This authoritative handbook is the reference of choice for researchers and students of personality. Leading authorities describe the most important theoretical approaches in personality and review the state of the science in five broad content areas: biological bases; development; self and social processes; cognitive and motivational processes; and emotion, adjustment, and health. Within each area, chapters present innovative ideas, findings, research designs, and measurement approaches. Areas of integration and consensus are discussed, as are key questions and controversies still facing the field.

Table of Contents:
I. Introduction 1. History of Modern Personality Theory and Research, Nicole B. Barenbaum and David G. Winter II. Theoretical Perspectives 2. Human Nature and Individual Differences: Evolution of Human Personality, David M. Buss 3. Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality, Drew Westen, Glen O. Gabbard, and Kile M. Ortigo 4. Paradigm Shift to the Integrative Big Five Trait Taxonomy: History, Measurement, and Conceptual Issues, Oliver P. John, Laura P. Naumann, and Christopher J. Soto 5. The Five-Factor Theory of Personality, Robert R. McCrae and Paul T. Costa, Jr. 6. When Is Personality Revealed?: A Motivated Cognition Approach, E. Tory Higgins and Abigail A. Scholer 7. Toward a Unifying Theory of Personality: Integrating Dispositions and Processing Dynamics within the Cognitive–Affective Processing System, Walter Mischel and Yuichi Shoda 8. Personal Narratives and the Life Story, Dan P. McAdams III. Biological Bases 9. Temperament: An Organizing Paradigm for Trait Psychology, Lee Anna Clark and David Watson 10. Behavioral Genetics and Personality: A New Look at the Integration of Nature and Nurture, Robert F. Krueger and Wendy Johnson 11. Toward a Molecular Psychology of Personality, Turhan Canli 12. Personality in Animals, Tamara A. R. Weinstein, John P. Capitanio, and Samuel D. Gosling IV. Developmental Approaches 13. Parents' Role in Children's Personality Development: The Psychological Resource Principle, Eva M. Pomerantz and Ross A. Thompson 14. The Development of Personality Traits in Adulthood, Brent W. Roberts, Dustin Wood, and Avshalom Caspi 15. Challenges and Opportunities at the Interface of Aging, Personality, and Well-Being, Carol D. Ryff V. Self and Social Processes 16. Naturalizing the Self, Richard W. Robins, Jessica L. Tracy, and Kali H. Trzesniewski 17. Identity Negotiation: A Theory of Self and Social Interaction, William B. Swann, Jr., and Jennifer K. Bosson 18. Self-Regulation, Matthew T. Gailliot, Nicole L. Mead, and Roy F. Baumeister 19. Self-Presentation of Personality: An Agency–Communion Framework, Delroy L. Paulhus and Paul D. Trapnell 20. Attachment Theory and Its Place in Contemporary Personality Theory and Research, R. Chris Fraley and Phillip R. Shaver 21. Culture and Personality, Verónica Benet-Martínez and Shigehiro Oishi 22. Personality, Situations, and Person–Situation Interactions, David C. Funder VI. Cognitive and Motivational Processes 23. The Psychological Unconscious, John F. Kihlstrom 24. Implicit Motives, Oliver C. Schultheiss 25. Personality and the Capacity for Religious and Spiritual Experience, Robert A. Emmons, Justin L. Barrett, and Sarah A. Schnitker 26. Self-Determination Theory and the Role of Basic Psychological Needs in Personality and the Organization of Behavior, Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci 27. Creativity and Genius, Dean Keith Simonton VII. Emotion, Adjustment, and Health 28. Emotion and Emotion Regulation: Personality Processes and Individual Differences, James J. Gross 29. Self-Regulatory Processes, Stress, and Coping, Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier, and Daniel Fulford 30. Personality and Psychopathology, Thomas A. Widiger and Gregory T. Smith 31. Personality and Health: A Lifespan Perspective, Sarah E. Hampson and Howard S. Friedman 32. Personality and Subjective Well-Being, Richard E. Lucas and Ed Diener