Personality and Well-being Across the Life-Span
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 influen
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Personality and Well-being Across the Life-Span Edited by
Marek Blatný Senior Researcher, Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Editorial matter and selection © Marek Blatný 2015 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-43995-6 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-56861-1 ISBN 978-1-137-43996-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137439963 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Personality and well-being across the life-span / [edited by] Marek Blatný. pages cm Includes index. 1. Personality. 2. Well-being. 3. Developmental psychology. I. Blatný, Marek. BF698.P3587 2015 155.2—dc23
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Contents List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Acknowledgements
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Notes on Contributors
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Introduction Marek Blatný and Katarína Millová
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Successful Development Katarína Millová 2.1 Definition 2.2 Terminological inconsistency 2.3 Dimensions of successful development 2.4 Interconnection between psychological and social functioning
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Well-being Marek Blatný and Iva Šolcová 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 Cha
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