Richard W. Robins - Psychology - University of California, Davis

Richard W. Robins
Department of Psychology
University of California
Davis, CA 95616-8686
(530) 754-8299
rwrobins@ucdavis.edu
EDUCATION
1995 Ph.D., Psychology (Social/Personality), University of California, Berkeley,
1988 B.A., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
POSITIONS
2004-present Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis
2000-2004 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis
1996-2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis
1998, 2000 Visiting Researcher, Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research
Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London
1996-present Faculty Affiliate, Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of
California, Berkeley
1995-1996 Postdoctoral Research Psychologist, Institute of Personality and Social
Research, University of California, Berkeley
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2012-2017 Co-investigator, “Neurobiological reactivity, allostatic load, and the
development of depression in Mexican-origin adolescents,” National Institute of
Mental Health (R01-MH-098370, $ 2,717,201)
2010-2015 Principal investigator, “Mexican family culture & substance use risk &
resilience,” National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01-DA-017902, $6,534,000)
2009-2013 Principal investigator, “Predoctoral training consortium in affective science,”
National Institute of Mental Health (Subcontract to T32-MH-20006-11;
$2,360,495)
2003-2006 Principal investigator, “A cohort-sequential study of self-esteem development,”
National Institute on Aging (R03-AG-022057; $100,000)
2003-2008 Principal investigator, “Predoctoral training consortium in affective science,”
National Institute of Mental Health (Subcontract to T32-MH-20006-06;
$1,814,365)
2002-2007 Chancellor’s Fellowship, University of California, Davis ($25,000)
2000-2001 Institute of Governmental Affairs ("Age differences in self-esteem across the
lifespan"), University of California, Davis
2000-2001 Principal investigator, "Effects of communication medium on interpersonal
interaction," National Institute of Mental Health ($50,000; R03-MH-61829)
2000-2001 Principal investigator, “Personality types and life outcomes,” National Institute
of Mental Health (Subcontract to R01-MH-49414)

1999-2003 Co-investigator, “Predoctoral training consortium in affective science,” National
Institute of Mental Health (T32-MH-20006; $1,114,311)
1998 Fellowship, Developmental Programme on Personality and Psychopathology,
Institute of Psychiatry, University of London
1996 Summer Research Fellowship, University of California, Davis
1994-1995 Chancellor's Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley
1989-1992 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
AWARDS AND HONORS
2012 Diener Award for Outstanding Mid-Career Contributions to Personality
Psychology, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2011 Fellow, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2010 Ranked among the top 3% of all social-personality psychologists in career-stage
citation impact (Nosek et al., 2010, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin)
2007 Named one of the most frequently published authors in the Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology and the Journal of Personality (SPSP
Dialogue, 2007)
2003 Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution, American
Psychological Association
2002 Theoretical Innovation Prize, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
2002-2008 Chancellor’s Fellow, University of California, Davis
EDITORIAL SERVICE
Guest Editor (2011), Journal of Research in Personality
Guest Editor (2010), Journal of Research in Personality
Consulting Editor, Social Psychological and Personality Science (2009- )
Associate Editor (2003-2006), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Guest Editor (2003), Journal of Research in Personality
Consulting Editor, Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development (2003)
Guest Editor (2002), Journal of Research in Personality
Consulting Editor, Journal of Personality (2000-2002)
Consulting Editor, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (1999- )
Consulting Editor, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1999-2002)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Member (2013), Selection committee for Diener Award for Mid-Career Contributions to
Personality, Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Chair (2012), Selection committee for Early Career Award, International Society for Self and
Identity
Member (2009), Review Panel (“Development of Personality, Emotion, and Identity”), 2010
Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence.
Organizer (2008), annual conference of the International Society for Self and Identity
Member (2007), Selection Committee for Tanaka Dissertation Award, Association for

Research in Personality
Member (2007), Selection committee for Murray Research Award, Society for Personality and
Social Psychology
Organizer (2007), annual conference of the International Society for Self and Identity
Chair (2005), Selection committee for Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Review
Chair (2005), Selection committee for Graduate Student Publication Award, Society for
Personality and Social Psychology
Member (2005), Review Panel (“Childhood: Personality Processes”), Society for Research in
Child Development
Member (2005), Review Panel (“Development of Personality, Emotion, and Identity”), Society
for Research on Adolescence
Invited participant (2005), Science Leadership Conference, American Psychological
Association
Member (2004), Selection committee for Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Member (2004), Selection committee for Editor of Self and Identity
Ad Hoc Grant reviewer (2004), National Science Foundation
Member (2003-2006), Publications Committee, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Member (2003-2006), Executive Committee, International Society for Self and Identity
Organizer (2002-2003), Annual conference of the Association for Research in Personality
Member (2001-2004), Executive Committee, Association for Research in Personality
Member (1999-2000), Personality and Social Cognition Review Committee (NIH RPHB-4)
PUBLICATIONS
135. Orth, U., Robins, R. W., Widaman, K. F., & Conger, R. D. (in press). Is low self-esteem a
risk factor for depression? Findings from a longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth. Developmental
Psychology.
134. Kling, K., Noftle, E. E., & Robins, R. W. (in press). Why do standardized tests
underpredict women’s academic performance? The role of conscientiousness. Social Psychological
and Personality Science.
133. Schofield, T. J., Beaumont, K. M., Widaman, K. F., Jochem, R., Robins, R. W., &
Conger, R. D. (in press). Parent and child fluency in a common language: Implications for the parentchild
relationship and later academic success in Mexican-American families. Journal of Family
Psychology.
132. Conger, R. D., Stockdale, G. D., Song, H., Robins, R. W., & Widaman, K. F. (in press).
Predicting change in substance use and substance use cognitions of Mexican origin youth during the
transition from childhood to early adolescence. In Y. F. Thomas, L. N. Price, & A. V. Lybrand (Eds.),
Drug use trajectories among African American and Hispanic youth. New York: Springer.
131. Saad, C. G., Damian, R. I., Benet-Martinez, V., Moons, W. G., & Robins, R. W. (in
press). Multiculturalism and creativity: Effects of cultural context, bicultural identity, and ideational
fluency. Social Psychological and Personality Science.

