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In this chapter, we provide an overview of measures of self-conscious emotions (embarrassment, gu... more In this chapter, we provide an overview of measures of self-conscious emotions (embarrassment, guilt, pride, and shame). The goal of the chapter is to help researchers identify and select measures of self-conscious emotions that meet their diverse needs. Self-conscious emotions are typically assessed through either self-report scales or coding of nonverbal behavior.

… positive psychology: taking …, Jan 1, 2011

In the late 1990s, the field of positive psychology emerged to correct mainstream psychology&... more In the late 1990s, the field of positive psychology emerged to correct mainstream psychology&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x27;s emphasis on human error, irrationality, misbehavior, and pathology. A plan was laid out to investigate three domains of human strength and flourishing: positive subjective experience, positive character traits, and positive institutions and communities (Seligman &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Csikszentmihalyi, 2000). To catalogue the second domain, Peterson and Seligman (2004) proposed a broad taxonomy of character strengths—the Values in Action ...

Journal of Personality, Jan 1, 2011

Journal of Research in Personality, Jan 1, 2009

Journal of Research in Personality, Jan 1, 2010

Journal of Research in Personality, Jan 1, 2009

Psychology and aging, Jan 1, 2010

In three intensive cross-sectional studies, age differences in behavior averages and variabilitie... more In three intensive cross-sectional studies, age differences in behavior averages and variabilities were examined. Three questions were posed: Does variability differ among age groups? Does the sizable variability in young adulthood persist throughout the lifespan? Do past conclusions about trait development, based on trait questionnaires, hold up when actual behavior is examined? Three groups participated: younger adults (18-23 years), middle-aged adults (35-55 years), and older adults (65-81 years). In two experience-sampling studies, participants reported their current behavior multiple times per day for one or two week spans. In a third study, participants interacted in standardized laboratory activities on eight separate occasions. First, results revealed a sizable amount of intraindividual variability in behavior for all adult groups, with standard deviations ranging from about half a point to well over one point on 6-point scales. Second, older adults were most variable in Openness whereas younger adults were most variable in Agreeableness and Emotional Stability. Third, most specific patterns of maturation-related age differences in actual behavior were both more greatly pronounced and differently patterned than those revealed by the trait questionnaire method. When participants interacted in standardized situations, personality differences between younger adults and middle-aged adults were larger, and older adults exhibited a more positive personality profile than they exhibited in their everyday lives.