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Abstract

The personality systems framework is a fieldwide outline for organizing the contemporary science of personality. I examine the theoretical impact of systems thinking on the discipline and, drawing on ideas from general systems theory, argue that personality psychologists understand individuals’ personalities by studying four topics: (a) personality’s definition, (b) personality’s parts (e.g., traits, schemas, etc.), (c) its organization and (d) development. This framework draws on theories from the field to create a global view of personality including its position and major areas of function. The global view gives rise to new theories such as personal intelligence—the idea that people guide themselves with a broad intelligence they use to reason about personalities.

Department

Psychology

Publication Date

6-1-2015

Journal Title

Journal of Research in Personality

Publisher

Elsevier

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2015.01.001

Document Type

Article

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