Table of Contents

1 Personality Theories and Models: An Overview - Gregory J. Boyle, Gerald Matthews and Donald H. Saklofske
PART I EXPLANATORY MODELS FOR PERSONALITY
2 Psychophysiological and Biochemical Correlates of Personality - Robert M. Stelmack and Thomas H. Rammsayer
3 Personality and Information Processing: A Cognitive-Adaptive Theory - Gerald Matthews
4 Explanatory Models of Personality: Social-Cognitive Theories and the Knowledge-and-Appraisal Model of Personality Architecture - Daniel Cervone
5 Developmental Perspectives - Jens B. Asendorpf
6 Personality: Cross-Cultural Perspectives - Chi-Yue Chiu, Young-Hoon Kim and Wendy W.N. Wan
7 Behavioral Genetic Studies of Personality: An Introduction and Review of the Results of 50+ Years of Research - Andrew M. Johnson, Philip A. Vernon and Amanda R. Feiler
8 Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality Psychology - Richard L. Michalski and Todd K. Shackelford
9 Modern Personality Theories: What Have We Gained? What Have We Lost? - John B. Campbell
PART II COMPREHENSIVE TRAIT MODELS
10 Eysenck′s Model of Individual Differences - Kieron P. O′Connor
11 J.A. Gray′s Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) of Personality - Alan D. Pickering and Philip J. Corr
12 Simplifying the Cattellian Psychometric Model - Gregory J. Boyle
13 Empirical and Theoretical Status of the Five-Factor Model of Personality Traits - Robert R. McCrae and Paul T. Costa, Jr.
14 Critique of the Five-Factor Model of Personality - Gregory J. Boyle
PART III KEY TRAITS: PSYCHOBIOLOGY
15 Approach and Avoidance Temperaments - Andrew J. Elliot and Todd M. Thrash
16 Biological Substrate of Personality Traits Associated with Aggression - Marijn Lijffijt, Alan C. Swann and F. Gerard Moeller
17 Psychoticism and Impulsivity - David Rawlings and Sharon Dawe
18 Personality and Sensation Seeking - Marvin Zuckerman
19 Schizotypal Personality Models - Melissa J. Green, Gregory J. Boyle and Adrian Raine
PART IV KEY TRAITS: SELF-REGULATION AND STRESS
20 Anxiety Revisited: Theory, Research, Applications - Moshe Zeidner
21 A Multidimensional, Hierarchical Model of Self-Concept: An Important Facet of Personality - Herbert W. Marsh
22 Optimism and Pessimism as Personality Variables Linked to Adjustment - Rita Chang, Edward C. Chang, Lawrence J. Sanna and Robert L. Hatcher
23 Self-Consciousness and Similar Personality Constructs - Jakob Smári, Daníel Ólason and Ragnar P. Ólafsson
24 Personality and the Coping Process - James D.A. Parker and Laura M. Wood
PART V NEW TRAIT AND DYNAMIC TRAIT CONSTRUCTS
25 Motivational Traits: New Directions and Measuring Motives with the Multi-Motive Grid (MMG) - Thomas A. Langens and Heinz-Dieter Schmalt
26 Processes on the Borderline Between Cognitive Abilities and Personality: Confidence and its Realism - Lazar Stankov and Sabina Kleitman
27 Culture: Ways of Thinking and Believing - Lazar Stankov and Jihyun Lee
28 Emotional Intelligence - Elizabeth J. Austin, James D.A. Parker, K.V. Petrides and Donald H. Saklofske
PART VI APPLICATIONS 597
29 Personality Disorders and the DSM: A Critical Review - Mary L. Malik, Brynne E. Johannsen and Larry E. Beutler
30 Personality and Treatment Planning for Psychotherapy: The Systematic Treatment Selection Model - Gary Groth-Marnat, Elisa Gottheil, Weiling Liu, David A. Clinton and Larry E. Beutler
31 Personality and Health: Current Evidence, Potential Mechanisms, and Future Directions - Paula G. Williams, Timothy W. Smith and Matthew R. Cribbet
32 Anxiety, Depression, and Anger: Core Components of Negative Affect in Medical Populations - Ephrem Fernandez and Robert D. Kerns
33 Personality and Alcohol Use - Manuel I. Ibáñez, María A. Ruipérez, Helena Villa, Jorge Moya and Generós Ortet
34 Personality, Stress and the Determination of Smoking Behaviour in Adolescents - Donald G. Byrne and Jason Mazanov
35 Personality Assessment in Organizations - Robert P. Tett and Neil D. Christiansen

About the Author

Professor Boyle has spent over three decades undertaking quantitative research in the field of psychometrics, as related to the measurement of individual differences in personality, intelligence, and motivation, as well as undertaking studies within the fields of neuropsychology, clinical psychology, and educational psychology. In more recent years, he has applied his extensive research skills to studies within the broad fields of medical/health psychology, and has undertaken many studies within the area of women's health. Lately, he has focused his attention more on research topics pertaining to men's health. My research focuses on the study of individual differences with an emphasis on personality and intelligence, including emotional intelligence. These studies and resulting publications are theoretical and practical as well as correlational and experimental. The opportunity for cross-cultural studies has significantly broadened the scope of this research. Also, my recent research interests in emotional intelligence, including emotions and social cognition is motivated by the current emphasis on prevention, resiliency, psychological health, and building capacity. Publications of some of my more recent books, book chapters and journal articles are included in the publications link.