Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-259) and index.
Facts and theories of adult development -- A trait approach to personality -- Measuring personality -- The search for growth or decline in personality -- Cross-cultural perspectives on personality and aging -- The course of personality development in the individual -- Stability reconsidered : qualifications and rival hypotheses -- A different view : ego psychologies and projective methods -- Adult development as seen through the personal interview -- A five-factor theory of personality -- The influences of personality on the life course.