Personality Theory: Its Nature, Past, Present and--Future?
- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Vol. 2 (3) , 209-224
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014616727600200302
Abstract
This is an effort to frame the core meaning of "person ality theory," and to show how all personality theorists have made certain assumptions in common about the nature of behavior. Exam ples are given from the leading personality theories of history. It is argued that the personality theorists of the future must broaden their roles, and work more generally as "identity advocates" in all realms of psychology.Keywords
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