The Handbook of Personality and Self-Regulation integratesscholarly research on self-regulation in the personality,developmental, and social psychology traditions for a broadaudience of social and behavioral scientists interested in theprocesses by which people control, or fail to control, their ownbehavior.* Examines self-regulation as it influences and is influenced bybasic personality processes in normal adults* Offers 21 original contributions from an internationallyrespected group of scholars in the fields of personality andself-regulation* Explores the causes and consequences of inadequateself-regulation and the means by which self-regulation might beimproved* Integrates empirical findings on basic personality traits withfindings inspired by emerging models of self-regulation* Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and stimulating view ofthe field for students and researchers in a wide range ofdisciplines

About the Editor viiiList of Contributors ixPreface xii1 Personality and Self-Regulation 1Rick H. HoylePart I Temperament and Early Personality 192 Relations of Self-Regulatory/Control Capacities toMaladjustment, Social Competence, and Emotionality 21Nancy Eisenberg, Natalie D. Eggum, Julie Sallquist, and AlisonEdwards3 Delay of Gratification: A Review of Fifty Years of RegulationResearch 47Renée M. Tobin and William G. Graziano4 Self-Regulation as the Interface of Emotional and CognitiveDevelopment: Implications for Education and Academic Achievement64Clancy Blair, Susan Calkins, and Lisa Kopp5 Exploring Response Monitoring: Developmental Differences andContributions to Self-Regulation 91Jennifer M. McDermott and Nathan A. FoxPart II Personality Processes 1156 Self-Regulation Processes and Their Signatures: Dynamics ofthe Self-System 117Carolyn C. Morf and Stephan Horvath7 Self-Regulation and the Five-Factor Model of PersonalityTraits 145Robert R. McCrae and Corinna E. Löckenhoff8 Self-Determination Theory and the Relation of Autonomy toSelf-Regulatory Processes and Personality Development 169Christopher P. Niemiec, Richard M. Ryan, and Edward L.Deci9 Interest and Self-Regulation: Understanding IndividualVariability in Choices, Efforts, and Persistence Over Time192Carol Sansone, Dustin B. Thoman, and Jessi L. Smith10 Goal Systems and Self-Regulation: An Individual DifferencesPerspective 218Paul Karoly11 Acting on Limited Resources: The Interactive Effects ofSelf-Regulatory Depletion and Individual Differences 243C. Nathan DeWall, Roy F. Baumeister, David R. Schurtz, andMatthew T. GailliotPart III Individual Differences 26312 Working Memory Capacity and Self-Regulation 265Malgorzata Ilkowska and Randall W. Engle13 Regulatory Focus in a Demanding World 291Abigail A. Scholer and E. Tory Higgins14 Self-Efficacy 315James E. Maddux and Jeffrey Volkmann15 Dealing with High Demands: The Role of Action Versus StateOrientation 332Nils B. Jostmann and Sander L. Koole16 The Cybernetic Process Model of Self-Control: Situation- andPerson-Specific Considerations 353Eran Magen and James J. Gross17 Modes of Self-Regulation: Assessment and Locomotion asIndependent Determinants in Goal Pursuit 375Arie W. Kruglanski, Edward Orehek, E. Tory Higgins, AntonioPierro, and Idit Shalev18 The Costly Pursuit of Self-Esteem: Implications forSelf-Regulation 403Jennifer Crocker, Scott Moeller, and Aleah Burson19 Self-Regulation of State Self-Esteem Following Threat:Moderation by Trait Self-Esteem 430Michelle R. vanDellen, Erin K. Bradfield, and Rick H.Hoyle20 Individual Differences in Approach and Avoidance: BehavioralActivation /Inhibition and Regulatory Focus as Distinct Levels ofAnalysis 447Timothy J. Strauman and Wilkie A. Wilson21 Hypo-egoic Self-Regulation 474Mark R. Leary, Claire E. Adams, and Eleanor B. TateAuthor Index 498Subject Index 524