130. Corona, M., Cauce, A. M., Robins, R. W., Widaman, K. F., & Conger, R. D. (in press). The
relation between maternal and child depression in Mexican American families: Testing the
intergenerational interpersonal stress model. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences.
129. Benet-Martinez, V., Donnellan, M. B., Fleeson, W., Fraley, R. C., Gosling, S. D., King,
L. A., Robins, R. W., & Funder, D. C. (in press). Six visions for the future of personality psychology.
In M. L. Cooper & R. J. Larsen (Eds.), Handbook of Personality Processes and Individual Differences.
Washington, DC: APA Press.
128. Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (in press). Development of selfesteem.
In V. Zeigler-Hill, Self-esteem. Psychology Press.
127. Widaman, K. F., Early, D. R., Grimm, K. J., Robins, R. W., & Conger, R. D. (in press).
Investigating factorial invariance of latent variables across populations when manifest variables are
missing completely. Structural Equation Modeling.
126. Damian, R. I., & Robins, R. W. (2012). Aristotle’s virtue or Dante’s deadliest sin: The
influence of authentic and hubristic pride on creative achievement. Learning and Individual
Differences.
125. Damian, R. I., & Robins, R. W. (2012). The link between dispositional pride and creative
thinking depends on current mood. Journal of Research in Personality, 46, 765-769.
124. Damian, R. I., & Robins, R. W. (2012). Investigations into the human self: A naturalist
perspective. Social Cognition, 30, 431-448.
123. Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Donnellan, M. B. (2012). A primer on self-esteem.
Prevention Researcher, 19, 3-7.
122. Taylor, Z.E., Widaman, K.F., Robins, R. W., Jochem, R., Early, D., & Conger, R.D.
(2012). Dispositional optimism: A psychological resource for Mexican-origin mothers experiencing
economic stress. Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 133-139.
121. Castro-Schilo, L., Ferrer, E., Taylor, Z. E., Robins, R. W., Conger, R. D., & Widaman, K.
F. (2012). Parents' optimism, positive parenting, and child peer competence in Mexican-origin
families. Parenting: Science and Practice, 12, 1-19.
120. Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Widaman, K. F. (2012). Life-span development of self-esteem
and its effects on important life outcomes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 1271-
1288.
119. Schriber, R. A., & Robins, R. W. (2012). Self-knowledge: An individual-differences
perspective. In S. Vazire and T. D. Wilson (Eds.), Handbook of self-knowledge (pp. 105-127). New
York: Guilford Press.

118. Ackerman, R. A., Donnellan, & Robins, R. W. (2012). An item response theory analysis
of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Journal of Personality Assessment, 94, 141-155.
117. Fayard, J. V., Roberts, B. W., Robins, R. W., & Watson, D. (2012). Uncovering the
affective core of conscientiousness: The role of self-conscious emotions. Journal of Personality, 80,
1-32.
116. Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Sherman, J. (2012). The practice of psychological science
in social-personality research: Are we still a science of two disciplines? In R. W. Proctor, & E. J.
Capaldi (Eds.), Psychology of Science: Implicit and Explicit Processes (pp. 335-360). New York:
Oxford University Press.
115. Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2012). Personality development. In V. S.
Ramachandran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (2 nd Edition) (pp. 68-73). San Diego, CA:
Academic Press.
114. Noftle, E. E., Schnitker, S.A., & Robins, R. W. (2011). Character and personality:
Connections between positive psychology and personality psychology. In K. M. Sheldon, T. Kashdan,
& M. F. Steiger (Eds.), Designing the future of positive psychology: Taking stock and moving forward
(pp. 207-227). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
113. Ackerman, R. A., Witt, E. A., Donnellan, M. B., Trzesniewski, K. H., Robins, R. W., &
Kashy, D. A. (2011). What does the Narcissistic Personality Inventory really measure? Assessment, 18,
67-87.
112. Tracy, J. L., Cheng, J. T., Martens, J. P., & Robins, R. W. (2011). The affective core of
narcissism: Inflated by pride, deflated by shame. In W. K. Campbell, & J. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of
narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder (pp. 330-343). New York: Wiley.
111. Donnellan, M. B., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2011). Self-esteem: Enduring
issues and controversies. In T. Chamorro-Premuzic, A. Furnham, & S. von Stumm (Eds.). Handbook
of Individual Differences (pp. 718-746). Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
110. Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., Schriber, R. A., & Solomon, M. (2011). Is emotion
recognition impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders? Journal of Autism and
Developmental Disorders, 41, 102-109.
109. Damian, R. I., & Robins, R. W. (2011). Review of “Self-esteem across the lifespan:
Issues and interventions.” Journal of Women and Aging, 23, 177-179.
108. Sutin, A. R., & Robins, R. W. (2010). Correlates and phenomenology of first and third
person memories. Memory, 18, 625-637.
107. Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2010). Resilient, undercontrolling, and
overcontrolling personality types: Issues and controversies. Social and Personality Psychology
Compass, 4, 1070-1083.

106. Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Soto, C. J. (2010). Tracking the trajectory of shame, guilt, and
pride across the lifespan. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 1061-1071.
105. Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2010). Keeping the person in the person-situation
integration. European Journal of Personality, 24, 485-488.
104. 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, 98, 645-658.
103. Barrett, F. S., Grimm, K. J., Robins, R. W., Wildschut, T., Sedikides, C., & Janata, P.
(2010). Music-evoked nostalgia: Affect, memory, and personality. Emotion, 10, 390-403.
102. Robins, R. W., & Donnellan, M. B. (2010). Personality psychology. In I. B. Weiner and
W. E. Craighead (Eds.), Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (4 th Edition; pp. 1218-1222). New York:
Wiley.
101. Robins, R. W., Donnellan, M. B., Widaman, K. F., & Conger, R. D. (2010). Evaluating
the link between self-esteem and temperament in Mexican origin early adolescents. Journal of
Adolescence, 33, 403-410.
100. Robins, R. W., & Schriber, R. A. (2009). The self-conscious emotions: How are they
experienced, expressed, and assessed? Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 3, 887-898.
99. Tracy, J. L., Cheng, J. T., Robins, R. W., & Trzesniewski, K. (2009). Authentic and
hubristic pride: The affective core of self-esteem and narcissism. Self and Identity, 8, 196-213.
98. Robins, R. W., & Donnellan, M. B. (2010). Personality development. In I. B. Weiner and
W. E. Craighead (Eds.), Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (4 th Edition; pp. 1205-1209). New York:
Wiley.
97. Orth, U., Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., Maes, J., & Schmitt, M. (2009). Low selfesteem
is a risk factor for depression across the lifespan. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 472-
478.
96. 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.
95. Donnellan, M. B., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2009). An emerging epidemic of
narcissism or much ado about nothing? Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 498-501.
94. Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Meier, L. L. (2009). Disentangling the effects of low selfesteem
and stressful events on depression: Findings from three longitudinal studies. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 307-321.

93. Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Sherman, J. W. (2009). Will the real personality researcher,
and the real social researcher, please stand up? Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 272-273.
92. Lodi-Smith, J., Geise, A. C., Roberts, B. W., & Robins, R. W. (2009). Narrating
personality change: Antecedents and consequences of personality change narratives in young
adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96, 679-689.
91. Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Schriber, R. A. (2009). Development of a FACS-verified
set of basic and self-conscious emotion expressions. Emotion, 9, 554-559.
90. Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2009). The development of personality across the life
span. In G. Matthews and P. Corr (Eds), Cambridge handbook of personality psychology (pp. 191-
204). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
89. Sutin, A. R., & Robins, R. W. (2008). When the “I” looks at the “Me”: Autobiographical
memory, visual perspective, and the self. Consciousness and Cognition, 17, 1386-1397.
88. Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Schriber, R. A. (2008). Assessing selfesteem.
In F. T. L. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
87. 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.
86. Kwan, V. S. Y., John, O. P., Robins, R. W., & Kuang, L. L. (2008). Conceptualizing and
assessing self-enhancement bias: A componential approach. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 94, 1062-1077.
85. John, O. P., Robins, R. W., & Pervin, L. A. (2008). Handbook of personality: Theory and
research (3 rd Edition). New York: Guilford.
84. 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 (3 rd
Edition) (pp. 421-447). New York: Guilford.
83. Sutin, A. R., & Robins, R. W. (2008). Going forward by drawing from the past:
Personal strivings, personally meaningful memories, and personality traits. Journal of Personality, 76,
631-664.
82. 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.
81. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2008). The nonverbal expression of pride: Evidence for
cross-cultural recognition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 516-530.

80. Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2008). Is “Generation Me”
really more narcissistic than previous generations? Journal of Personality, 76, 903-918.
79. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2008). The automaticity of emotion recognition. Emotion,
8, 81-95.
78. Tracy, J. L. & Robins, R. W. (2007). Emerging insights into the nature and function of
pride. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 16, 147-150.
77. 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.
76. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2007). Self-conscious emotions: Where self and emotion
meet. In C. Sedikides & S. Spence (Eds.), The self in social psychology. Frontiers of social psychology
(pp. 187-209). New York: Psychology Press.
75. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2007). The prototypical pride expression:
Development of a nonverbal behavior coding system. Emotion, 7, 789-801.
74. Donnellan, M. B., Assad, K. K., Robins, R. W., & Conger, R. D. (2007). Do negative
interactions mediate the effects of negative emotionality, communal positive emotionality, and
constraint on relationship satisfaction? Journal of Personal and Social Relationships, 24, 557-573.
73. 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.
72. Sutin, A. R., & Robins, R. W. (2007). Phenomenology of autobiographical memories: The
Memory Experiences Questionnaire. Memory, 15, 390-411.
71. Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Tangney, J. (2007). The self-conscious emotions:
Theory and research. New York: Guilford.
70. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2007). The nature of pride. In J. L. Tracy, R. W.
Robins, & J. P. Tangney (Eds), The self-conscious emotions: Theory and research (pp. 263-
282). New York: Guilford.
69. Robins, R. W., Noftle, E. E., & Tracy, J. L. (2007). Assessing self-conscious
emotions: A review of self-report and nonverbal measures. In J. L. Tracy, R. W. Robins, and J.
Tangney, The self-conscious emotions: Theory and research (pp. 443-467). New York:
Guilford.
68. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2007). The self in self-conscious emotions: A cognitive
appraisal approach. In J. L. Tracy, R. W. Robins, & J. P. Tangney (Eds), The self-conscious emotions:
Theory and research (pp. 3-20). New York: Guilford.

67. Robins, R. W., Fraley, R. C., & Krueger, R. F. (Eds.) (2007). Handbook of research
methods in personality psychology. New York: Guilford.
66. Robins, R. W., Tracy, J. L., & Sherman, J. W. (2007). What kinds of methods do
personality psychologists use? A survey of journal editors and editorial board members. In R. W.
Robins, R. C. Fraley, and R. F. Krueger (Eds), Handbook of research methods in personality
psychology (pp. 673-678) New York: Guilford.
65. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2006). Appraisal antecedents of shame and guilt: Support
for a theoretical model. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 1339-1351.
64. Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., Moffitt, T. E., Robins, R. W., Poulton, R.,
& Caspi, A. (2006). Low self-esteem during adolescence predicts poor health, criminal
behavior, and limited economic prospects during adulthood. Developmental Psychology, 42,
381-390.
63. Donnellan, M. B., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2006). Personality and selfesteem
development in adolescence. In D. Mroczek & T. Little (Eds.), Handbook of personality
development (pp. 285-310). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
62. Robins, R. W. (2005). The nature of personality: Genes, culture, and national character.
Science, 310, 62-63.
61. Robins, R. W., & Trzesniewski, K. H. (2005). Self-esteem development across the
lifespan. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14, 158-162.
60. Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Lagattuta, K. H. (2005). Can children recognize pride?
Emotion, 5, 251-257.
59. Sutin, A. R., & Robins, R. W. (2005). Continuity and correlates of emotions and motives
in self-defining memories. Journal of Personality, 73, 793-824.
58. Donnellan, M. B., Trzesniewski, K. H., Robins, R. W., Moffitt, T. E., & Caspi, A. (2005).
Exploring the link between self-esteem and externalizing behaviors: Low self-esteem is related to
antisocial behavior, conduct disorder, and delinquency. Psychological Science, 16, 328-335.
57. Robins, R. W., Noftle, E. E., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Roberts, B. W. (2005). Do people
know how their personality has changed? Correlates of perceived and actual personality change in
young adulthood. Journal of Personality, 73, 489-521.
56. Roberts, B. W., O’Donnell, M., & Robins, R. W. (2004). Goal and personality trait
development in emerging adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87, 541-550.
55. Vazire, S., & Robins, R. W. (2004). Beyond the Justification Hypothesis: A broader theory
of the evolution of self-consciousness. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 1271-1273.

