Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7326810 | Journal of Research in Personality | 2015 | 51 Pages |
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.
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Authors
John D. Mayer,