Personality and Well-being Across the Life-Span [electronic resource] /
Blatný, Marek.editor.
Both an individual's personality and well-being are important throughout their lives. This book explores the current research on links between personality predictors of well-being and social adjustment using empirical studies to suggest that their influence can vary depending on the key developmental stage.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover ; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction                     ; 2 Successful Development                               ; 2.1 Definition                     ; 2.2 Terminological inconsistency                                       ; 2.3 Dimensions of successful development                                               ; 2.4 Interconnection between psychological and social functioning                                                                       ; 3 Well-being
3.1 Introduction                       3.2 Two traditions of well-being research                                                ; 3.2.1 Subjective well-being                                  ; 3.2.2 Psychological well-being                                     ; 3.2.3 Related but distinct                                 ; 3.3 Well-being and socio-demographic factors                                                   ; 3.4 Well-being and personality traits
3.5 Well-being and characteristics adaptations and personal narratives                                                                             3.5.1 Characteristics adaptations                                        ; 3.5.2 Personal narratives                                ; 3.6 Well-being and personality traits in a life span perspective                                                                       ; 4 Social Functioning                           ; 4.1 Definition and structure
4.2 Sources of social functioning                                        4.2.1 Intelligence and academic setting                                              ; 4.2.2 Temperament and personality                                        ; 4.2.3 Social relationships                                 ; 5 Cultural Aspects of Successful Development
6 Openness, Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, and Adolescent Well-being: Evidence from Six Cultural Contexts                                                                                                                 6.1 Introduction                       ; 6.1.1 Sex differences in Big Five factors' mean levels and factor invariance                                                                                   ; 6.1.2 Cross-cultural and cross-national comparisons of Big Five
6.2 Big Five and well-being
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Both an individual's personality and well-being are important throughout their lives. This book explores the current research on links between personality predictors of well-being and social adjustment using empirical studies to suggest that their influence can vary depending on the key developmental stage.
Developmental psychology.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Self.
Identity (Psychology).
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Social sciences.
Developmental Psychology.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Self and Identity.
Child and School Psychology.
Social Sciences, general.