54. Paulhus, D. L., Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Tracy, J. L. (2004). Two replicable
suppressor situations in personality research. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 39, 303-328.
53. Robins, R. W., & Cooper, L. (2004). Overview of the proceedings of the 2003 meeting of
the Association for Research in Personality. Journal of Research in Personality, 38, 1-2.
52. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2004). Keeping the self in self-conscious emotions: Further
arguments for a theoretical model. Psychological Inquiry, 15, 171-177 [authors’ response].
51. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2004). Putting the self into self-conscious emotions: A
theoretical model. Psychological Inquiry, 15, 103-125 [target article].
50. Robins, R. W., Mendelsohn, G. A., Connell, J. B., & Kwan, V. (2004). Do people agree
about the causes of behavior? A Social Relations Analysis of behavior ratings and causal attributions.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86, 334-344.
49. Trzesniewski, K. H., Robins, R. W., Roberts, B. W., & Caspi, A. (2004). Personality and
self-esteem development across the lifespan. In P. T. Costa, Jr. and I. C. Siegler (Eds), Recent
advances in psychology and aging (pp. 163-185). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science.
48. Kwan, V. S. Y., John, O. P., Kenny, D. A., Bond, M. H., & Robins, R. W. (2004).
Reconceptualizing individual differences in self-enhancement bias with the Social Relations Model:
An integration of social and personality perspectives. Psychological Review, 111, 94-110. [Awarded the
“Theoretical Innovation Prize” from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology]
47. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2004). Show your pride: Evidence for a discrete emotion
expression. Psychological Science, 15, 194-197.
46. Roberts, B. W., & Robins, R. W. (2004). Person-environment fit and its implications for
personality development: A longitudinal study. Journal of Personality, 72, 89-110.
45. Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Gosling, S. D. (2004). Exploring the roots of contemporary
psychology: Using empirical indices to identify scientific trends. In T. C. Dalton and R. B. Evans
(Eds.), The life cycle of psychological ideas: Understanding prominence and the dynamics of
intellectual change (pp. 105-130). New York: Plenum.
44. Roberts, B. W., Robins, R. W., Caspi, A., & Trzesniewski, K. H. (2003). Personality trait
development in adulthood. In J. T. Mortimer & M. Shanahan (Eds.), Handbook of the life course (pp.
579-595). New York: Plenum.
43. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2003). Does pride have a recognizable expression? In P.
Ekman, J. J. Campos, R. J. Davidson, & F. B. M. de Waal (Eds.), Emotions inside out: 130 years after
Darwin’s “The expression of emotions in man and animals.” Annals of the New York Academy of
Sciences, 1000, 313-315.
42. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2003). Does pride belong in the pantheon? Emotion
Reports, 18, 7-8.

41. Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2003). “Death of a (narcissistic) salesman”: An integrative
model of fragile self-esteem. Psychological Inquiry, 14, 57-62. [Comment]
40. Robins, R. W., & Tracy, J. L. (2003). Setting an agenda for a person-centered approach to
personality development: Commentary. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child
Development, 68, 110-122.
39. Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2003). Stability of self-esteem
across the lifespan. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 205-220.
38. Robins, R. W. (2002). Overview of the proceedings of the 2002 meeting of the
Association for Research in Personality. Journal of Research in Personality, 36, 539-540.
37. Robins, R. W., Caspi, A., & Moffitt, T. (2002). It's not just who you're with, it's who you
are: Personality and relationship experiences across multiple relationships. Journal of Personality, 70,
925-964.
36. Robins, R. W., & Pals, J. L. (2002). Implicit self-theories in the academic domain:
Implications for goal orientation, attributions, affect, and self-esteem change. Self and Identity, 1, 313-
336.
35. 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.
34. Robins, R. W., & Beer, J. S. (2001). Positive illusions about the self: Short-term benefits
and longterm costs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 340-352.
33. Robins, R. W., Tracy, J. L., Trzesniewski, K. H., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2001).
Personality correlates of self-esteem. Journal of Research in Personality, 35, 463-482.
32. Robins, R. W., Tracy, J. L., & Shaver, P. R. (2001). Shamed into self-love: Dynamics,
roots, and functions of narcissism. Psychological Inquiry, 12, 230-236.
31. Moffitt, T.E., Robins, R.W., & Caspi, A. (2001). A couples analysis of partner abuse with
implications for abuse prevention. Criminology and Public Policy, 1, 5-36.
30. Robins, R. W., Fraley, R. C., Roberts, B. W., & Trzesniewski, K. H. (2001). A longitudinal
study of personality change in young adulthood. Journal of Personality, 69, 617-640.
29. Robins, R. W., & Paulhus, D. P. (2001). The character of self-enhancers: Implications for
organizations. In R. T. Hogan & B. W. Roberts (Eds.), Personality psychology in the workplace (pp.
193-219). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
28. Robins, R. W., Hendin, H. M., & Trzesniewski, K. H. (2001). Measuring global selfesteem:
Construct validation of a single item measure and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27, 151-161.
27. Connell, J. B., Mendelsohn, G. A., Robins, R. W., & Canny, J. (2001). Effects of
communication medium on interpersonal perceptions: Don’t hang up on the telephone yet!
Proceedings of the ACM Group Conference (Boulder, CO: September). Sheridan Press.
26. Robins, R. W., Caspi, A., & Moffitt., T. (2000). Two personalities, one
relationship: Both partners’ personality traits shape the quality of a relationship. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 251-259.
25. Roberts, B. W., & Robins, R. W. (2000). Broad dispositions, broad aspirations:
The intersection of personality and major life goals. Personality and Social Psychology
Bulletin, 26, 1284-1296.
24. Robins, R. W., Gosling, S. D., & Craik, K. H. (2000). Trends in psychology: An empirical
issue. American Psychologist, 55, 276-277.
23. Robins, R. W., Norem, J. K., & Cheek, J. M. (1999). Naturalizing the self. In L. A.
Pervin and O. P. John (Eds.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (2 nd Edition; pp.
443-477). New York: Guilford.
22. Robins, R. W., Gosling, S. D., & Craik, K. H. (1999). An empirical analysis of trends in
psychology. American Psychologist, 54, 117-128.
21. Robins, R. W., Gosling, S. D., & Craik, K. H. (1998, July-August). Psychological
science at the crossroads. American Scientist, 86, 310-313.
20. Robins, R. W., Gosling, S., & Donahue, E. M. (1998). Are personality judgments
based on physical appearance consensual and accurate? In J. Bermudez, B. de Raad, A.M.
Perez, A. Sanchez-Elvira, & G. Van Heck (Eds.), Recent developments in personality
psychology in Europe (pp. 70-75). Tilburg, Netherlands: Tilburg University Press.
19. Gosling, S. D., John, O. P., Craik, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (1998). Do people know
how they behave? Self-reported act frequencies compared with on-line codings by observers.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 1337-1449. [Reprinted in The Personality
Puzzle: Readings in Theory and Research, Funder & Ozer (2000)]
18. John, O. P., & Robins, R. W. (1998). Recent trends in Big Five research:
Development, predictive validity, and personality types. In J. Bermudez, B. de Raad, A.M.
Perez, A. Sanchez-Elvira, & G. Van Heck (Eds.), Recent developments in personality
psychology in Europe (pp. 6-16). Tilburg, Netherlands: Tilburg University Press.
17. Robins, R. W., & Hendin, H. M. (1997). Helping adolescent coping research grow
up: Review of “Stress, Coping, and Relationships in Adolescence.” Contemporary Psychology,
42, 730-731.

