individual Differences; Part 2: Developmental Origins of Personality and Individual Differences; Part 3: Environmental Origins of Personality and Individual Differences. Volume [3]. Applications of Personality and Individual Differences. The examination of personality and individual differences is a major field of research in the modern discipline of psychology. Concerned with the ways humans develop an organized set of characteristics to shape themselves and the world around them, it is a study of how people come to be 'different' and 'similar' to others, on both an individual and a cultural level. This volume focuses on various contexts and applications of personality and individual differences, in chapters arranged across three thematic sections: Part 1: Health and Psychological Adjustment; Part 2: Social Behavior; Part 3: Personality in the Workplace Concerned with the ways humans develop an organised set of characteristics to shape themselves and the world around them, this is a study of how people come to be ‘different’ and ‘similar’ to others, on both an individual and a cultural level. This volume explores the scientific foundations of personality and individual differences, in chapters arranged across three thematic sections. The SAGE Handbook of Personality and Individual Difference is the broadest and most comprehensive overview of the field to date. Concerned with the ways humans develop an organised set of characteristics to shape themselves and the world around them, this is a study of how people come to be ‘different’ and ‘similar’ to others, on both an individual and a cultural level.