Character, Responsibility, and Well-Being: Influences on Mental Health and Constructive Behavior Patterns

• Main Author: Danilo Garcia (auth)
• Other Authors: Ann-Christine Andersson Arnten (auth), Trevor Archer (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; Well-being; Character; responsibility; Personality; Virtues
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Character can be defined as self-aware knowledge that helps the individual to set goals, values and ethical principles (Cloninger, 2004). This meta-cognitive dimension of human personality involves 'Theory of Mind', and is positively related to measures of well-being, mental health, and co...