16. Robins, R. W., John, O. P., & Caspi, A. (1998). The typological approach to
studying personality development. In R. B. Cairns, L. Bergman, & Kagan, J. (Eds.), Method
and models for studying the individual (pp. 135-160). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
15. Robins, R. W., & John, O. P. (1997). The quest for self-insight: Theory and
research on accuracy and bias in self-perception. In R. T. Hogan, J. A. Johnson, & S. R. Briggs
(Eds.), Handbook of personality psychology (pp. 649-679). New York: Academic Press.
14. Robins, R. W., & John, O. P. (1997). Effects of visual perspective and narcissism
on self-perception: Is seeing believing? Psychological Science, 8, 37-42. [Reprinted in
Perspectives: Personality (Zirkel, 1999)]
13. Robins, R. W., Spranca, M., & Mendelsohn, G. A. (1996). The actor-observer
effect revisited: Effects of individual differences and repeated social interactions on actor and
observer attributions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71, 375-389.
12. Robins, R. W., & John, O. P. (1996). Toward a broader agenda for research on self
and other perception. Psychological Inquiry, 7, 279-287.
11. Robins, R. W., John, O. P., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Stouthamer-Loeber, M.
(1996). Resilient, overcontrolled, and undercontrolled boys: Three personality types in early
adolescence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70, 157-171.
10. John, O. P., & Robins, R. W. (1994). Accuracy and bias in self-perception:
Individual differences in self-enhancement and the role of narcissism. Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology, 66, 206-219.
9. Robins, R. W., & Craik, K. H. (1994). A more appropriate test of the Kuhnian
displacement thesis. American Psychologist, 49, 815-816.
8. John, O. P., Caspi, A., Robins, R. W., Moffitt, T. E., & Stouthamer-Loeber, M.
(1994). The "little five": Exploring the nomological network of the five-factor model of
personality in adolescent boys. Child Development, 65, 160-178.
7. John, O. P., & Robins, R. W. (1994). Traits and types, dynamics and development:
No doors should be closed in the study of personality. Psychological Inquiry, 5, 137-142.
6. Robins, R. W., John, O. P., & Caspi, A. (1994). Major dimensions of personality in
early adolescence. In C. F. Halverson, G. A. Kohnstamm, & R. P. Martin (Eds.), The
developing structure of temperament and personality from infancy to adulthood (pp. 267-291).
Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
5. Robins, R. W., & Craik, K. H. (1993). Is there a citation bias in the judgment and
decision literature? Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 54, 225-244.
4. John, O. P., & Robins, R. W. (1993). Gordon Allport: Father and critic of the Five-

Factor Model. In K. H. Craik, R. T. Hogan, & R. N. Wolfe (Eds.), Fifty years of personality
research (pp. 215-236). New York: Plenum.
3. Block, J., & Robins, R. W. (1993). A longitudinal study of consistency and change
in self-esteem from early adolescence to early adulthood. Child Development, 64, 909-923.
2. Donahue, E. M., Robins, R. W., Roberts, B. W., & John, O. P. (1993). The divided
self: Concurrent and longitudinal effects of psychological adjustment and social roles on selfconcept
differentiation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 64, 834-846.
1. John, O. P., & Robins, R. W. (1993). Determinants of interjudge agreement on
personality traits: The Big Five domains, observability, evaluativeness, and the unique
perspective of the self. Journal of Personality, 61, 521-551.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
Chung, J. M., & Robins, R. W. (under review). Recognition of basic and self-conscious
emotions in South Korea. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.
Damian, R, Robins, R. W., & Allen, T. J. (under review). Are arrogant people more likely to
lose their temper? The link between hubristic pride and self-control. Journal of Research in
Personality.
Hernandez, M., Conger, R. D., Robins, R. W., & Widaman, K. F. (under review). Feelings of
school belonging, migration history, and socioeconomic status: Longitudinal effects on the academic
success of Mexican-origin children. Developmental Psychology.
Hernandez, M., Beaumont, K., Conger, R. D., Robins, R. W., & Widaman, K. F. (under
review). Cultural socialization and ethnic pride among Mexican-origin adolescents during the
transition to middle cchool. Child Development.
Noftle, E. E., & Robins, R. W. (under review). How are actions and inhibited actions related to
discrete emotions? A functionalist perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Orth, U., & Robins, R. W. (under review). Understanding the link between low self-esteem
and depression. Current Directions in Psychological Science.
Robins, R. W., Schriber, R. A., & Solomon, M. (under review). Personality and self-insight in
individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Taylor , Z. E., Conger, R. D., Robins, R. W., & Widaman, K. F. (under review). Family
resilience during the Great Recession: Social support, family processes, and the development of
Mexican-origin children. Journal of Family Psychology.

PRESENTATIONS
Harris, M. A., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W., (2013, January). Why do you like
yourself? Development of self-esteem from age 5 to 10. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, CA.
Orth, U., Robins, R. W., Widaman, K. F., & Conger, R. D. (2012, September). Low self-esteem
is a risk factor for depression: Findings from a longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth. Paper
presented at the 48th Congress of the German Psychological Society, Bielefeld, Germany.
Orth, U., Robins, R. W., Widaman, K. F., & Conger, R. D. (2012, July). Is low self-esteem a
risk factor for depression? Findings from a longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth. Biannual
conference of the European Association of Personality Psychology.
Ruiz, S., Guyer, A., Hasting, P. D., Robins, R. W., & Conger, R. D. (2012, April). Effects of
acculturative stress on anxiety and parent-child relationships: A longitudinal study of Mexican-origin
mothers and their children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety Disorders
Association of America, Arlington, VA.
Saad, C. G., Benet-Martinez, V., Robins, R. W., & Moons, W. G. (2012, January). Culture and
emotion: Effects of cultural frame switching and bicultural identity on ideal affect. Poster presented at
the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Damian, & Robins, R. W. (2012, January). Pride and implicit power motivation. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Widaman, K. F. (2011, September). Life-span development of selfesteem
and its effects on success in important life domains. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the German Psychological Society, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Damian, R. I., Allen, T. J., & Robins, R. W. (2011, June). Are arrogant people more likely to
lose their temper? The link between hubristic pride and self-regulation. Poster presented at the
biennial meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, Riverside, CA.
Gabriel, C., Benet-Martinez, V., Robins, R. W., & Sue, S. (2011, June). Defying expectations:
The effects of bicultural identity integration on personality, self-esteem, and self-concept. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, Riverside, CA.
Chung, J. M., & Robins, R. W. (2011, June). A cross-cultural replication of authentic and
hubristic pride. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Association for Research in
Personality, Riverside, CA.
Fayard, J., Roberts, B. W., Robins, R. W., & Watson, D. (2011, June). Examining the effects of
conscientiousness and guilt in an academic context. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the
Association for Research in Personality, Riverside, CA.

