| Personality, Stress and Coping Section |
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Paul T. Costa, Jr., Ph.D., Chief
Senior Investigator |
| Overview: The Personality, Stress and Coping Section studies dimensions of personality and their influence on processes of adaptation in adult men and women; determines methods and strategies for coping with stresses of adult life; and evaluates the effects of different coping mechanisms and personality dispositions on such outcomes as subjective well-being, social functioning, and physical and psychiatric health. Section scientists use epidemiological, experimental and longitudinal analyses of personality dimensions to study the interactions of aging with personality and psychological processes. |
| Investigators: |
- Paul T. Costa, Jr., Ph.D.
- Paul T. Costa, Jr., Ph.D., Division 5 President, American Psychological Association, 2003-2004
- Robert R. McCrae, Ph.D.
- Antonio Terracciano, Ph.D.
- Corinna E. Löckenhoff, Ph.D.
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