Handbook of Personality Development

This handbook is the first volume to provide a comprehensive look at personality development. It features a state-of-the-art examination of the field, an area that is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Five major types of advances, all of which are represented in this volume, are the result of the recent burst in research activity in this area: 1) new theoretical perspectives, 2) higher-quality empirical studies, 3) more sophisticated research designs and analyses, 4) attention to development across the lifespan, and 5) the growing prominence of interdisciplinary approaches to personality development. The Handbook of Personality Development is comprehensive across the lifespan, in its range of personality constructs, and in its coverage of theoretical and methodological frameworks. It is the first volume to address the most important personality development theoretical frameworks in one location--the evolutionary, physiological, behavioral genetic, and socio-cultural perspectives. The book also reviews new statistical techniques that allow for the estimation of individual differences in stability and the analysis of change. The latter part of the book focuses on personality development over the lifespan, from infancy to older adulthood. The authors address personality variables such as emotion regulation, temperament, and self-concept across the lifespan. The book concludes with a compelling capstone chapter by Dan McAdams on how personality develops. The Handbook of Personality Development provides an historical account of, and summary of, the most significant and important findings in the area, along with suggestions for future research. Intended for researchers and advanced students in personality, developmental, social, clinical, and educational psychology, as well as related fields such as family studies, sociology, education, nursing, behavioral genetics, neuropsychology, and psychophysiology, the handbook also serves as a valuable resource in advanced courses that address personality development.

Table of Contents:
Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Theory and Research in Personality Development at the Beginning of the 21 st Century, Daniel K. Mroczek, Todd D. Little; Part II Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives on Personality Development; Chapter 2 Personality Development in the Context of the Neo-Socioanalytic Model of Personality, Brent W. Roberts, Dustin Wood; Chapter 3 A Proposed Theory of the Adult Development of Intraindividual Variability in Trait-Manifesting Behavior, William Fleeson, Stephanie Jolley; Chapter 4 The Agentic Self: On the Nature and Origins of Personal Agency Across the Life Span, Todd D. Little, C. R. Snyder*This chapter is dedicated to the fond memory of our friend and colleague C. R. “Rick” Snyder (12-26-1944/1-17-2006)., Michael Wehmeyer; Chapter 5 Behavior Genetics and Personality Development, Robert F. Krueger, Wendy Johnson, Kristen C. Kling; Chapter 6 The Structure of Personality and Temperament, Gerard Saucier, Jennifer Simonds; Chapter 7 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Adult Personality Trait Development, Robert R. McCrae, Paul T. Costa; Chapter 8 Evolution and Personality: A New Look at Machiavellianism, Patricia H. Hawley; Chapter 9 Modeling Intraindividual Stability and Change in Personality, Daniel K. Mroczek, David M. Almeida, Avron SpiroIII, Christine Pafford; Chapter 10 Methods for the Analysis of Change, Todd D. Little, James A. Bovaird, David W. Slegers; Part III Personality Development in Childhood and Adolescense; Chapter 11 Temperament and Personality in Childhood, Rebecca L. Shiner; Chapter 12 Agency to Agentic Personalities: The Early to Middle Childhood Gap, Theodore A. Walls, Sarah H. Kollat; Chapter 13 Emotion Regulation and Personality Development in Childhood, Carolyn Saarni; Chapter 14 Development of Regulatory Processes Through Adolescence: A Review of Recent Empirical Studies, Renée M. Tobin, William G. Graziano; Chapter 15 Personality and Self-Esteem Development in Adolescence, M. Brent Donnellan, Kali H. Trzesniewski, Richard W. Robins; Chapter 16 Developmental and Individual Difference Perspectives on Self-Esteem, Susan Harter; Part IV Personality Development in Middle and Older Adulthood; Chapter 17 From Young Adulthood Through the Middle Ages, Ravenna Helson, Christopher J. Soto, Rebecca A. Cate; Chapter 18 Goals as Building Blocks of Personality and Development in Adulthood, Alexandra M. Freund, Michaela Riediger; Chapter 19 Development of Self-Representations in Adulthood, Manfred Diehl; Chapter 20 Goal Management Across Adulthood and Old Age: The Adaptive Value of Primary and Secondary Control, Carsten Wrosch, Jutta Heckhausen, Margie E. Lachman; Chapter 21 Change in Personality Processes and Health Outcomes, Michael R. Levenson, Corolyn M. Aldwin; Chapter 22 Social Relationships, Transitions, and Personality Development Across the Life Span, Frieder R. Lang, Franziska S. Reschke, Franz J. Neyer; Part V Capstone; Chapter 23 How Does Personality Develop?, Dan P. McAdams, Jonathan M. Adler;