Psychology of extraversion / Andrea D. Haddock and Andrew P. Rutkowski, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haddock, Andrea D.

Rutkowski, Andrew P.

Series:

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Extraversion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Hauppauge], New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporation, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Extraversion is a personality trait characterized by gregariousness, excitement-seeking, and positive affect. Sociability is also considered an important part of extraversion, as persons that enjoy social activities prefer being with others rather than being alone. In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the psychology of extraversion. Topics discussed include the correlates between subjective well-being and extraversion; the cross-cultural measurement of extraversion; a study of extraversion associations with neuroticism, openness to experience, agreeableness, consc

Contents:

""PSYCHOLOGY OF EXTRAVERSION""; ""PSYCHOLOGY OF EXTRAVERSION""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Capter 1 Extraversion and Subjective Well-Being""; ""Introduction""; ""Defining and Assessing Subjective Well-being""; ""Links between Subjective Well-being and Extraversion""; ""Biological Links""; ""Genetic Links""; ""Behavioural Links""; ""Situational Links""; ""Facet Specific Links""; ""Links in Children""; ""The Contribution of Personality Assessment to Positive Psychology Research""; ""The Importance of Subjective Well-being""

""Health and Immune Functioning""""Longevity""; ""Career Success""; ""Quality of Social Relationships""; ""Cognitive Functioning""; ""Misconceptions""; ""Conclusion""; ""Implications for Interventions""; ""Implications for Future Research""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 Cross-Cultural Measurement of Extraversion""; ""Abstract""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1. Extraversion as a Personality Trait""; ""1.2. Cultural Considerations in Personality Development""; ""1.2.1. Influences on Personality""; ""1.2.1.1. The Role of Culture on Personality Development""

""1.2.1.2. Additional Cultural Influences on Personality Development""""1.2.2. The Function of Culture in Trait Development and Manifestation""; ""1.3. Stability of Personality""; ""1.3.1. Cross-Cultural Generalization of Personality Measures""; ""1.3.2. The Role of Invariance in Personality Measures""; ""2. Method""; ""2.1. Samples""; ""2.1.1. Jamaica""; ""2.1.2. Belize""; ""2.1.3. United States""; ""2.2. Personality Instruments""; ""2.2.1. NEO Five-Factor Inventory""; ""2.2.2. International Personality Item Pool""; ""3. Results""; ""3.1. General Data Analysis""

""3.2. NEO Five-Factor Inventory""""3.2.1. Jamaica""; ""3.2.2. United States""; ""3.2.3. Invariance""; ""3.3. International Personality Item Pool""; ""3.3.1. Jamaica""; ""3.3.2. Belize""; ""3.3.3. Invariance""; ""4. Discussion""; ""4.1. Findings for the NEO Five-Factor Inventory""; ""4.2. Findings for the International Personality Item Pool NEO-PI-R Brief Measure""; ""4.3. Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 Extraversion, Personality, Mental Health and Religiosity: Significant Associations""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Extraversion As a Major Personality Dimension""

""Personality and Mental Health""""Extraversion and Happiness""; ""The Psychological Study of Religion""; ""Personality and Religion""; ""Mental Health and Religiosity""; ""Objectives of the Study""; ""Method""; ""Participants""; ""Questionnaires""; ""1. The Five Factor Personality Inventory""; ""(a) Extraversion (E)""; ""(b) Neuroticism (N)""; ""(c) Openness (O)""; ""(d) Agreeableness (A)""; ""(e) Conscientiousness (C)""; ""2. The Arabic Scale of Mental Health (ASMH; Abdel-Khalek, 2011b, 2012a, 2012b)""; ""3. The Intrinsic Religious Motivation (IRM; Hoge, 1972)""

""4. The Muslim Attitude towards Religiosity Scale (Wilde & Joseph, 1997)""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62948-630-2

OCLC:

867050138