| Association for Research in Personality | |
| Abbreviation: | ARP |
| Predecessor: | Society for Personality and Social Psychology |
| Formation: | 2001 |
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| Type: | 501(c)(3) non-profit organization |
| Purpose: | Research |
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| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Wiebke Bleidorn |
| Leader Title2: | Past President |
| Leader Name2: | Rich Lucas |
| Leader Title3: | Executive Officer |
| Leader Name3: | M. Brent Donnellan |
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The Association for Research in Personality (abbreviated ARP) is an American learned society dedicated to advancing research into personality. Its mission statement does not mention specific disciplines such as social psychology or policy research, instead simply emphasizing the scientific study of personality.[1] It was established in 2001, with David Watson as the founding president.[2] It originally held an annual preconference before the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's annual conference. In 2009, the ARP began holding its own annual conference.[3]
The current president of the ARP is Wiebke Bleidorn a professor of psychology at the University of Zurich.[4] Past presidents of the ARP, in reverse chronological order, are as follows: