Personality in Adulthood - Hardcover

McCrae, Robert R.; Costa Jr., Paul T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0898624290 ISBN 13: 9780898624298

Publisher: Guilford Publications, 1990

Synopsis

This influential work examines how enduring dispositions or traits affect the process of aging and shape each individual’s life course. From two well-known authorities in the field, the volume is grounded in a growing body of empirical evidence. 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. Written in a clear, jargon-free style, this book is an ideal text for advanced students and a timely reference for researchers and clinicians.

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Review

.,."an excellent introduction to a new and significant area of research for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and faculty in psychology, human development, and gerontology."--"Choice" .,."an impressive work, which can serve as a text for students of personality and life-course development, a source of insight for clinicians, and a challenge for researchers."--"Readings" .,."addresses students in courses on personality research, life span development, and the psychology of aging. The book is engaging and will be convincing to those who believe that personality is what personality tests measure and to those who believe that personality is what personality tests measure and to those who welcome a clean and mean' psychometric theorectomy to unclutter the complexities of the personality domain....a first-rate, optimistic presentation of the research process that can lead to a medical understanding of a behavioral disorder....Professionals should keep a copy on their shelves and encourage their patients to read it. It is an exemplary contribution to the literature that will mark the decade of the brain."--"Contemporary Psychology" "In this writer's opinion it is not likely that one could expect to find a work which represents a demarcation point in the development of a paradigm for a branch of science. McCrae and Costa may have succeeded in doing just that!....McCare and Costa have provided a clear, exciting, new direction. This book is recommended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in the varied fields of gerontology. Faculty members and researchers should find it a book they will keep on their shelves and in their briefcases."--"Experimental AgingResearch"

About the Author

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. Note: Personality in Adulthood, Second Edition, 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.

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: Personality in Adulthood, Second Edition, 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898624290
• ISBN 13: 9780898624298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 193