Forthcoming Personality Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Handbook of Personality at Work

   Edited by Neil Christiansen, Robert Tett

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   Personality has emerged as a key factor when trying to understand why people think, feels, and behave the way they do at work. Recent research has linked personality to important aspects of work such as job performance, employee attitudes, leadership, teamwork, stress, and turnover. This...

   To Be Published June 12th 2013 by Routledge
2. Arenas of Comfort in Adolescence

   A Study of Adjustment in Context

   By Jeylan T. Mortimer, Kathleen T. Call

   Series: Research Monographs in Adolescence Series

   Adolescence is a time when the social world expands, a time of increasing engagement beyond the family sphere to the school, the peer group, and the workplace. These contexts may present experiences that differ greatly in their tone and content, either contributing to or hindering satisfaction and...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Personality and Social Behavior

   Edited by Frederick Rhodewalt

   Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

   The study of the relationship between the person and the situation has had a long history in psychology. Many theories of personality are set on an interpersonal stage and many social phenomena are played out differently as the cast of characters change. At times the study of persons and situations...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
4. Temperament in Context

   Edited by Theodore D. Wachs, Robert R. McCrae, Geldolph A. Kohnstamm, Geldolph A. Kohnstamm

   Although the importance of context has been emphasized by temperament researchers, until now there has been remarkably little systematic research on the unique role specific aspects of context play in the development and impact of temperament. The goal of this volume is to systematize current...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
5. Personality Assessment (Psychology Revivals)

   A critical survey

   By Philip E. Vernon

   Series: Psychology Revivals

   Originally published in 1964, the aim of this book was to analyse the psychological processes involved in understanding personality, and to consider how the psychologist could help in making more accurate assessments. Professor Vernon discusses in detail the scientific status of psychoanalytic and...

   To Be Published July 10th 2013 by Routledge
6. Personality Tests and Assessments (Psychology Revivals)

   By Philip E. Vernon

   Series: Psychology Revivals

   Originally published in 1953 this book provided the first comprehensive account of methods of personality assessment by a British author. It starts with a short survey of personality theory, pointing out the difficulties in any method of testing or assessment. Next it describes the weaknesses of...

   To Be Published July 10th 2013 by Routledge
7. Religion, Personality, and Social Behavior

   Edited by Vassilis Saroglou

   Psychological interest in religion, in terms of both theory and empirical research, has been constant since the beginning of psychology. However, since the beginning of the 21st Century, partially due to important social and political events and developments, interest in religion within personality...

   To Be Published July 28th 2013 by Psychology Press