Personality : Contemporary Theory and Research (with InfoTrac (R))

Dr. Winstead is Professor of Psychology and Chairperson in the Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Her research interests focus on gender and close relationships, social support, and coping with multiple roles. Dr. Winstead is co-author (with Jessica Griffin) of "Friendship Styles", published in the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN AND GENDER, Volume One (Academic Press, 2001). She is also the author of research articles and books on social support as well as on gender a close relationships. Dr. Derlega is Professor of Psychology at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. His research interests focus on self-disclosure in close relationships, coping with chronic diseases (especially HIV/AIDS), and gender roles. Dr. Derlega has written and/or edited a number of books on self-disclosure, social interaction and privacy issues in living with HIV, and gender and close relationships. His most recent book (with Kathryn Greene, Gust Yep, and Sandra Petronio) is, "PRIVACY AND DISCLOSURE OF HIV IN INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP: A SOURCEBOOK FOR RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS." Dr. Jones is Professor of Psychology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. His interests broadly span the areas of personality and social psychology, but have mainly focused on the impact of personality in interpersonal situations. In addition to publishing numerous articles and chapters on the topics of shyness, loneliness, guilt, trust, betrayal, and forgiveness, he has also published several edited volumes on the topics of personality and relationships. In addition, he has served as the editor of the "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology" and the "Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research."