Quality of Life and Personality Development: A Reply to Land and Michalos

E. Scott Huebner ()
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E. Scott Huebner: University of South Carolina

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, vol. 135, issue 3, No 14, 1025 pages

Abstract: Abstract Land and Michael’s (this issue) offer an excellent overview of the evolving status of the social indicators movement, with thoughtful recommendations for future research. I argue that QOL researchers may want to consider paying increased attention to advances in the science of personality development, such as those articulated in McAdams' (The art and science of personality development. Guilford Press, New York, 2015), in conceptualizing comprehensive assessments of the QOL. Specifically, McAdams' synthesis of the literature on personal agency should provide a useful beginning for developmentally-informed discussions of the potential evolving nature of QOL and its antecedents, correlates, and consequences, with the goal of ensuring greater relevance of QOL evaluations to all age groups.

Keywords: QOL; Assessment; Personality; Development; Agency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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