Education
He was raised in Gary, Indiana, where he attended nearby Valparaiso University. In 1979 he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from the Harvard Department of Social Relations.
He was raised in Gary, Indiana, where he attended nearby Valparaiso University. In 1979 he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from the Harvard Department of Social Relations.
McAdams is the author of The Person: An Introduction to the Science of Personality Psychology, a classroom textbook. He co-edited, with Amia Lieblich and Ruthellen Josselson, the eleven-book series "The Narrative Study of Lives". His three level model of personality has been widely cited and was used in The Happiness Hypothesis book
The three levels are: Dispositional traits, a person’s general tendencies.
Foreign example, the Big Five personality traits lists: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism. Characteristic adaptations, a person’s desires, beliefs, concerns, and coping mechanisms.
Life stories, the stories that give a life a sense of unity, meaning, and purpose. This is known as Narrative identity.
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He is a member of the The Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group at the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics.
