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The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of recent research, current perspectives, practical applications, and likely future developments in individual differences.
* Brings together the work of the top global researchers within the area of individual differences, including Philip L. Ackerman, Ian J. Deary, Ed Diener, Robert Hogan, Deniz S. Ones and Dean Keith Simonton
* Covers methodological, theoretical and paradigm changes in the area of individual differences
* Individual chapters cover core areas of individual differences including personality and intelligence, biological causes of individual differences, and creativity and emotional intelligence
List of contents
List of Plates viii
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xii
List of Contributors xiv
Preface xvi
List of Abbreviations xix
Part I Individual Differences: An Up-to-Date Historical and Methodological Overview 1
1 Individual Differences and Differential Psychology: A Brief History and Prospect 3
William Revelle, Joshua Wilt, and David M. Condon
2 Methodological Advances in Differential Psychology 39
William Revelle, David M. Condon, and Joshua Wilt
Part II Intelligence and Personality: Structure and Development 75
Section 1 Personality 77
3 Personality Development across the Life Span 77
Jaap J. A. Denissen, Marcel A. G. van Aken, and Brent W. Roberts
4 Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory, Research, Applications, and Future 101
Luke D. Smillie, Natalie J. Loxton, and Rachel E. Avery
5 The General Factor of Personality: Normal and Abnormal 132
J. Philippe Rushton and Paul Irwing
6 Five into One Doesn't Go: A Critique of the General Factor of Personality 162
Eamonn Ferguson, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Alan Pickering, and Alexander Weiss
Section 2 Intelligence 187
7 The Nature and Structure of "Intelligence" 187
Charlie L. Reeve and Silvia Bonaccio
8 Re-Visiting Intelligence-Personality Associations: Vindicating Intellectual Investment 217
Sophie von Stumm, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, and Phillip L. Ackerman
9 Individual Differences in Cognitive Aging 242
Elliot M. Tucker-Drob and Timothy A. Salthouse
Part III Biological Causes of Individual Differences 269
10 Behavior Genetics 271
Frank M. Spinath and Wendy Johnson
11 Molecular Genetic Aspects of Personality 305
Alexander Strobel and Burkhard Brocke
12 Understanding Human Intelligence by Imaging the Brain 330
Roberto Colom and Paul M. Thompson
13 Evolutionary Psychology and Individual Differences 353
Satoshi Kanazawa
Part IV Individual Differences and Real-World Outcomes 377
Section 1 Work 379
14 Individual Differences at Work 379
Deniz S. Ones and Chockalingam Viswesvaran
15 Leadership 408
Robert Hogan and Ghufran Ahmad
Section 2 Health, Longevity, and Death 427
16 Cognitive Epidemiology: Concepts, Evidence, and Future Directions 427
Catherine M. Calvin, G. David Batty, and Ian J. Deary
17 Personality and Differences in Health and Longevity 461
Margaret L. Kern and Howard S. Friedman
Section 3 Society 491
18 Personality and the Laws of History 491
Robert Hogan and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
19 Individual Differences and Antisocial Behavior 512
Vincent Egan
20 Intelligence and Social Inequality: Why the Biological Link? 538
Linda S. Gottfredson
Part V Motivation and Vocational Interests 577
21 Goal-Setting: A State Theory, but Related to Traits 579
Gary P. Latham, Deshani B. Ganegoda, and Edwin A. Locke
22 Personality and Approaches to Learning 588
Adrian Furnham
23 Vocational Interests: The Road Less Traveled 608
Patrick Ian Armstrong, Rong Su, and James Rounds
Part VI Competence beyond IQ 633
Section 1 Special Abilities 635
24 Exceptional Talent and Genius 635
Dean Keith Simonton
25 Ability and Trait Emotional Intelligence 656
K. V. Petrides
26 Individual Differences in Creativity 679
James C. Kaufman
Section 2 Relationships and Subjective Well-Being 699
27 Personality and Happiness: Predicting the Experience of Subjective Well-Being 699
William Pavot and Ed Diener
28 Self-Esteem: Enduring Issues and Controversies 718
M. Br
About the author
Sophie von Stumm is an award-winning young scientist who completed her postgraduate training at the University of Edinburgh and Goldsmiths, University of London. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chichester. Her research interests focus on intelligence-personality associations in relation to educational, social, and health outcomes.
Adrian Furnham ist Professor für Psychologie am University College London (UCL). Er ist Fellow der British Psychological Society, ehemaliger Präsident der International Society of Individual Differences sowie Gastprofessor für Management am Henley Management College. Er schreibt regelmäßig für die Sunday Times und den Daily Telegraph und hat über 650 wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen und zahlreiche Bücher verfasst.
Summary
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of recent research, current perspectives, practical applications, and likely future developments in the field of individual differences.
