Lifespan Social-Personality (LSP) Preconference
The Lifespan Social-Personality (LSP) Preconference is the official 2015 SPSP preconference of the Association for Research in Personality, and will take place on Thursday, February 26th, 2015. LSP acknowledges the demographic shifts of our modern society and highlights the scientific importance of understanding and integrating lifespan developmental psychology in social-personality research. While both social-personality psychology and lifespan development are independently gaining in size and importance currently within psychology, there is also increased interest in their intersection—which is the focus of the preconference. A diverse set of symposia will examine issue and topics in lifespan social-personality psychology including Eriksonian development, self-regulation, the importance of goals within personality development, and methodological issues. Confirmed speakers to date include Brent Donnellan, Bruce Ellis, Jutta Heckhausen, Patrick Hill, Celeste Kidd, Nathan Hudson, Seth Schwartz, Sanjay Srivastava, and Eli Tsukayama with more speakers to be announced in the coming months! In addition, this preconference will offer a poster session at which all registered attendees will be encouraged to present their most recent work in the area of lifespan social-personality development. For more information, a preliminary schedule, and links to the content of previous years' preconferences please visit the LSP website.
Jennifer Lodi-Smith
Susan Krauss Whitbourne
Erik Noftle
LSP Organizers