Psychologists have extensively investigated the connection between personality characteristics and behavior. Inventories exist for measuring well-known traits such as the "Big Five" and for studying less prominent characteristics ranging from achievement striving to zest. What has often been missing, however, is the role of situations in affecting behavior. This impressive handbook begins to fill the gap, establishing a foundation for the study of situational elements that interact with personal characteristics. The book comprises 31 chapters by an international group of more than 50 contributing authors. Researchers with deep understanding of the complexities of studying behavior will appreciate the authors' organization of an extensive body of empirical and theoretical literature into a framework that will influence ongoing research and facilitate understanding of the combined role of the person and the situation in producing behavior.
John F. Rauthmann is Professor of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment at the University of Lübeck. He is the inaugural Editor in Chief of the open access journal Personality Science and is interested in dynamic transactions between personality and environments.
Ryne Sherman is Chief Science Officer at Hogan Assessment Systems. Prior to taking this role he was an Associate Professor of Psychology at Texas Tech University from and Florida Atlantic University. In 2016 Dr. Sherman was named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science and in 2018 he received the SAGE Young Scholars Award. He has authored more than 60 scientific papers and book chapters on the topic of personality psychology.
David C. Funder is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at University of California, Riverside. He is the former editor of the Journal of Research in Personality and a recipient of the Jack Block Award for Distinguished Research in Personality.