Personality psychology is the scientific discipline that studies the personality system. The discipline seeks to understand a person's major psychological patterns and how those patterns are expressed in an individual's life. Personality psychologists conduct scientific research on personality, teach about personality (usually at the college and university level) and participate in the broader discipline of psychology.
What Is Currently Happening in the Discipline of Personality Psychology?
There is a renaissance going on in the discipline of personality psychology today. This is reflected in the burgeoning research in the field, and in research conducted in disciplines related to the field. This web site aims to help monitor emerging developments and to present them in an integrated fashion.
Part of understanding personality psychology is knowing about the discipline that studies it. These are web sites that represent personality psychologists and their activities, and relevant areas of personality more generally.
Association for Research in Personality (ARP) -- Academic disciplines are supported by professional organizations. The most specifically relevant association for personality psychology is the ARP. This is its web site.
The European Association of Personality Psychologists (EAPP) -- This association is devoted to developing theory and research in personality psychology in Europe and around the world.
Teaching Personality Psychology -- Many personality psychologists are professors who teach the course. This section of this web site describes various approaches to teaching the discipline of personality psychology.
The Most Highly Cited Personality Psychologists in Personality Textbooks of the Middle 1990's (see Table 1 of this article) -- This is an article that examines personality textbooks and looks at the most prominent figures in the discipline.