Personality in Adulthood: A Five-factor Theory Perspective

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Guilford Press, Jan 1, 2003 - Psychology - 268 pages
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Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this influential work argues for the enduring stability of personality across adult development. It also offers a highly accessible introduction to the five-factor model of personality. Critically reviewing different theories of personality and adult development, the authors explain the logic behind the scientific assessment of personality, present a comprehensive model of trait structure, and examine patterns of trait stability and change after age 30, incorporating data from ongoing cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. New in the Second Edition The second edition has been updated throughout with the authors new findings, ideas, and interpretations, and includes a new chapter on cross-cultural research. It culminates in an additional new chapter that presents a comprehensive theory of personality grounded in the five-factor model.
 

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Contents

Facts and Theories of Adult Development
1
A Trait Approach to Personality
20
Measuring Personality
37
The Search for Growth or Decline in Personality
58
CrossCultural Perspectives on Personality
84
The Course of Personality Development
98
Ego Psychologies
139
Adult Development as Seen
164
A Five Factor Theory of Personality
184
The Influences of Personality
206
REFERENCES
237
INDEX
261
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Other editions - View all

Personality in Adulthood: A Five-Factor Theory Perspective
Paul T. Costa, Jr.,Robert R. McCrae
Limited preview - 2013
Personality in Adulthood: A Five-Factor Theory Perspective
Paul T. Costa, Jr.,Robert R. McCrae
Limited preview - 2013
Personality in Adulthood: A Five-factor Theory Perspective
Robert R. McCrae,Paul T. Costa
No preview available - 2006

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About the author (2003)

Robert R. McCrae, PhD, is Research Psychologist at the Gerontology Research Center of the National Institute on Aging. He received his doctorate in personality psychology from Boston University in 1976, and has since conducted research on personality structure, assessment, and development. His recent work has centered on cross-cultural studies of personality. He has authored or coauthored over 250 articles and chapters, and with Paul T. Costa, Jr., he is author of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory.

Paul T. Costa, Jr., PhD, is Chief of the Laboratory of Personality and Cognition at the National Institute on Aging's Intramural Research Program in Baltimore, Maryland. His enduring interests are in the structure and measurement of personality and in lifespan development, psychopathology, and neurobiological bases of personality. He has authored or coauthored over 300 papers and chapters and has served as President of APA Divisions 5 and 20, the Association for Research in Personality, and the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences.

Note: This book was written by Robert R. McCrae and Paul T. Costa, Jr., in their private capacities. No official support or endorsement by the National Institute on Aging is intended or should be inferred.

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TitlePersonality in Adulthood: A Five-factor Theory Perspective
AuthorsRobert R. McCrae, Paul T. Costa
Editionillustrated
PublisherGuilford Press, 2003
ISBN1572308273, 9781572308275
Length268 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Psychology / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging
Psychology / Personality
Psychology / Social Psychology
  
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