TOWARD AN INTERACTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
TOWARD AN INTERACTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
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DOI:
10.1037/0033-2909.83.5.956
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
影响因子:
22.4
通讯作者:
MAGNUSSON, D
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文献类型:
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作者:
ENDLER, NS;MAGNUSSON, D
The major characteristics of 4 basic models in personality research (trait psychology, psychodynamics, situationism and interactionism) were reviewed. They were compared with respect to types of laws sought, determinants of behavior, units of analysis, the consistency vs. specificity issue, ontogenetic development of behavior, and research strategies and populations sampled. The adequacy of the trait model as a general model for empirical personality research was discussed. The discussion focused on the controversy between the trait model and the interactional model. The conclusion was drawn that the trait model is limited as a general basis for the use of personality data in description and prediction of behavior and as a general basis for personality research. Instead, the empirical results support an interactional view of behavior, in which actual behavior is determined by a continuous and multidirectional interaction between person variables and situation variables. The issues and research on situational determinants of behavior were reviewed, and the need for more systematic psychological studies of situations was stressed. The major features of the interactional model of personality were discussed, and the necessity of developing methods for investigating continuous interaction processes was emphasized.