Abstract
This chapter concerns the scientific analysis of individual differences in human psychological functioning including personality structure, undertaken by the author over a 30-year period (Boyle, 2006b). A key aspect of this programmatic work has been the taxonomic delineation of psychological constructs relating to cognitive abilities, personality traits (both normal and abnormal), dynamic (motivation) traits and transitory (emotional/mood) states within the framework of the Cattellian psychometric model (e.g. see Cattell, 1973, 1979, 1980a, 1980b, 1982a, 1983, 1984, 1986a, 1986b, 1986c, 1986d, 1986e, 1986f, 1986g, 1988a, 1988b, 1988c, 1990a, 1990b, 1990c, 1995; 1996, Cattell and Child, 1975; Cattell and Horn, 1982; Cattell and Kline, 1977; Cattell and Nesselroade, 1988; Cattell et al., 2002). This extensive body of taxonomic ...
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment: Volume 1 - Personality Theories and Models |
Editors | Gregory J Boyle, Gerald Matthews, Donald H Saklosfke |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Chapter | 12 |
Pages | 257-272 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781849200462 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781412946513 |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |