Dan P. McAdams is a professor of psychology and director of the Foley Center for the Study of Lives at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. McAdams’ research examines how people develop their identities, and he has studied “generativity,” adults’ concern for the next generation. His book The Redemptive Self: Stories Americans Live By, which finds personal redemption a major theme in the lives of highly generative people, won several awards. He can speak about the role of gratitude in personality development.
| Website | http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/foley/profile/?ProfileID=46 |
| Email address | dmca@northwestern.edu |
| Phone number | 847-491-4174 |
| Categories | education, Science & health, Society & culture |
| Locations | Illinois, United States of America |
| Resource Types | Sources |
| Languages | English |