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Personality development across the lifespan /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Personality development across the lifespan // edited by Jule Specht.
other author:	Specht, Jule,
Description:	1 online resource
Subject:	Personality development. -
Online resource:	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128046746
ISBN:	9780128047613

Personality development across the lifespan /
Personality development across the lifespan /edited by Jule Specht. - 1 online resource

Front Cover; Personality Development Across the Lifespan; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; One: Introduction; 1 Personality development research: State-of-the-art and future directions; A new focus: from stability to changeability of personality traits; Central topics within the personality development literature; References; Two: Personality Development in Different Life Phases; 2 Personality development in childhood; Big Five personality traits in childhood; Big Five personality traits versus temperament; Content of child personality traits.

Personality Development across the Lifespan examines the development of personality characteristics from childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, adulthood, and old age. It provides a comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives, methods, and empirical findings of personality and developmental psychology, also detailing insights on how individuals differ from each other, how they change during life, and how these changes relate to biological and environmental factors, including major life events, social relationships, and health. The book begins with chapters on personality development in different life phases before moving on to theoretical perspectives, the development of specific personality characteristics, and personality development in relation to different contexts, like close others, health, and culture. Final sections cover methods in research on the topic and the future directions of research in personality development.

ISBN: 9780128047613Subjects--Topical Terms:

559832
Personality development.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BF723.P4

Dewey Class. No.: 155.2

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505 0 $a Front Cover; Personality Development Across the Lifespan; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; One: Introduction; 1 Personality development research: State-of-the-art and future directions; A new focus: from stability to changeability of personality traits; Central topics within the personality development literature; References; Two: Personality Development in Different Life Phases; 2 Personality development in childhood; Big Five personality traits in childhood; Big Five personality traits versus temperament; Content of child personality traits.
505 8 $a Personality measurement in childhoodHierarchical structure of personality in childhood; Developmental trajectory of personality traits in childhood; Conclusion and future directions; References; 3 Personality development in adolescence; Personality trait taxonomies and classification schemes; Considering typologies; Big Five taxonomy in adolescence; Predictors and correlates of Big Five trait change during adolescence; Identity development as a catalyst for personality change; Maturation, societal role adoption, and personality development; Narcissistic ideation in adolescent development.
505 8 $a Conclusion and future directionsReferences; 4 Personality development in emerging adulthood; What is emerging adulthood?; Personality trait development in young adulthood; Is personality maturation attenuated during emerging adulthood?; Cross-sectional studies; Longitudinal studies; Summary and future directions for the study of personality trait development; Does openness to experience increase during emerging adulthood?; Cross-sectional studies; Longitudinal studies; Summary and future directions for the study of personality trait development; Concluding remarks; References.
505 8 $a 5 Personality development in adulthood and old ageMeasuring personality change; Age effects on personality across adulthood and old age; Young adulthood; Middle adulthood; Old age; Summary and outlook; Acknowledgment; References; 6 On the role of personality in late life; Introduction; Personality as an antecedent and buffer of late-life decline; Mechanisms linking personality and health; Health behaviors; Stress exposure and reactivity; Social resources and support; Mortality- and pathology-related processes; Empirical evidence for personality-health associations in late life.
505 8 $a Stability and change in personality as a consequence of late-life declinePhysical health; Cognitive functioning; Sensory functioning; What is adaptive personality development in late life?; Conclusion; References; Three: Theoretical Perspectives on Personality Development; 7 Five-Factor Theory and personality development; Five-Factor Theory and personality development; Basic dispositions and personality development; Evidence for the lack of external influence on basic tendencies: Cultural comparisons; Further evidence for the lack of external influence on basic tendencies; Set like plaster.
520 $a Personality Development across the Lifespan examines the development of personality characteristics from childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, adulthood, and old age. It provides a comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives, methods, and empirical findings of personality and developmental psychology, also detailing insights on how individuals differ from each other, how they change during life, and how these changes relate to biological and environmental factors, including major life events, social relationships, and health. The book begins with chapters on personality development in different life phases before moving on to theoretical perspectives, the development of specific personality characteristics, and personality development in relation to different contexts, like close others, health, and culture. Final sections cover methods in research on the topic and the future directions of research in personality development.
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