Psychological well-being : cultural influences, measurement strategies and health implications / Rafael Bowers, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowers, Rafael, editor.

Series:

Psychology research progress series.

Psychology Research Progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Satisfaction.

Motivation (Psychology).

Well-being.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Psychological well-being can be influenced by several factors. This book provides research and reviews cultural influences of well-being, as well as discusses measurement strategies and health implications. Chapter One studies immigrants' psychological well-being by investigating their motivation, preference of tourist activities, and emotional experiences during their visit to their homeland. Chapter Two proposes the creation and validation of theories and measures on positive psychological constructs that can be integrated into a tool that aims at what might be called a desirable and credible global psychology. Chapter Three examines the relationship between language, identity and behavioral acculturation and well-being among non-western skilled migrants in a western host society. Chapter Four discusses well-being, health status and culture. Chapter Five analyzes emotional intelligence in adolescents. Chapter Six provides a study of the psychological well-being of Chinese immigrant adolescents. Chapter Seven explains variables related to psychological well-being, and discuss the importance of psychological well-being in the field of psychological counseling and guidance. Chapter Eight examines the predictive role of marital relations and communication styles in psychological well-being within a model proposed by Ryff. The final chapter studies the psychological health among frail older adults with chronic pain.

Contents:

PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING CULTURAL INFLUENCES, MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS ; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING CULTURAL INFLUENCES, MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HOMELAND TOURISM: TRAVEL MOTIVES, TOURIST EXPERIENCES AND FEELINGS; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; LITERATURE REVIEW ; Immigrants' Travel Behavior ; Homeland Tourism Experience ; METHODOLOGY ; RESULTS ; Travel Motivation of Homeland Tourists ; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; Travel Motivation

Tourist ActivitiesEmotional Experiences ; Implications and Limitations ; REFERENCES; Chapter 2 TOWARD A GLOBAL CONCEPTUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT IN POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Problem Statement ; Research Question; STUDY 1 ; METHOD ; Participants ; Instruments ; Procedure ; Data Analysis ; RESULTS ; STUDY 2: METHOD ; Participants ; Instruments ; Procedure ; Data Analysis ; RESULTS ; STUDIES 3 AND 4 ; Generosity from Sommerfeld's Perspective (2009) ; Interpersonal Generosity according to Smith and Hill (2009) ; Generosity according to the Authors of this Chapter

STUDY 3: METHOD Participants ; Instruments ; Procedure ; Data Analysis ; RESULTS ; STUDY 4: METHOD ; Participants ; Instruments; Procedure ; Data Analysis ; RESULTS ; STUDY 5 ; Conceptualization and Measurement of Thompson, Snyder, Hoffman, Michael, Rasmussen, Billings, Heinze, Neufeld, Shorey, Roberts, & Roberts (2005) on forgiveness ; Conceptualization of Forgiveness by the Authors of this Chapter ; METHOD ; Participants; Instruments ; Procedure ; Data Analysis ; RESULTS ; GENERAL DISCUSSION ; APPENDIX A. ; APPENDIX B. ; APPENDIX C.; APPENDIX D. ; APPENDIX E. ; APPENDIX F. ; APPENDIX G.

REFERENCES Chapter 3 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE, IDENTITY AND BEHAVIOURAL ACCULTURATION AND WELL-BEING AMONG NON-WESTERN SKILLED MIGRANTS IN A WESTERN HOST SOCIETY ; ABSTRACT ; SKILLED MIGRATION IN THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT ; ASIAN CENTURY IN MIGRATION; CHALLENGES FOR SKILLED MIGRANTS ; ACCULTURATION AND MIGRATION OUTCOMES ; THE CURRENT RESEARCH; Definition of Key Terms ; Acculturation ; Assimilation ; Social Integration ; Dimensions of Acculturation ; WELL-BEING: LIFE SATISFACTION ; Does Acculturation Influence Migrants' Well-being?

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AND MIGRANTS' EXPERIENCES Age at Migration ; Years since Migration; Level of Education; Pre-Migration Socio-Economic Status ; Expectation to Return to Country of Birth ; METHOD; Participants ; MEASURES; Procedure ; RESULTS ; DISCUSSION ; Acculturation ; Well-Being ; Relationship between Acculturation and Well-Being; LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 WELL-BEING, HEALTH STATUS AND CULTURE: FINDINGS FROM THE MILAN STUDY ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; 1. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND ; 2. METHODOLOGY

2.1. The Psychological General Well-being Index (PGWBI)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-370-3