TY - JOUR
T1 - Some methodological and training/funding perspective on the future of personality research
AU - West, Stephen
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - This article provides some methodological and training/funding perspectives on the future of personality research. Traditional correlational approaches to personality data have been useful, but approaches that address the data in new ways (e.g., mean structure, variance structure) permit researchers to ask interesting new research questions, particularly of short- and long-term longitudinal data. Advances and issues in the measurement of personality dimensions, types, situations, and biological markers are considered. Given the shrinkage of training programs in personality, new approaches to training are proposed to take advantage of resources across universities. Finally, some potential unanticipated costs for core personality research of the increased emphasis on grant funding at many universities are considered.
AB - This article provides some methodological and training/funding perspectives on the future of personality research. Traditional correlational approaches to personality data have been useful, but approaches that address the data in new ways (e.g., mean structure, variance structure) permit researchers to ask interesting new research questions, particularly of short- and long-term longitudinal data. Advances and issues in the measurement of personality dimensions, types, situations, and biological markers are considered. Given the shrinkage of training programs in personality, new approaches to training are proposed to take advantage of resources across universities. Finally, some potential unanticipated costs for core personality research of the increased emphasis on grant funding at many universities are considered.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0092-6566(02)00516-0
DO - 10.1016/S0092-6566(02)00516-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036948370
SN - 0092-6566
VL - 36
SP - 640
EP - 648
JO - Journal of Research in Personality
JF - Journal of Research in Personality
IS - 6
ER -