PERSONALITY Personality and social behavior

318 Pages·2008·5.77 MB·English

Personality and
Social Behavior
RT4509X_C000.indd i 1/3/2008 3:11:59 PM
FRONTIERS OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Series Editors:
Arie W. Kruglanski, University of Maryland at College Park
Joseph P. Forgas, University of New South Wales
Frontiers of Social Psychology is a new series of domain-specif c handbooks. The
purpose of each volume is to provide readers with a cutting-edge overview of the
most recent theoretical, methodological, and practical developments in a substan-
tive area of social psychology, in greater depth than is possible in general social psy-
chology handbooks. The Editors and contributors are all internationally renowned
scholars, whose work is at the cutting-edge of research.
Scholarly, yet accessible, the volumes in the Frontiers series are an essential
resource for senior undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, and practitio-
ners, and are suitable as texts in advanced courses in specif c sub-areas of social
psychology.
Published Titles
Negotiation Theory and Research, Thompson
Close Relationships, Noller & Feeney
Evolution and Social Psycholog y, Schaller, Simpson, & Kenrick
Social Psycholog y and the Unconscious, Bargh
Affect in Social Thinking and Behavior, Forgas
Science of Social Infl uence, Pratkanis
Social Communication, Fiedler
The Self, Sedikides & Spencer
Personality and Social Behavior, Rhodewalt
Forthcoming Titles
Attitudes and Attitude Change, Crano & Prislin
Social Cognition, Strack & Förster
Political Psycholog y, Krosnick & Chiang
Social Psycholog y of Consumer Behavior, Wänke
Social Motivation, Dunning
For continually updated information about published and forthcoming titles in the
Frontiers of Social Psycholog y series, please visit: www.psypress.com/frontiers
RT4509X_C000.indd i 1/3/2008 3:12:35 PM
Personality and
Social Behavior
Edited by Frederick Rhodewalt
Psychology Press
New York London
RT4509X_C000.indd i 1/3/2008 3:12:36 PM
Psychology Press Psychology Press
Taylor & Francis Group Taylor & Francis Group
270 Madison Avenue 27 Church Road
New York, NY 10016 Hove, East Sussex BN3 2FA
© 2008 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-84169-450-4 (Hardcover)
Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, trans-
mitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter
invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval
system, without written permission from the publishers.
Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are
used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Personality and social behavior / edited by Frederick Rhodewalt.
p. cm. -- (Frontiers of social psychology)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-84169-450-4 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-84169-450-9 (alk. paper)
1. Personality. 2. Social psychology. I. Rhodewalt, Frederick Thomas.
BF698.P47 2008
155.2--dc22 2007035776
Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com
and the Psychology Press Web site at
http://www.psypress.com
RT4509X_C000.indd iv 1/3/2008 3:12:36 PM
Contents
About the Editor vii
Contributors ix
1. Personality and Social Behavior: An Overview 1
Frederick Rhodewalt
2. Beyond Person and Situation Effects: Intraindividual Personality
Architecture and Its Implications for the Study of Personality and
Social Behavior 9
Daniel Cervone, Tracy L. Caldwell, and Heather Orom
3. The Self and Social Behavior: The Fragile Self and Interpersonal
Self-Regulation 49
Frederick Rhodewalt and Benjamin Peterson
4. Contextual Variability in Personality: The Case of the Relational
Self and the Process of Transference 97
Susan M. Andersen, S. Adil Saribay, and Christina S. Kooij
5. Ties That Bind: Linking Personality to Interpersonal Behavior
Through the Study of Adult Attachment Style and Relationship
Satisfaction 17
W. Steven Rholes, Ramona L. Paetzold, and Mike Friedman
6. Different Toolkits for Different Mind-Readers: A Social-Cognitive
Neuroscience Perspective on Personality and Social Relationships 149
Geraldine Downey, Jamil Zaki, and Jason Mitchell
7. Personality, Individuality, and Social Identity 177
Michael Hogg
v
RT4509X_C000a.indd v 1/3/2008 2:33:52 PM
vi CONTENTS
8. Leadership as Dynamic Social Process 197
Martin M. Chemers
9. Personality and Prejudice in Interracial Interactions 223
Patricia G. Devine, Frederick Rhodewalt, and Matthew Siemionko
10. Social Psychological Processes Linking Personality to Physical
Health: A Multilevel Analysis With Emphasis on Hostility and
Optimism 251
Bert N. Uchino, Allison A. Vaughn, and Sonia Matwin
Author Index 285
Subject Index 299
RT4509X_C000a.indd vi 1/3/2008 2:34:00 PM
About the Editor
rederick Rhodewalt received his PhD in social psychology from Princeton
University in 1979. His primary research explores the interpersonal con-
F struction and maintenance of self and includes topics such as self-handi-
capping and narcissism. He is Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the
Graduate School at the University of Utah. Dr. Rhodewalt is a former editor of
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin and Basic and Applied Social Psy-
chology. In 2003, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award to the Dis-
ciplines of Social and Personality Psychology by the Society for Personality and
Social Psychology.
vii
RT4509X_C000a.indd vi 1/3/2008 2:34:00 PM
RT4509X_C000a.indd vi 1/3/2008 2:34:01 PM
Contributors
Susan M. Andersen Sonia Matwin
New York University University of Utah
New York, New York Salt Lake City, Utah
Tracy L. Caldwell Jason Mitchell
North Central College Harvard University
Naperville, Illinois Cambridge, Massachusetts
Daniel Cervone Heather Orom
University of Illinois at Chicago Karmanos Cancer Institute
Chicago, Illinois Detroit, Michigan
and
Martin M. Chemers Institute of Gerontology
University of California, Santa Cruz Wayne State University
Santa Cruz, California Detroit, Michigan
Patricia G. Devine Ramona L. Paetzold
University of Wisconsin–Madison Texas A&M University
Madison, Wisconsin College Station, Texas
Geraldine Downey Benjamin Peterson
Columbia University University of Utah
New York, New York Salt Lake City, Utah
Mike Friedman Frederick Rhodewalt
Texas A&M University University of Utah
College Station, Texas Salt Lake City, Utah
Michael Hogg W. Steven Rholes
Claremont Graduate University Texas A&M University
Claremont, California College Station, Texas
Christina S. Kooij S. Adil Saribay
New York University New York University
New York, New York New York, New York
ix
RT4509X_C000a.indd ix 1/3/2008 2:34:01 PM