Handbook of Research Methods in Personality Psychology

Bringing together leading investigators, this comprehensive handbook is a one-stop reference for anyone planning or conducting research on personality. It provides up-to-date analyses of the rich array of methodological tools available today, giving particular attention to real-world theoretical and logistical challenges and how to overcome them. In chapters filled with detailed, practical examples, readers are shown step by step how to formulate a suitable research design, select and use high-quality measures, and manage the complexities of data analysis and interpretation. Coverage ranges from classic methods like self-report inventories and observational procedures to such recent innovations as neuroimaging and genetic analyses.

Table of Contents:
I. Designing a Personality Study 1. The Role of Theory in Personality Assessment, Dan P. McAdams and Jennifer L. Pals 2. Designing and Implementing Longitudinal Studies, M. Brent Donnellan and Rand D. Conger 3. Experimental Approaches to the Study of Personality, William Revelle 4. Behavior Genetic Designs, Robert F. Krueger and Jennifer L. Tackett 5. Idiographic Personality: The Theory and Practice of Experience Sampling, Tamlin S. Conner, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Michele M. Tugade, and Howard Tennen 6. Psychobiography and Case Study Methods, Alan C. Elms 7. Mining Archival Data, Phebe Cramer 8. Using the Internet for Personality Research: What Can Be Done, How to Do It, and Some Concerns, R. Chris Fraley 9. The Null Hypothesis Significance-Testing Debate and Its Implications for Personality Research, R. Chris Fraley and Michael J. Marks 10. Cross-Cultural Personality Research: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, Verónica Benet-Martínez 11. Measuring Personality in Nonhuman Animals, Simine Vazire, Samuel D. Gosling, Audrey S. Dickey, and Steven J. Schapiro II. Methods for Assessing Personality at Different Levels of Analysis 12. Taxonomies, Trends, and Integrations, Kenneth H. Craik 13. The Self-Report Method, Delroy L. Paulhus and Simine Vazire 14. The Construct Validation Approach to Personality Scale Construction, Leonard J. Simms and David Watson 15. Observer Ratings of Personality, Robert R. McCrae and Alexander Weiss 16. Behavior Observation, R. Michael Furr and David C. Funder 17. Content Coding of Open-Ended Responses, Barbara A. Woike 18. Personality Assessment at a Distance, Anna V. Song and Dean Keith Simonton 19. Measuring Implicit Motives, Oliver C. Schultheiss and Joyce S. Pang 20. Lives Lived in Milliseconds: Using Cognitive Methods in Personality Research, Michael D. Robinson 21. Patient and Neuroimaging Methodologies, Jennifer S. Beer and Michael V. Lombardo 22. Physiological Measures, Lisa M. Diamond and Kim Otter-Henderson 23. The Human Genome Project and Personality: What We Can Learn about Our Inner and Outer Selves through Our Genes, Richard P. Ebstein, Rachel Bachner-Melman, Salomon Israel, Lubov Nemanov, and Inga Gritsenko III. Analyzing and Interpreting Personality Data 24. Toward Modern Psychometrics: Application of Item Response Theory Models in Personality Research, Julien Morizot, Andrew T. Ainsworth, and Steven P. Reise 25. Factor Analysis in Personality Research, Kibeom Lee and Michael C. Ashton 26. Applications of Structural Equation Modeling in Personality Research, Rick H. Hoyle 27. The Importance of Being Valid: Reliability and the Process of Construct Validation, Oliver P. John and Christopher J. Soto 28. Evaluating Effect Size in Personality Research, Daniel J. Ozer 29. Multilevel Modeling in Personality Research, John B. Nezlek 30. Studying Personality Processes: Explaining Change in Between-Persons Longitudinal and Within-Person Multilevel Models, William Fleeson 31. The Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Personality Research, Daniel K. Mroczek 32. Person-Centered Structural Analyses, James W. Grice 33. Multiple Regression: Applications of the Basics and Beyond in Personality Research, Stephen G. West, Leona S. Aiken, Wei Wu, and Aaron B. Taylor 34. Moderator and Mediator Models in Personality Research: A Basic Introduction, William F. Chaplin 35. Computational Modeling of Personality as a Dynamical System, Yuichi Shoda 36. Meta-Analysis in Personality Psychology: A Primer, Brent W. Roberts, Nathan R. Kuncel, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, and Tim Bogg 37. What Kinds of Methods Do Personality Psychologists Use?: A Survey of Journal Editors and Editorial Board Members, Richard W. Robins, Jessica L. Tracy, and Jeffrey W. Sherman