The personality systems framework: : Current theory and development

• Autores: John D. Mayer
• Localización: Journal of Research in Personality, ISSN-e 1095-7251, Vol. 56, Nº. 1, 2015, págs. 4-14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.