A life worth living contributions to positive psychology

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 an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Gallup Organization, contributor (contributor)
Otros Autores: Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, editor (editor), Csikszentmihalyi, Isabella Selega, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2023.
Colección:Series in positive psychology.
Oxford scholarship online.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798119306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.