Robins, R. W., Schriber, R. A., & Solomon, M. (2011, June). Personality profiles of individuals
with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Association for
Research in Personality, Riverside, CA.
Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Widaman, K. F. (2011, June). Life-span development of self-esteem
and its effects on important life outcomes. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Association
for Research in Personality, Riverside, CA.
Robins, R. W. (2010, December). Personality, Self, and Emotion. Talk presented to the
Personality Area, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Orth, U., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2010, September). Self-esteem development in
adulthood: A cohort-sequential longitudinal study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the the
German Psychological Society, Bremen, Germany.
Damian, R, Robins, R. W., & Hess, Y. (2010, August). Does anger or sadness make Narcissus
more creative? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association,
Division 8, San Diego, CA
Gabriel, C. S., Benet-Martínez, V., Robins, R. W., & Sue, S. (2010, August). Defying
expectations: The effects of Chinese American bicultural identity on self-esteem, emotion, and
personality. Poster presented at the meeting of the Asian American Psychological Association, San
Diego, CA.
Amaranta, D. de Haan, Robins, R. W., Widaman, K. F., & Conger, R. D. (2010, March).
Independent and interactive effects of parenting and temperament on self-esteem: Findings from a
Mexican-origin community sample. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Society for
Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.
Damian, R., Robins, R. W., & Hess, Y. (2010, January). Who is the most creative of them all?
How trait authentic vs. hubristic pride relate to creative vs. analytical task performance. Poster
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Schriber, R. A., & Robins, R. W. (2010, January). Facing impressions: From emotion
expression to trait inference. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality
and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Orth, U., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2010, January). Self-esteem development from
young adulthood to old age: A cohort-sequential longitudinal study. Poster presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Meier, L. L. (2009, September). Does self-esteem buffer the
depressogenic effects of stressful events? Findings from three longitudinal studies. Paper presented at
the 10th Meeting of the German Psychological Society, Landau, Germany.

Orth, U., Robins, R. W., & Meier, L. L. (2009, August). Disentangling the effects of low selfesteem
and stressful events on depression. Paper presented at the 11th Congress of the Swiss
Psychological Society, Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Fayard, J. V., Roberts, B. W., & Robins, R. W. (2009, June). Understanding the relation between
conscientiousness and life satisfaction. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Research in Personality. Evanston, IL.
Robins, R. W., & Orth, U. (2009, June). Low self-esteem prospectively predicts depression. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality. Evanston, IL.
Schriber, R. A., Robins, R. W., Tracy, J. L., & Solomon, M. (2009, May). Is emotion recognition
impaired in high functioning individuals with ASDs? Poster presented at the International Meeting for
Autism Research. Chicago, IL.
Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Sherman, J. W. (2009, February). In J. L. Tracy and M. B.
Donnellan (chairs), “Understanding and bridging the great divide: Toward a unified social and
personality psychology.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Personality and
Social Psychology. Tampa, FL.
Cheng, J. T., Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., & Trzesniewski, K. H. (2008, February). Uncovering the
affective core of self-esteem and narcissism: Authentic and hubristic pride. Poster presented at the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Pre-Conference on Emotion. Albuquerque, NM.
Robins, R. W. (2008, February). Organizer, annual conference of the International Society for Self
and Identity, preconference to the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2008, February). Do today’s young
people really think they are so extraordinary? Poster presented at the Society for Personality and
Social Psychology Pre-Conference on Self and Identity. Albuquerque, NM.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2007, August). Symposium chair, New directions in self-conscious
emotion research. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association Convention.
Washington, DC.
Robins, R. W. (2007, January). Organizer, annual conference of the International Society for Self
and Identity, preconference to the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Sutin, A., & Robins, R. W. (2007, January). Correlates and consequences of memory
phenomenology. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology, Memphis, TN.
Noftle, E., & Robins, R. W. (2007, January). Personality predictors of academic achievement.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis,
TN.

Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M.B., & Robins, R. W. (2007, January). Using archival data to
address longstanding self-esteem debates. Paper presented in the symposium “Incorporating the
analysis of archival data into the toolkit of the social-personality psychologist” (K. Trzesniewski & M.
B. Donnellan, Chairs) at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
Memphis, TN.
Noftle, E. E., & Robins, R. W. (August, 2006). The link between feeling and doing: Emotions and
their associated behaviors. Talk presented at the annual International Society for Research on
Emotions conference, Atlanta, GA.
Geise, A. C., Lodi-Smith, J., Roberts, B. W., & Robins, R. W. (2006, January). Identity
integration in college: Narrative themes, personality, and well-being over a four-year period. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs,
CA.
Robins, R. W., & Tangney, J. (2006, January). Symposium chair, Self and emotion. Emotion
preconference to the Annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Palm
Springs, CA.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2006, January). Narcissism as an overarching framework for
conceptualizing fragile self-esteem. Paper presented in the symposium, “Do narcissists have high selfesteem,
low self-esteem, or both?” (S. A. Rosenthal, Chair), at the annual meeting of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.
Sutin, A., & Robins, R. W. (2006, January). The emotion regulation function of visual perspective.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm
Springs, CA.
Noftle, E., & Robins, R. W. (2006, January). Linking actions to discrete emotions. Poster
presented at the Emotion preconference to the Annual meeting of the Society for Personality and
Social Psychology. Palms Springs, CA.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M.B., & Robins, R. W. (2006, January). Low self-esteem during
adolescence predicts poor health, criminal behavior, and limited economic prospects during
adulthood. Paper presented in the symposium. Paper presented in the symposium, “Does self-esteem
matter” (R. Robins, Chair) at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
Palm Springs, CA.
Robins, R. W. (2006, January). Symposium chair, Does self-esteem matter? Annual meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Palm Springs, CA.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2005, August). Pride goeth before the fall—or does it? Theory and
evidence for two facets of pride. Paper presented in the symposium, “New perspectives on selfreflection,
emotion, and psychological well-being” (Leary, M., Chair) at the American Psychological
Association Convention. Washington, DC.

Brooks, M., Kosson, D. S., Walsh, Z., & Robins, R. W. (2005, July). Psychopathic personality as
measured by the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale-II (SRP-II): External correlates, antisocial deviance,
and substance use. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study
of Psychopathology. Vancouver, Canada.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2005, June). Symposium co-chair, Implicit processes in emotion.
Annual meeting of the American Psychological Society. Los Angeles, CA.
Robins, R. W., Tracy, J. L., & Lagattuta, K. H. (2005, April). Can children recognize pride?
Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Atlanta,
GA.
Sutin, A. R., & Robins, R. W. (2005, January). The role of attachment in the retrieval and
evaluation of personally meaningful memories. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society
for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA.
Sutin, A. R. & Robins, R. W. (2005, January). Visual perspective in self-defining memories.
Poster presented at annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New
Orleans, LA.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2005, January). Is the pride expression universal? Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA.
Noftle, E. E., Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Roberts, B. W. (January, 2005). Correlates of
perceived and actual personality change in young adulthood. Poster presented at the annual conference
of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.
Sutin, A. R., & Robins, R. W. (2004, July). Correlates and consequences of achievement
attributions across college: A longitudinal study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychological Association. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Noftle, E. E., Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Roberts, B. W. (July, 2004). Do people know
how their personality has changed? Poster presented at the European Conference on Personality,
Groningen, Netherlands.
Robins, R. W., & Roberts, B. W. (2004, July). Person-environment fit and its implications for
personality development: A longitudinal study. Paper presented in the symposium, “Personenvironment
fit: recent conceptualisations and research findings” (M. A. G. van Aken & R. W. Robins,
Chairs). International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development. Ghent, Belgium.
Akse, J., & Robins, R. W. (2004, July). Symposium co-chair. Personality and problem behaviour
in adolescence. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development. Ghent, Belgium.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M.B., & Robins, R. W. (2004, July). Exploring the link between
self-esteem and externalizing problems: Low self-esteem is linked to antisocial behavior and

