Describing the person’s external environment: Conceptualizing and measuring the Life Space
Abstract
A measure is developed for the depiction of a person's external life space. This external life space is divided into a person's biological foundations, the groups which contain the person, and the person's interactions with the environment. The overall measure is characterized by five factors including Caring Environment, Drug Culture Environment, Social Interacting Environment, Athletic Environment, and Isolated Environment. These dimensions correlate with measures of internal personality processes; they also help contextualize the person in his or her environment.
Department
Psychology
Publication Date
9-1-1998
Journal Title
Journal of Research in Personality
Publisher
Elsevier
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Mayer, J. D., Carlsmith, K. M., & Chabot, H. F. (1998). Describing the person’s external environment: Conceptualizing and measuring the Life Space. Journal of Research in Personality, 32, 253-296.