Friendship and happiness : across the life-span and cultures / Melikşah Demir, editor.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Demir, Melikşah, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Friendship--Sociological aspects.
• Quality of life.

Physical Description:

xii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, [2015]

Summary:

This is the first book that explicitly focuses on the relationships between various types of friendship experiences and happiness. It addresses historical, theoretical, and measurement issues in the study of friendship and happiness (e.g., why friends are important for happiness). In order to achieve a balanced evaluation of this area as a whole, many chapters in the book conclude with a critical appraisal of what is known about the role of friendship in happiness, and provide important directions for future research. Experts from different parts of the world provide in-depth, authoritative reviews on the association between different types of friendship experiences (e.g., friendship quantity, quality) and happiness in different age groups and cultures. An ideal resource for researchers and students of positive psychology, this rich, clear, and up-to-date book serves as an important reference for academicians in related fields of psychology such as cross-cultural, developmental and social.

Contents:

• Friendship and Happiness From a Philosophical Perspective / Sandra Lynch
• Friendship and Happiness from a Sociological Perspective / Silvana Greco, Mary Holmes and Jordan McKenzie
• Friends and Happiness: An Evolutionary Perspective on Friendship / David M.G. Lewis, Laith Al-Shawaf, Eric M. Russell and David M. Buss
• Friendship and Happiness: A Bidirectional Dynamic Process / Lina María Saldarriaga, William M. Bukowski and Carolina Greco
• Children's Friendships and Positive Well-Being / Mark D. Holder and Ben Coleman
• Friendship and Happiness in Adolescence / Catherine L. Bagwell, Karen P. Kochel and Michelle E. Schmidt
• Friendship and Happiness Among Young Adults / Melikşah Demir, Haley Orthel-Clark, Metin Özdemir and Sevgi Bayram Özdemir
• Friendship and Happiness Among Middle-Aged Adults / Katherine L. Fiori and Christy A. Denckla
• Friendship and Happiness in the Third Age / Rebecca G. Adams and Emily M. Taylor
• Cross-sex Friendship and Happiness / Amanda D. Procsal, Melikșah Demir, Aysun Doğan, Ayc̦a Özen and Nebi Sümer
• Social Media, Friendship, and Happiness in the Millennial Generation / Adriana M. Manago and Lanen Vaughn
• Friendship and Happiness in Navajos (Bik'éí Diné Baa' Hózhó) / Angela A. A. Willeto
• Friendship and Happiness in Latin America: A Review / Agnaldo Garcia, Fábio Nogueira Pereira and Maria Daniela Corrêa de Macedo
• Family, Friends, and Subjective Well-being: A Comparison Between the West and Asia / Tianyuan Li and Sheung-Tak Cheng
• The Interplay Between Attachment to Mother and Friendship Quality in Predicting Life Satisfaction Among Turkish Children / Nebi Sümer
• How are Positive and Negative Peer Relations Related to Positive and Negative Affect in Adolescents Over Time in New Zealand? / Paul E. Jose
• Friendship, Needs Satisfaction, and Happiness Among College Students in France and Lebanon / Melikșah Demir, Frédérique Cuisinier and Brigitte Khoury
• I am so Happy 'Cause my Best Friend is There for me When Things go Right: Friendship and Happiness Among Emerging Adults in Algeria and Slovakia / Melikșah Demir, Mustapha Achoui and Jaromir Šimonek

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9789401796026
• 9401796025

OCLC:

892457690