delinquency. Paper presented in the symposium “Personality and problem behaviour in adolescence”
(R. Robins and J. Akse, Chairs) at the biennial meeting of the International Society of Behavioral
Development, Ghent, Belgium.
van Aken, M. A. G., & Robins, R. W. (2004, July). Symposium co-chair. Person-environment fit:
Recent conceptualisations and research findings. International Society for the Study of Behavioral
Development. Ghent, Belgium.
Noftle, E. E., Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Roberts, B. W. (2004, July). Do people know
how their personality has changed? Correlates of perceived and actual personality change in young
adulthood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the European Conference on Personality.
Groningen, Netherlands.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2004, January). Symposium co-chair, Current directions in research
on self-conscious emotions. Fourth annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology. Austin, Texas.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2004, January). The Nature of Pride: Expression and Conceptual
Structure. Paper presented in the symposium, “Current directions in research on self-conscious
emotions” (J. L. Tracy & R. W. Robins, Chairs). Fourth annual meeting of the Society for Personality
and Social Psychology. Austin, Texas.
Noftle, E., & Robins, R. W. (2004, January). Linking actions to discrete emotions. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Austin, Texas.
Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2004, January). A cohort-sequential study of self-esteem
from age 25 to 96. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology. Austin, Texas.
Robins, R. W., Tracy, J. L. (2004, January). The automaticity of emotion recognition. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Austin, Texas.
Sutin, A. R., Robins, R. W., & Mendelsohn, G. A. (2004, February). The role of causal
attributions in interpersonal attraction. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology. Austin, Texas.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2003, April). Integrating self-esteem
into process models of academic achievement. Paper presented in the symposium “Revisiting the
relation between self-esteem and achievement” (K. H. Trzesniewski, Chair). Society for Research in
Child Development. Tampa, FL.
Robins, R. W. (2003, February). Conference organizer. Annual meeting of the Association for
Research in Personality. Los Angeles, CA.

Sutin, A. R., & Robins, R. W. (2003, February). Measuring implicit power with the IAT. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Los Angeles,
California.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., Robins, R. W., & Paulhus, D. P. (2003, February). The
antisocial individual: The negative consequences of low self-esteem and narcissism. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Los Angeles, California.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2003, February). Does pride have a distinct expression? Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Los Angeles,
California.
Gosling, S. G., Beer, S., & Robins, R. W. (2003, February). Symposium co-chair, Everyday
manifestations of personality. Annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Los Angeles, California.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2002, November). The pride display: Evidence for a new discrete
emotion expression. Poster presented at the New York Academy of Sciences Conference “Emotions
Inside Out: 130 Years After Darwin’s The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.” New
York, NY.
Paulhus, D. L., & Robins, R. W. (2002, July). The narcissist goes to work. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the International Congress of Applied Psychology. Singapore.
Donnellan, M. B., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2002, April). Is low self-esteem related
to externalizing problems? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on
Adolescence. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Robins, R. W. (2002, February). Conference organizer. Annual conference of the Association for
Research in Personality. Savannah, Georgia.
Sutin, A. R., & Robins, R. W. (2002, February). Motives and emotions in self-defining memories.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Savannah, Georgia.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2002, February). Juvenile delinquents
have low self-esteem. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology. Savannah, Georgia.
Tracy, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2002, February). A theoretical model of self-conscious emotions.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Savannah,
Georgia.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Tracy, J. L., Robins, R. W., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2001, October). Age
differences in self-esteem. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for the Study of
Human Development. Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Robins, R. W. (2001, August). Symposium Chair, The dark triad: Narcissism, Machiavellianism,
and Psychopathy. American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (2001, April). Self-esteem across the
lifespan: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on
Child Development. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., Tracy, J. L., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2001, April). Age
differences in self-esteem from age 9 to 90. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research on Child Development. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tracy, J. L., Trzesniewski, K. H., Robins, R. W., Potter, J., & Gosling, S. D. (2001, February).
Self-esteem across the lifespan. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality
and Social Psychology. San Antonio, Texas.
Lee, J. J., Robins, R. W., Sue, S., & Roberts, B. W. (2000, August). Optimism, defensive
pessimism, and academic achievement: A cross-cultural comparison. Poster presented at the annual
conference of the American Psychological Association.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Robins, R. W., & Donnellan, M. B. (2000, July). Implicit theories of
intelligence during a school transition. Poster presented in the symposium “Learning and Cognition”
at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development. Beijing, China.
Mendelsohn, G. A., Connell, J. B., & Robins, R. W. (2000, June). Interpersonal behavior and
causal attribution face-to-face and on-line. Paper presented at the Institut de Psychologie, Universite
de Paris V. Paris, France.
Connell, J., Mendelsohn, G. A., & Robins, R. W. (2000, April). On-line management: How to
effectively manage employees using computer-mediated communications. Paper presented at the
Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology. New Orleans, LA.
Donnellan, M. B., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Robins, R. W. (2000, March). Parenting practices,
achievement goals, and academic achievement in early adolescents. Poster presented at the Society
for Research in Adolescence. Chicago, IL.
Kwan,V. S. Y., John, O. P., Robins, R. W., Bond, M. H., & Kenny, D. A. (2000, February).
Conceptualization and measurement of individual differences in self-enhancement. Paper presented in
the symposium “Self-enhancement bias: Conceptual and methodological issues” (R. W. Robins & O.
P. John, Chairs) at the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Nashville, TN.
Beer, J. B., & Robins, R. W. (2000, February). Positive illusions about the self: Their correlates
and consequences. Paper presented in the symposium “Self-enhancement bias: Conceptual and
methodological issues” (R. W. Robins & O. P. John, Chairs) at the annual conference of the Society
for Personality and Social Psychology. Nashville, TN.

