Personality Development Across the Lifespan

<p>Part One: Introduction<br>1. Personality development research: State-of-the-art and future directions</p> <p>Part Two: Personality Development in Different Life Phases<br>2. Personality development in childhood<br>3. Personality development in adolescence<br>4. Personality development in emerging adulthood<br>5. Personality development in adulthood and old age<br>6. On the role of personality in late life</p> <p>Part Three: Theoretical Perspectives on Personality Development<br>7. Five-Factor Theory and personality development<br>8. Theoretical perspectives on the interplay of nature and nurture in personality development<br>9. Set-Point Theory and personality development: Reconciliation of a paradox<br>10. Evolutionary aspects of personality development: Evidence from nonhuman animals<br>11. A critical evaluation of the Neo-Socioanalytic Model of personality</p> <p>Part Four: Important Personality Characteristics and Their Development<br>12. The lifespan development of self-esteem<br>13. The development of subjective well-being<br>14. Getting older, getting better? Toward understanding positive personality development across adulthood<br>15. The development of perceived control<br>16. The development of goals and motivation<br>17. The development of attachment styles<br>18. Identity formation in adolescence and young adulthood<br>19. Development of cognition and intelligence<br>20. And the story evolves: The development of personal narratives and narrative identity</p> <p>Part Five: Personality Development in Context<br>21. Personality development in reaction to major life events<br>22. Personality development in close relationships<br>23. Personality development and health<br>24. Personality development and psychopathology<br>25. Vocational interests as personality traits: Characteristics, development, and significance in educational and organizational environments<br>26. Intercultural similarities and differences in personality development</p> <p>Part Six: Methods in Research on Personality Development<br>27. Personality assessment in daily life: A roadmap for future personality development research<br>28. Analyzing processes in personality development<br>29. Behavior genetics and personality development: A methodological and meta-analytic review<br>30. Analyzing personality change: From average trajectories to within-person dynamics</p> <p>Part Seven: New Areas of Research on Personality Development<br>31. Cohort differences in personality<br>32. Development of implicit personality<br>33. Volitional personality change</p>