Friendship and Happiness : Across the Life-Span and Cultures / edited by Melikşah Demir.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Demir, Melikşah, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Positive psychology.

Quality of life.

Positive Psychology.

Quality of Life Research.

Local Subjects:

Positive Psychology.

Quality of Life Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Language Note:

English

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:

Part I. Perspectives on Friendship and Happiness

Chapter 1. Friendship and Happiness from a Philosophical Perspective; Sandra Lynch

Chapter 2. Friendship and Happiness from a Sociological Perspective; Silvana Greco, Mary Holmes and Jordan McKenzie

Chapter 3. Friends and Happiness: An Evolutionary Perspective on Friendship; David Lewis, Laith Al-Shaway, Eric M. Russell and David M. Buss

Chapter 4. Friendship and Happiness: A Bidirectional Dynamic Process; Lina María Saldarriaga, William Bukowski and Carolina Greco

Part II. Friendship and Happiness across the Lifespan: Reviews of the Literature

Chapter 5. Children's Friendship and Positive Well-Being; Mark Holder and Ben Coleman

Chapter 6. Friendship and Happiness in Adolescence; Catherine L. Bagwell, Karen P. Kochel and Michelle E. Schmidt

Chapter 7. Friendship and Happiness among Young Adults; Melikşah Demir, Haley Orthel, Metin Özdemir and Sevgi Özdemir

Chapter 8. Friendship and Happiness among Middle-Aged Adults; Katherine L. Fiori and Christy A. Denckla

Chapter 9. Friendship and Happiness in the Third Age; Rebecca Adams and Emily M. Taylor

Chapter 10. Cross-Sex Friendship and Happiness; Amanda Procsal, Melikşah Demir, Aysun Doğan, Ayça Özen and Nebi Sümer

Chapter 11. Social Media, Friendship and Happiness in the Millennial Generation; Adriana M. Manago and Lanen Vaughn

Part III. Friendship and Happiness across Cultures

Chapter 12. Friendship and Happiness in Navajos (Bik’éí Diné Baa’ Hózhó); Angela A.A. Willeto

Chapter 13. Friendship and Happiness in Latin America: A Review; Agnaldo Garcia, Fábio Nogueira Pereira and Maria Daniela Corrêa de Macedo

Chapter 14. Family, Friends and Subjective Well-Being: A Comparison between the West and Asia; Tianyuan Li and Sheung-Tak Cheng

Chapter 15. Attachment Avoidance Harms Friendship Quality and Life Satisfaction among Turkish Children; Nebi Sümer

Chapter 16. How Are Positve and Negative Peer Relations Related to Positive and Negative Affect in Adolescents over Time? (New Zealand); Paul E. Rose

Chapter 17. Friendship, Needs Satisfaction and Happiness among College Students in France and Lebanon; Melikşah Demir, Frédérique Cuisiner and Brigitte Khoury

Chapter 18. I Am So Happy 'Cause My Best Friend Is There for Me When Things Are Go Right: Friendship and Happiness among Emerging Adults in Algeria and Slovakia; Melikşah Demir, Mustapha Achoui and Jaromir Simonek.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

94-017-9603-3