Abstract: Having passed critical stages of development personality psychology has recovered remarkable self-confidence and exhibits a multiplicity of substantial research findings. The recent Handbook of Personality Psychology celebrates the «rebirth» of ...
Stability represents a fundamental concept in developmental theory and research. In this article we give an overview of recent work on personality traits and their stability in adulthood. First, we define personality traits and stability. Second, we ...
Reserved Northerners, Jovial Southerners, and Open Urbanites: Regional Personality Differences in GermanyAbstract. The study and explanation of regional personality differences is a central research topic in geographical psychology. ...
The year 1937 is remembered by historians of psychology as the year of the birth of personality psychology. This discipline emerged in the United States thanks to the work of several psychologists who came to organize its methodology and fundamental ...
Personality research has made considerable progress in developing dimensional models. This article reviews the application of these trait models to clinical theory and practice. Assessment of traits is useful for understanding the individual client, for ...
We examine how the traits and values of both candidates and voters contribute to political choice, using the five-factor model of traits and the Schwartz (1992) theory of basic personal values. 1,164 subjects reported their voting intention, their own ...
Abstract. The paper outlines a new and broadly inclusive conceptual itinerary for the scientific study of personality development across the human life course. From the standpoint of the person as a social actor, a first line of ...
Abstract: Change in personality is viewed in two contrasting ways. Sometimes it is seen as an indicator of psychopathology or inauthenticity, associated with reduced well-being. Yet the ability to change oneself is also viewed as a ...
Abstract. The influence of a candidate’s physical appearance on interview evaluations is well documented. However, few models exist that explain how and why specific components of physical appearance influence interviewer perceptions. We address this ...