Lawrence A. Pervin is Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University as well as the Dean of
Student Affairs.

Personality: Theory and Research, 10th Edition introduces the primary theoretical perspectives that guide contemporary research on personality and individual differences, while also reviewing a wide range of contemporary scientific findings on personality.

• Unique author team brings three distinct perspectives - psychodynamic, social-cognitive, and trait-theoretic - providing the reader with a balanced approach to the various theoretical perspectives.
• Features completely updated coverage of the latest theory and research in personality.
• Contains two new chapters specifically devoted to research advances: Biological Foundations of Personality and Personality in Context.
• Rewritten to be even more accessible.