The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment: Personality Theories and Models (Volume 1) by Gregory J. Boyle
It reviews the major contemporary personality models (Volume 1) and associated psychometric measurement instruments (Volume 2) that underpin the scientific study of this important area of psychology.
With contributions from internationally renowned academics, this work will be an important reference work for a host of researchers and practitioners in the fields of individual differences and personality assessment, clinical psychology, educational psychology, work and organizational psychology, health psychology and other applied fields as well.
Volume 1: Personality Theories and Models.
Deals with the major theoretical models underlying personality instruments and covers the following broad topics, listed by section heading:
Explanatory Models For Personality
Comprehensive Trait Models
Key Traits: Psychobiology
Key Traits: Self-Regulation And Stress
New Trait And Dynamic Trait Constructs
Applications