Handbook of Personality Psychology [Paperback]

Robert Hogan (Editor), John Johnson (Editor), Stephen Briggs (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0121346463 | ISBN-13: 978-0121346461 | Edition: 1

The most comprehensive single volume ever published on the subject, the Handbook of Personality Psychology is the end-all, must-have reference work for personality psychologists. This handbook discusses the development and measurement of personality as well as biological and social determinants, dynamic personality processes, the personality's relation to the self, and personality in relation to applied psychology. Authored by the field's most respected researchers, each chapter provides a concise summary of the subject to date. Topics include such areas as individual differences, stability of personality, evolutionary foundations of personality, cross-cultural perspectives, emotion, psychological defenses, and the connection between personality and health. Intended for an advanced audience, the Handbook of Personality Psychology will be your foremost resource in this diverse field.

Chapter topics include:
* Nature of personality psychology
* Conceptual and measurement issues in personality
* Developmental issues
* Biological determinants of personality
* Social determinants of personality
* Dynamic personality processes
* Personality and the self
* The Five Factor Model
* Applied psychology

Editorial Reviews

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"Handbook of Personality Psychology is highly interesting and readable, comprehensive and authoritative but with depth that takes it well beyond the encyclopedia format...this volume certainly belongs on the shelf of every psychologist who teaches personality, but also on the shelf of every other scholar interested in what is known about what makes people tick."
--Lee Sechrest, University of Arizona in AMERICAN SCIENTIST
"...psychologists working in and with organizations will find many thought-provoking gems of ideas in these pages. I certainly recommend this book to anyone interested in the role of personality in everyday life - which should be everyone!"
--Chockalingam Viswesvaran, Assistant Professor, Florida International University, Miami in PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY
"...if you can prop this book up on some hard surface, you will find it a treasure to read. The chapters are written at a level that should be appreciated by graduate students, and all personality researchers can profit from the authors' superb coverage of the wide mosaic of the science of modern personality study."
--Lewis R. Goldberg in CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

Book Description

Selected as an Outstanding Academic Book for 1997 by CHOICE
Selected one of Doody's "250 Best" Health Sciences Books of 1997

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Product Details

• Paperback: 987 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (June 2, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0121346463
• ISBN-13: 978-0121346461
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,513,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great as a reference book!, September 23, 2000

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I just received this book and I think it is excellent. Chapters start with an introduction or summary, and end with either a conclusion or implications section, which makes it easy to preview the topic without having to read a lot. There are 3 things I should warn prospective buyers, though: it is expensive ($89.95 the paperback edition!), it is extensive (enciclopedic, with almost a 1000 pages), and it is written for "people in the know" (NOT a beginners' book). But because it is so extensive, it has a chapter on every topic on personality psychology theories I could think of. Great as a reference book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Source of Reference, March 29, 2008

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A very comprehensive work on Personality and it's related constructs. Highly rich in content and depth. I had procured it more for the portions of the book on the five factor model of personality and it's facets.

It is an excellent reference guide for consultants and even HR managers who want to know more on the field of personality. A worthwhile investment.