Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research

The fourth edition of this book has over 50% new material, covering personality development, affective processes, neurobiology, achievement motivation, cognitive approaches, narcissism, and emerging issues. It provides a comprehensive reference for researchers and students.

Format: Hardback
Length: 942 pages
Publication date: 06 April 2021
Publisher: Guilford Publications

Now in a revised and expanded fourth edition, this definitive reference and text have 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.

Weight: 1782g
Dimension: 189 x 262 x 58 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781462544950
Edition number: 4 New edition