Bringing together leading investigators, this comprehensive handbook is a one-stop reference for anyone planning or conducting research on personality. It provides up-to-date analyses of the rich array of methodological tools available today, giving particular attention to real-world theoretical and logistical challenges and how to overcome them. In chapters filled with detailed, practical examples, readers are shown step by step how to formulate a suitable research design, select and use high-quality measures, and manage the complexities of data analysis and interpretation. Coverage ranges from classic methods like self-report inventories and observational procedures to such recent innovations as neuroimaging and genetic analyses.
Table of Content
I. Designing a Personality Study
1. The Role of Theory in Personality Assessment, Dan P. Mc Adams and Jennifer L. Pals
2. Designing and Implementing Longitudinal Studies, M. Brent Donnellan and Rand D. Conger
3. Experimental Approaches to the Study of Personality, William Revelle
4. Behavior Genetic Designs, Robert F. Krueger and Jennifer L. Tackett
5. Idiographic Personality: The Theory and Practice of Experience Sampling, Tamlin S. Conner, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Michele M. Tugade, and Howard Tennen
6. Psychobiography and Case Study Methods, Alan C. Elms
7. Mining Archival Data, Phebe Cramer
8. Using the Internet for Personality Research: What Can Be Done, How to Do It, and Some Concerns, R. Chris Fraley
9. The Null Hypothesis Significance-Testing Debate and Its Implications for Personality Research, R. Chris Fraley and Michael J. Marks
10. Cross-Cultural Personality Research: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, Verónica Benet-Martínez
11. Measuring Personality in Nonhuman Animals, Simine Vazire, Samuel D. Gosling, Audrey S. Dickey, and Steven J. Schapiro
II. Methods for Assessing Personality at Different Levels of Analysis
12. Taxonomies, Trends, and Integrations, Kenneth H. Craik
13. The Self-Report Method, Delroy L. Paulhus and Simine Vazire
14. The Construct Validation Approach to Personality Scale Construction, Leonard J. Simms and David Watson
15. Observer Ratings of Personality, Robert R. Mc Crae and Alexander Weiss
16. Behavior Observation, R. Michael Furr and David C. Funder
17. Content Coding of Open-Ended Responses, Barbara A. Woike
18. Personality Assessment at a Distance, Anna V. Song and Dean Keith Simonton
19. Measuring Implicit Motives, Oliver C. Schultheiss and Joyce S. Pang
20. Lives Lived in Milliseconds: Using Cognitive Methods in Personality Research, Michael D. Robinson
21. Patient and Neuroimaging Methodologies, Jennifer S. Beer and Michael V. Lombardo
22. Physiological Measures, Lisa M. Diamond and Kim Otter-Henderson
23. The Human Genome Project and Personality: What We Can Learn about Our Inner and Outer Selves through Our Genes, Richard P. Ebstein, Rachel Bachner-Melman, Salomon Israel, Lubov Nemanov, and Inga Gritsenko
III. Analyzing and Interpreting Personality Data
24. Toward Modern Psychometrics: Application of Item Response Theory Models in Personality Research, Julien Morizot, Andrew T. Ainsworth, and Steven P. Reise
25. Factor Analysis in Personality Research, Kibeom Lee and Michael C. Ashton
26. Applications of Structural Equation Modeling in Personality Research, Rick H. Hoyle
27. The Importance of Being Valid: Reliability and the Process of Construct Validation, Oliver P. John and Christopher J. Soto
28. Evaluating Effect Size in Personality Research, Daniel J. Ozer
29. Multilevel Modeling in Personality Research, John B. Nezlek
30. Studying Personality Processes: Explaining Change in Between-Persons Longitudinal and Within-Person Multilevel Models, William Fleeson
31. The Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Personality Research, Daniel K. Mroczek
32. Person-Centered Structural Analyses, James W. Grice
33. Multiple Regression: Applications of the Basics and Beyond in Personality Research, Stephen G. West, Leona S. Aiken, Wei Wu, and Aaron B. Taylor
34. Moderator and Mediator Models in Personality Research: A Basic Introduction, William F. Chaplin
35. Computational Modeling of Personality as a Dynamical System, Yuichi Shoda
36. Meta-Analysis in Personality Psychology: A Primer, Brent W. Roberts, Nathan R. Kuncel, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, and Tim Bogg
37. What Kinds of Methods Do Personality Psychologists Use?: A Survey of Journal Editors and Editorial Board Members, Richard W. Robins, Jessica L. Tracy, and Jeffrey W. Sherman
About the author
Richard W. Robins, Ph D, is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, where he is Director of the Personality, Self, and Emotions Laboratory; Director of the California Families Project; and a member of the core faculty for the National Institute of Mental Health Training Program in Affective Science. Dr. Robins is Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Review and past Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association and both the Theoretical Innovation Prize and the Diener Award for Outstanding Mid-Career Contributions to Personality Psychology from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. His research focuses on personality, emotion, the self, and ethnic-minority youth development.
R. Chris Fraley, Ph D, is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on adult attachment dynamics, personality processes and development, and research methods. Dr. Fraley serves as Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. He received the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology.
Robert F. Krueger, Ph D, is Distinguished Mc Knight University Professor at the University of Minnesota. His research interests lie at the intersection of psychopathology, personality, psychometrics, behavior genetics, and physical health. Dr. Krueger is the recipient of awards including the Hoch Award from the American Psychopathological Association. He is coeditor of the
Journal of Personality Disorders.
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