Richard W. Robins
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Richard Robins conducts research at the intersection of personality, social, and developmental psychology, with an emphasis on self-conscious emotions, self-esteem, narcissism, and personality processes. He served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and as co-editor of The Self-Conscious Emotions: Theory and Research, the Handbook of Research Methods in Personality Psychology, and the Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research. He is the recipient of the 2003 "Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution in Psychology" from the American Psychological Association, and the 2002 "Theoretical Innovation Prize" from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. After receiving a BA and PhD in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley, he joined the faculty at the University of California, Davis where he is currently a Professor of Psychology.
Primary Interests:
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Research Methods, Assessment
- Self and Identity
Research Group or Laboratory:
Books:
- John, O. P., & Robins, R. W. (Eds.). (2022). Handbook of personality: Theory and research (4th ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.
- Robins, R. W., Fraley, R. C., & Krueger, R. F. (Eds.). (2007). Handbook of research methods in personality psychology. New York: Guilford.
- Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Tangney, J. P. (Eds.). (2007). The Self-Conscious Emotions: Theory and Research. New York: Guilford Press.
Journal Articles:
- Noftle, E. E., & Robins, R. W. (2007). Personality predictors of academic outcomes: Big Five correlates of GPA and SAT scores. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 116-130.
- Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Meier, L. L. (2009). Disentangling the effects of low self-esteem and stressful events on depression: Findings from three longitudinal studies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 307-321.
- Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Roberts, B. W. (2008). Low self-esteem prospectively predicts depression in adolescence and young adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 695-708.
- Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Soto, C. J. (2010). Tracking the trajectory of shame, guilt, and pride across the life span. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 1061-1071.
- Orth, U., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2010). Self-esteem development from young adulthood to old age: A cohort-sequential longitudinal study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
- Robins, R. W. (2005). The nature of personality: Genes, culture, and national character. Science, 310, 62-63.
- Robins, R. W., Donnellan, M. B., & Conger, R. D. (2009). Evaluating the link between self-esteem and temperament in Mexican origin early adolescents. Journal of Adolescence.
- Robins, R. W., & Schriber, R. A. (2009). The self-conscious emotions: How are they experienced, expressed, and assessed? Social and Personality Psychology Compass.
- Robins, R. W., & Trzesniewski, K. H. (2005). Self-esteem development across the lifespan. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14, 158-162.
- Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., Tracy, J. L., Gosling, S. D., & Potter, J. (2002). Global self-esteem across the lifespan. Psychology and Aging, 17, 423-434.
- Tracy, J. L. & Robins, R. W. (2007). Emerging insights into the nature and function of pride. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 147-150.
- Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2007). The psychological structure of pride: A tale of two facets. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 506-525.
- Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2004). Show your pride: Evidence for a discrete emotion expression. Psychological Science, 15, 194-197.
- Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Sherman, J. W. (2009). The practice of psychological science: Searching for Cronbach’s two streams in social-personality psychology. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96, 1206-1225.
- Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2008). Do today’s college students really think they are so extraordinary? An examination of secular changes in narcissism and self-enhancement. Psychological Science, 19, 181-188.
Other Publications:
- Robins, R. W., Tracy, J. L., & Trzesniewski, K. H. (2008). Naturalizing the self. In John, O. P., Robins, R. W., & Pervin, L. A. (Editors). Handbook of personality: Theory and research (3rd Edition) (pp. 421-447). New York: Guilford.
Courses Taught:
- Emotion
- Personality Assessment
- Personality Psychology
- Self-Concept
- Social Development
- Social Psychology
- Statistics/Methodology
Richard W. Robins
Department of Psychology
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, California 95616-8686
United States of America
- Phone: (530) 754-8299
- Fax: (530) 752-2087
- Email: rwrobins@ucdavis.edu