A life worth living : contributions to positive psychology / edited by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Isabella Selega Csikszentmihalyi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, editor.

Csikszentmihalyi, Isabella Selega, editor.

Gallup Organization, contributor.

Series:

Series in positive psychology.

Oxford scholarship online.

Series in positive psychology

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Positive psychology--Congresses.

Positive psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brings together thoughts on postive psychology. This work includes historical, philosophical, and empirical views of what matter for personal happiness and well-being. This book agrees on principles of optimal development that start with material concerns and lead to embracing the goals of others and the well-being of the environment.

Contents:

Positive psychology traditions in classical European psychology / Csaba Pléh

The Values in Action (VIA) classification of strengths / Christopher Peterson

Positive personality development : approaching personal autonomy / Dmitry Leontiev

Spirituality : recent progress / Robert A. Emmons

The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions / Barbara L. Fredrickson

Benefits of emotional intelligence / Daisy D. Grewal and Peter Salovey

Strategies for achieving well-being / Jane Henry

Adaptive resources in later life : tenacious goal pursuit and flexible goal adjustment / Jochen Brandtstädter

The impact of subjective experience on the quality of life : a central issue for health professionals / Antonella Delle Fave

What works makes you happy : the role of personal goals in life-span development / Jari-Erik Nurmi and Katariina Salmela-Aro

Materialism and its alternatives / Tim Kasser

Getting older, getting better? recent psychological evidence / Kennon Sheldon

Afterword: breaking the 65 percent barrier / Martin E. P. Seligman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

"This book is a product of The Gallup International Positive Psychology Summit (GIPPS) established in 1997 by The Gallup Organization."--P. [v].

Previously issued in print: 2006.

ISBN:

0-19-029202-4

0-19-773598-3

1-280-84499-X

0-19-803927-1

1-4294-0287-3

OCLC:

476005934