Research and Course Guides: PSYC302 -- Personality Theories: Finding Articles

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Databases for Psychology

PsycINFO
Start here when you need to find research in psychology. Click on Thesaurus above the boxes and type in personality . Some examples:
- personality
- personality traits
- psychoanalytic personality factors
- person environment fit
- personality theory
- self actualization
- self monitoring (personality)
Put it together with your real-life application.
Psychiatry Online (Including the DSM)
Every Diagnostical and Statistical Manual (DSM) from 1952 until the current DSM-5-TR. Plus textbooks, case studies, and practice guidelines.
PTSDpubs
PILOTS' goal is to include citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.

Especially useful for studies on resliliency.

PubMed
Indexes articles on medicine published all over the world. Especially helpful for articles on biological theories of personality.
Search for personality in the MeSH database, scroll down to see the other terms included:
Assertiveness
Authoritarianism
Character
Creativeness
Dependency (Psychology)
Empathy
Individuality
Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
Leadership
Machiavellianism
Negativi

ERIC
THE database for Education resources.
Excellent resource for articles on all aspects of child development: social, emotional, and cognitive, especially in relation to school.
Also good for children's adjustment to disability: learning, mental and physical.
Good info about diversity and development or mental health.