New Trends in Psychobiography

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mayer, Claude-Hélène (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kovary, Zoltan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Personality.; Social psychology.; Social sciences.; Positive psychology.; Psychology-Methodology.; Psychological measurement.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Positive Psychology.; Psychological Methods/Evaluation.
• Physical Description: XVI, 523 p. 15 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030169534
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16953-4

This volume offers insights into contemporary trends and perspectives in psychobiographical research. It applys new theoretical and methodological frameworks and presents discourses on psychobiography from transdisciplinary backgrounds and various socio-cultural contexts, displaying the new state-of-the-art, new trends and themes in psychobiography. The book outlines psychobiography's outstanding contribution to psychology from 36 internationally reputable authors. It also presents the ideas of five outstanding psychobiographers through interview excerpts. This book is a must for researchers, lecturers and practitioners in the field of psychology and social sciences interested in the use of new psychological theories and methodologies in life-span research.