Personality in Adulthood

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"This is an important updating of the first edition. The authors' emphasis on stability in personality through adulthood is now fully buttressed by their five-factor theory and by new evidence, particularly recent cross-cultural and longitudinal findings. Little background in psychology or gerontology is assumed, and research methods and statistics are introduced and explained along the way. Yet the book is not only for beginners. Researchers in adult personality development will find this book to be an invaluable portal to the authors' extensive research program. McCrae and Costa are prolific and creative researchers who have been working together for more than 20 years, and there is no better introduction to and summary of their contributions to personality psychology and adult development." - Daniel J. Ozer, PhD, University of California, Riverside, USA

"The first edition of Personality in Adulthood was a landmark in the presentation of the five-factor model. The second edition builds on that contribution and presents the most current formulation of the theory and supportive research. Particularly noteworthy is the attention given to cross-cultural studies. Every personality psychologist will want to give careful attention to this important contribution." - Lawrence A. Pervin, PhD, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, USA

"McCrae and Costa have done an outstanding job of bringing their book up to date while rethinking and expanding their conclusions. The last dozen years have seen an explosion of relevant research, and McCrae and Costa seem to have incorporated it all. Some of their arguments and conclusions will continue to be controversial, as they themselves fully acknowledge; but even those who disagree with them in one respect or another will be grateful for this clear and full new statement. It will be a highly useful book, especially for those wishing to be informed about the current status of the five-factor model of personality." - David M. Wulff, PhD, Wheaton College, USA