Robins, R. W., & John, O. P. (2000, February). Chair of symposium on Self-enhancement bias:
Conceptual and methodological issues. Annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology. Nashville, TN.
Roberts, B. W., & Robins, R. W. (2000, February). The bloom is off the rose: A four year
longitudinal study of major life goals. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society for
Personality and Social Psychology. Nashville, TN.
Robins, R. W. (2000, February). Three basic personality types. Invited presentation at the
Personality Pre-Conference of the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology. Nashville, TN.
Pals, J. L., & Robins, R. W. (2000, February). Positive self-transformation in autobiographical
memory: Findings from two longitudinal studies. Invited presentation at the Personality Pre-
Conference of the annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Nashville,
TN.
Connell, J., Mendelsohn, G. A., & Robins, R. W. (1999, July). Social-personality psychology in
cyberspace. Paper presented at the conference on Human-Centered Computing, Tahoe, CA.
Robins, R. W. (1999, May). Invited participant. Conference on Applied Personality Assessment
sponsored by the American Psychological Association. University of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Robins, R. W. (1999, April). Personality types, subtypes, and their behavioral implications. Paper
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development. Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Robins, R. W., Trzesniewski, K. H., & Donnellan, M. B. (1999, April). Implicit self-theories of
intelligence: Convergence between child, parent, and teacher reports. Poster presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Robins, R. W. (1998, October). Two personalities, one relationship: Personality influences on
relationship satisfaction and partner abuse. Colloquium presentation, Human Development,
University of California, Davis, CA.
Mendelsohn, G. A., Connell, J., Robins, R. W. (1998, August). Effects of communication media on
causal attributions: Evidence for a cyberbias. Paper presented at the colloquium series on Human-
Centered Computing, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of
California, Berkeley, CA.
Anderson, C., Beer, J. B., & Robins, R. W. (1998, August). A measure of individual differences in
self-perceptual motives. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco,
CA.
Connell, J., Robins, R. W., & Mendelsohn, G. A. (1998, August). The cyberbias: Do people make

causal attributions differently in cyberspace? Poster presented at the American Psychological
Association, San Francisco, CA.
Trzesniewski, K. H., Donnellan, M. B., & Robins, R. W. (1998, August). Implicit self-theories in
childhood. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Anderson, C., Beer, J. B., & Robins, R. W. (1998, July). Construction and validation of a measure
of individual differences in self-perceptual motives. Poster presented at the European Conference on
Personality, Surrey, England.
Robins, R. W., & Caspi, A. (1998, July). Personality types, subtypes, and their behavioral
implications. Paper presented in the symposium “"Personality types and subtypes across the life span
and across cultures" (C. F. M. Van Lieshout, Chair) at the International Society for the Study of
Behavioral Development, Bern, Switzerland.
Mendelsohn, G. A., Robins, R.W., & Connell, J. B. (1998, June). Causal attribution and
interpersonal attraction. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.
Robins, R. W. (1998, May). Personality types: Methodological, theoretical, and developmental
issues. Colloquium presentation, Human Development, University of California, Davis, CA.
Robins, R. W., & Caspi, A. (1998, February). Resilient, Overcontrolled, and Undercontrolled
adolescents: Three replicable personality types. Paper presented in the symposium “The person as a
focus for research on adolescence: Developmental pathways of types within and across cultures” (P.
Gjerde, chair) at the Society for Research in Adolescence, San Diego, CA.
Robins, R. W., & Roberts, B. W. (1997, August). Chair of symposium on Patterns and processes
of personality and self-concept change. American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Beer, J. S., & Robins, R. W. (1997, August). Implicit self-theories and shyness: Effects on social
interaction strategies. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Hendin, H. M., & Robins, R. W. (1997, August). Differentiating narcissism and self-esteem.
Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Paulhus, D., & Robins, R. W. (1997). Positive self-illusions: A mixed blessing. Invited
posting on the web site of the International Society for Self and Identity.
Gosling, S. D., Robins, R.W., & Craik, K. H. (1996). An empirical analysis of trends in
contemporary scientific psychology. Paper presented at the Cognitive Science Association for
Interdisciplinary Learning.
Beer, J. S., & Robins, R. W. (1996, June). Consequences of self-enhancement bias: A longitudinal
study. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society, San Francisco, CA.
Robins, R. W., & Pals, J. L. (1996, June). Implicit self-theories in the academic domain: A

longitudinal study. Poster presented at the American Psychological Society, San Francisco, CA.
Robins, R. W. (1995, December). The unique perspective of the self: Causes and
consequences of self-perception bias. Colloquium presentation, Department of Psychology,
University of California, Davis, CA.
Robins, R. W. (1995, November). Personality types, personality dimensions, and
development. Colloquium presentation, Institute of Personality and Social Research,
University of California, Berkeley.
Robins, R. W., John, O. P., & Caspi, A. (1995, August). Resilient, overcontrolled, and
undercontrolled boys: Three personality types in early adolescence. Paper presented in the
symposium "Personality, Culture, and the Big Five" (O. John, Chair), American Psychological
Association, New York, New York.
Gosling, S., Robins, R. W., & Craik, K. H. (1995, August). Recent trends in scientific
psychology. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, New York, New
York.
Robins, R. W. (1995, June). Consequences of self-enhancement bias. Paper presented at
the Nagshead Invitational Conference, Highland Beach, FL.
Robins, R. W. (1995, January). The unique perspective of the self: Causes and
consequences of self-perception bias. Colloquium presentation, Department of Psychology,
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Robins, R. W., & Gosling, S. (1994, August). Personality at first sight: Consensus and
accuracy of judgments based on physical appearance. Poster presented at the European
Association of Personality Psychology, Madrid, Spain.
Roberts, B. W., & Robins, R. W. (1994, August). Broad dispositions, broad aspirations:
The intersection between personality and life goals. Poster presented at the European
Association of Personality Psychology, Madrid, Spain.
Robins, R. W. (1994, February). How do we perceive ourselves? Four metaphors of the
self-perceiver and the consequences of positive illusions. Colloquium presentation, Institute of
Personality and Social Research, University of California, Berkeley.
Robins, R. W., & John, O. P. (1993, August). Bias in self-perception: The role of visual
perspective. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Robins, R. W. (1992, October). The unique perspective of the self: Cognitive and
motivational factors underlying self-enhancement bias. Colloquium presentation, Department
of Psychology (personality area), Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Robins, R. W. (1992, April). Cognitive and motivational explanations of self-enhancement

ias. Poster presented at the Berkeley-Stanford Conference on Personality, Social, and Clinical
Psychology. Stanford, CA.
John, O. P., Robins, R. W., & Caspi, A. (1991). The "little five": Recovering the five-factor
structure of personality in early adolescence. Paper presented at the Society of Multivariate
Experimental Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.
Robins, R. W. (1991, November). Consistency and change in adolescent self-esteem:
Findings from the Block and Block longitudinal study. Poster presented at the invitational
conference "Lives Through Time: Assessment and Theory in Personality Psychology From a
Longitudinal Perspective," Palm Springs, CA.
Robins, R. W. (1991, April). Development of self-esteem in adolescence. Poster presented
at the Berkeley-Stanford Conference on Personality, Social, and Clinical Psychology. Berkeley,
CA.