Scientific advances in positive psychology / Meg A. Warren and Stewart I. Donaldson, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warren, Meg A., editor.

Donaldson, Stewart I. (Stewart Ian), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Positive psychology.

Physical Description:

x, 306 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

Contents:

Evaluating scientific progress in positive psychology / Meghana A. Warren, Scott I. Donaldson, and Stewart I. Donaldson

Increasing well-being in independent and interdependent cultures / Lillian Shin and Sonja Lyubomirsky

Positive emotions / Michelle N. Shiota, Claire I. Yee, Makenzie J. O?Neil, and Alexander F. Danvers

Strengths of character and virtues : what we know and what we still want to learn / Nansook Park, Michael Barton, and Jace Pillay

Current theories and research in the psychology of gratitude / Philip C. Watkins and Joshua Bell

Posttraumatic growth : a brief history and evaluation / Richard G. Tedeschi, Cara L. Blevins, and Olivia M. Riffle

Positive youth development : how intrinsic motivation amplifies adolescents' social-emotional learning / Reed W. Larson, Carolyn Orson, and Jill Bowers

Taking positive psychology to the workplace : positive organizational psychology, positive organizational behavior, and positive organizational scholarship / Meghana A. Warren, Stewart I. Donaldson, and Fred Luthans

Progressing positive education and promoting visible well-being in schools / Lea Waters

Cultural context in positive psychology: history, research, and opportunities for growth / Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti and Lisa M. Edwards

About the editors and contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Scientific advances in positive psychology

ISBN:

9781440834806

1440834806

OCLC:

983784947