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Department of Psychology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 |
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Associate Professor
Research Affiliate German Institute for Economic Research
Associate Editor Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Research Interests I investigate the causes, consequences, and measurement of positive emotional well-being. Specifically, I focus on three interrelated questions about positive emotional experiences. First, I investigate the associations among personality traits and well-being constructs, focusing mostly on the relation between extraversion and positive affect. I use the results of these studies to develop theories about the functions of emotions and the mechanisms underlying personality traits. Second, I investigate more general questions regarding the causes and consequences of positive emotional well-being. For example, I have examined the extent to which factors such as age, sex, marital status, and unemployment are associated with well-being, and the extent to which people can adapt to major life events. And finally, in all of these projects, I pay careful attention to measurement issues, focusing on the quality of the measures that we use to assess personality and well-being.
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Michigan State University |
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Richard E. Lucas |
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Updated September 14, 2006 |