Physique and Character

A brand-new open textbook built around the Big Five personality traits. It covers how the model was discovered, how personality tests are checked for reliability and validity, the person-situation debate and how traits change across life.

Patrick Durkee

A university textbook that opens with personality traits, the Five-Factor Model, stability and personality assessment, then compares classic theorists from Freud and Horney to Rogers and Bandura. Each chapter ends with key vocabulary.

Chris Allen

A ready-to-teach unit from the American Psychological Association on personality perspectives, the Big Five traits and personality assessment. It includes lesson plans, class activities and critical-thinking exercises for high school teachers.

Simine Vazire

A research collection on the 24 VIA character strengths, the positive side of personality traits. The studies look at how strengths like curiosity, kindness and perseverance are measured and how they relate to well-being and work.

Hadassah Littman-Ovadia, Philippe Dubreuil and Maria Christina Meyers (eds.)