Handbook of Personality and Self-Regulation

The Handbook of Personality and Self-Regulation integratesscholarly research on self-regulation in the personality,developmental, and social psychology traditions for a broadaudience of social and behavioral scientists interested in theprocesses by which people control, or fail to control, their ownbehavior. * Examines self-regulation as it influences and is influenced bybasic personality processes in normal adults * Offers 21 original contributions from an internationallyrespected group of scholars in the fields of personality andself-regulation * Explores the causes and consequences of inadequateself-regulation and the means by which self-regulation might beimproved * Integrates empirical findings on basic personality traits withfindings inspired by emerging models of self-regulation * Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and stimulating view ofthe field for students and researchers in a wide range ofdisciplines