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Personality development across the lifespan /
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 developmen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Academic Press,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.