Publications

Bonner, C. V., Hankin, B. L., Young, J. F., & Roberts, B. W. (2025). Growth following adversity is rare: Evidence from ​​a multi-informant longitudinal study of children and adolescents. Journal of Research in Personality, 104628. preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/93nxb_v1

Roemer, L., Bonner, C. V., Rammstedt, B., Gosling, S. D., Potter, J., & Roberts, B. W. (in press). Beyond age and generations: How considering period effects reshapes our understanding of personality change. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/osf/5whzx_v2

Ture, S., Bonner, C. V., Yuan, M. & McAdams, D. P. (2025). Historical consciousness: Recollections of major historical events in the personal life story. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Roberts, B. W. & Bonner, C. V. (2024). Comment on Bühler et al. (2024). Life events may not change your personality, but life experiences probably will. European Journal of Personality. preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/we3cd_v1

Bonner, C. V. & Roberts, B. W. (2023). Comment on Copeland et al. (2023). Resilience isn’t found in trauma, but may be found in other life experiences. American Journal of Psychiatry, 180 (12), 868-870.

Scotney, V. S., Bonner, C. V., & Tay, L. (2023). Help-receiving in the workplace: Determinants and consequences. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management. preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/jpg9e_v1

Zyphur, M. J., Bonner, C. V., & Tay, L. (2023). Structural equation modeling in organizational research: The state of our science and some proposals for its future. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 10, 495-517.

Liou, G., Bonner, C. V., & Tay, L. (2022). A psychometric view of technology-based assessments. International Journal of Testing, 22(3-4), 216-242.

Talks, Presentations, and Posters (selected)

Bonner, C. V. (2025, July). Perspectives on suffering and character. Symposium presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, Evanston, IL. Speakers: Douglas B. Samuel, Aidan V. Campbell, and Cristy C. Pestilos.

Bonner, C. V., Hiles, E. K., & Roberts, B. W. (2025, July). Maladaptive conscientiousness: When does it actually predict undesirable outcomes? In Bonner, C. V. (Chair) Perspectives on suffering and character. Symposium talk presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, Evanston, IL.

Bonner, C. V. (2024, September). Narrative-Based Personality Assessment: Applications for Organizational Research. Invited talk presented at the Industrial and Organizational Psychology Colloquium at Purdue University. 

Bonner, C. V., Hiles, E. K., & Roberts, B. W. (2025, July). Maladaptive conscientiousness: When does it actually predict undesirable outcomes? In Bonner, C. V. (Chair) Perspectives on suffering and character. Symposium talk presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, Evanston, IL.

Bonner, C. V. (2024, April). “Sweet are the Uses of Adversity?” The Prevalence of Growth in Effortful Control Despite Adversity. Talk presented at the Social, Personality, and Organizational Psychology Colloquium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Bonner, C. V., Thapa, S., Beck, E. D., & Tay, L. (2023, July). The reliability and stability of dynamic personality parameters over a two-wave measurement burst study. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, Evanston, IL.  

Bonner, C. V. & Woo, S. E. (2023, April). Narrative-based personality assessment for workplace applications. In Wille, B. (Chair) Advancements in personality assessment at work. Symposium talk presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Boston, MA. 

Bonner, C. V. (2021, May) Generational memory and political engagement in late midlife: The case of the Baby Boom generation. Symposium talk presented at the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership’s Fifth Annual Social Justice Research Symposium, hosted online.