Dan P. McAdams

Dan P. McAdams
Born (1954-02-07) February 7, 1954
Lynwood, California[1]
Fields Narrative psychology and Thematic coherence
Institutions Northwestern University (professor)

Dan P. McAdams (born February 7, 1954) is a professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University.[2]

He was raised in Gary, Indiana, where he attended nearby Valparaiso University. In 1979 he was awarded a Ph.D. from the Harvard Department of Social Relations.[3]

McAdams is the author of The Person: An Introduction to the Science of Personality Psychology,[4] a classroom textbook.[1] He co-edited, with Amia Lieblich and Ruthellen Josselson, the eleven-book series "The Narrative Study of Lives".[5] He is a member of the The Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group at the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics.[6]

Three Levels of Personality

His three level model of personality [7] has been widely cited[8] and was used in The Happiness Hypothesis book.[9] The three levels are :

  1. Dispositional traits, a person’s general tendencies. For example, the Big Five personality traits lists: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism.
  2. Characteristic adaptations, a person’s desires, beliefs, concerns, and coping mechanisms.
  3. Life stories, the stories that give a life a sense of unity, meaning, and purpose. This is known as Narrative identity.

Publication

Bibliography

Selected publications:[2]

Articles and essays

References

  1. 1 2 "Narrative psychology: Internet and resource guide". Le Moyne College. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Faculty Profiles". Department of Psychology, Northwestern University. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  3. "faculty profiles". UNDERGRAD PSYCH ASSOC. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  4. "Dan P. McAdams Author Page". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  5. "Foley Center". Foley Center, Northwestern University. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  6. "The Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group". Becker Friedman Institute. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  7. "What Do We Know When We Know a Person?" (PDF). Journal of Personality, 1995. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  8. "Google Scholar Citations". Google. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  9. The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. p. 142.


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