ISBN:
9789400746114
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (VI, 221 p. 10 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology 3
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Well-being and cultures
Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
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Quality of Life Research
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Psychology
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Quality of Life
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Applied psychology
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Philosophy (General)
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Quality of Life
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Quality of Life Research
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Applied psychology
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Psychology, Applied
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Quality of Life
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Self Concept
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift
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Wohlbefinden
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Positive Psychologie
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Konferenz
;
Wohlbefinden
;
Positive Psychologie
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Konferenz
Abstract:
Chapter 1. Positive Psychology and cros-cultural research; Hans Henrik Knoop and Antonella Delle Fave -- Chapter 2. VIA Character Strenghts -Research and Practice: The First 10 Years; Ryan M. Niemiec -- Chapter 3. Addressing current challenges in cross-cultural measurement of well-being: The Pemberton Happiness Index; Carmelo Vazquez and Gonzalo Hervas -- Chapter 4. Comnunal values and individualism in our era of globalization: A comparative longitudinal study of different societies; Holde Eileen Nafstad and Erland Sand Bruer -- Chapter 5. The Relation of Basic Psychological Needs, Intrinsic and Extrinsicc Life Goals and Collectivism with Subjective Well-Being; A Case in Macedonia -- Chapter 6. The Ubiquity of the Character Strenghts in African Traditional Religion: A Thematic Analysis -- Chapter 7. Culture, Environmental Psychology and Well-Being: An Emergent Theoretical Framework; Nicola Rainisio -- Chapter 8. Religion, Spirituality and Well-Being across Nations: The Eudaimonic and Hedonic Happiness Investigation; Antonella Delle Fave, Ingrid Brdar, Dianne Vella-Brodrick and Marie P. Wissing -- Chapter 9. The Relationship of South African consumers' living standards and demographic variables with their life satisfaction -- Chapter 10. Circumstances of Well-Being among Czech College Students; Iva Solcava and Vladimir Kebza -- Chapter 11. Income is Not Associated with positive Affect, Life Satisfaction, and Subjective Happiness among Japanese Workers; Yasumasa Otsuka, Masashi Hori, and Junko Kawahito -- Chapter 12. Relationships between self Serving Attributional Bias and Subjective Well-being among Danish and Spanish Women; Pilar Sanjuana and Kristine Jensen de Lopez -- Chapter 13. Optimistic Attributional Style and Parental Behaviour in the Educational Framework: A Cross-Cultural Perpective; Loredana Ruxandra Gherasim, Simona Butnaru, Alin Gavreliuc and Luminita Mihaela Iacob.-
Abstract:
This anthology focuses on empirical studies comparing cultures in relation to central positive psychological topics. It contains selected papers from the 5th European Conference on Positive Psychology held in 2010 in Denmark. The book starts out with an introductory chapter that brings together the main ideas and findings within an integrative perspective, based on a broad theoretical framework encompassing interdisciplinary and methodological issues. It gives special emphasis to some open issues in the theory and assessment of culture-related dimensions, and to the potential of positive psychology in addressing them. The introductory chapter is followed by two chapters that examine theoretical approaches and instruments developed to assess happiness and well-being across cultures. Following that examination, five chapters are devoted to the relationship between well-being, cultures and values. The second half of the book prominently investigates well-being across cultures in the light of socio-economic factors. This book shows that positive psychology, now officially well into its second decade, is providing still finer-grained perspectives on the diversity of cultures along with insights about our shared human nature, uniting us for better or worse
Description / Table of Contents:
Well-Being and Cultures; Contents; Chapter 1: Positive Psychology and Cross-Cultural Research; Prologue: One World, No Neighbours?; Individuals and Cultures: A Multifaceted Interaction; Composition of This Volume; References; Chapter 2: VIA Character Strengths: Research and Practice (The First 10 Years); Introduction; The VIA Classification; Prevalence; The VIA Survey; Conceptualization of "Character"; Character Strengths: Empirical Research; Character Strengths and Life Satisfaction; Character Strengths and Health and Wellness; Character Strengths and Achievement
Description / Table of Contents:
Character Strengths and Psychological ProblemsCharacter Strengths: Additional Research; Character Strengths: Practical Applications; General Approach; Signature Strengths; Wisdom Strengths; Courage Strengths; Humanity Strengths; Justice Strengths; Temperance Strengths; Transcendence Strengths; Future Directions; References; Chapter 3: Addressing Current Challenges in Cross-Cultural Measurement of Well-Being: The Pemberton Happiness Index; Challenges in Current Cross-Cultural Research; First Challenge: What to Measure; Second Challenge: How to Measure
Description / Table of Contents:
Third Challenge: The Search for Efficient MeasuresThe Pemberton Happiness Index: Measuring Remembered and Experienced Well-Being; Scoring Remembered and Experienced Well-Being in the PHI; Psychometric Properties of the PHI; Remembered Versus Experienced Well-Being; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Communal Values and Individualism in Our Era of Globalization: A Comparative Longitudinal Study of Three Different Societies; Introduction 1; The Concept of Ideology and the Ideology of Neoliberalism; Ideologies and Language Usage; Individualism and Communal Values in an Era of Globalization
Description / Table of Contents:
The Czech Republic, Ghana, and NorwayMethod; A Longitudinal Design; Materials: Search Words; Materials: Newspapers; Results: Presentation and Discussion; Norway (1984-2008); Ghana (1999-2008); The Czech Republic; Norway, Ghana, and the Czech Republic: Comparisons for the Period 1999-2008; Limitations of the Present Study; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: The Relation of Basic Psychological Needs, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Life Goals, and Collectivism with Subjective Well-Being: A Case in Macedonia; Introduction; Defining Concepts; Method; Participants and Procedure; Measures; Results
Description / Table of Contents:
DiscussionReferences; Chapter 6: The Ubiquity of the Character Strengths in African Traditional Religion: A Thematic Analysis; Introduction; Religious Traditions and the Character Strengths; African Traditional Religion; Research Questions; Method; Data Set; Method of Analysis; Procedure of Analysis; Results; Discussion; It Takes a Village: The Context and Purpose of Wisdom and Knowledge; Abundant Life: African "Vitalogy" as the Basis for Courage and Integrity; There Is One More Place: African Expressions of Humanity; I Am Because We Are: African Citizenship, Leadership and Justice
Description / Table of Contents:
Maintaining Communion: Regulation and Reconciliation
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10.1007/978-94-007-4611-4
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