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  • Positive Psychology in Latin America

    Edited by Alejandro Castro Solano ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume describes a culture-fair perspective on positive psychology research and practice in Latin America. It provides a deep understanding of the ways in which context can affect practice, intervention and research results. The development of Positive Psychology in areas such as test adaptation and construction, prediction of academic achievement and empowerment of children at risk is ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Happiness in Children

    Measurement, Correlates and Enhancement of Positive Subjective Well-Being

    by Mark D Holder ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This briefs summarizes the research on positive well-being in children, with a particular focus on their happiness. It starts with a discussion of the constructs of positive psychology (i.e., well-being, happiness and life satisfaction), and then outlines the research that shows the importance of studying well-being. Next, it explores how researchers measure happiness and what these measures tell ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Flow and the Foundations of Positive Psychology

    The Collected Works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

    by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    The second volume in the collected works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi covers about thirty years of Csikszentmihalyi‘s work on three main and interconnected areas of study: attention, flow and positive psychology. Describing attention as psychic energy and in the footsteps of William James, Csikszentmihalyi explores the allocation of attention, the when and where and the amount of attention humans ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The PROSPER School Pathways for Student Wellbeing

    Policy and Practices

    by Toni Noble, Helen McGrath ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This brief defines student wellbeing and outlines seven evidence-informed pathways that schools can take to promote student wellbeing and develop their school as an enabling institution. The acronym PROSPER is applied as an organizer for both the psychological elements of wellbeing and for these Positive Education pathways. These pathways focus on encouraging Positivity, building Relationships, ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Positive Relationships

    Evidence Based Practice across the World

    Edited by Sue Roffey ...
    Relationships are at the heart of our lives; at home with our families, with our friends, in schools and colleges, with colleagues at the workplace and in our diverse communities. The quality of these relationships determines our individual well-being, how well we learn, develop and function, our sense of connectedness with others and the health so society. This unique volume brings together ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Purpose in Life

    A Critical Component of Optimal Youth Development

    by Kendall Cotton Bronk ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume integrates and makes sense of the growing body of theoretical and empirical research conducted on purpose across the lifespan. It opens with a comprehensive yet detailed discussion of the definitions of purpose most commonly used in studies on the topic. In addition to defining the construct, the author also discusses its philosophical roots and distinguishes it from related concepts, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior

    by Richard M. Ryan, Edward L. Deci ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Early in this century, most empirically oriented psychologists believed that all motivation was based in the physiology of a set of non-nervous system tissue needs. The theories of that era reflected this belief and used it in an attempt to explain an increasing number of phenomena. It was not until the 1950s that it became irrefutably clear that much of human motivation is based not in these ... Read more

    $296.09 USD

  • Human Autonomy in Cross-Cultural Context

    Perspectives on the Psychology of Agency, Freedom, and Well-Being

    Edited by Valery I. Chirkov, Kennon M. Sheldon, Richard Ryan ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume presents the reader with a stimulating tapestry of essays exploring the nature of personal autonomy, self-determination, and agency, and their role in human optimal functioning at multiple levels of analysis from personal to societal and cross-cultural. The starting point for these explorations is self-determination theory, an integrated theory of human motivation and healthy ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • The Power of Mindfulness

    Mindfulness Meditation Training in Sport (MMTS)

    by Amy Baltzell, Joshua Summers ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book offers both sport psychology practitioners and sport athletes a clear understanding of mindfulness to help athletes optimize sport performance. It provides a clear insight how sport athletes can learn to increase their ability to concentrate, be fully present during high pressure competition and how to effectively respond to distracting thoughts and emotions (e.g. performance anxiety; ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • The Pursuit of Human Well-Being

    The Untold Global History

    Edited by Richard J. Estes, M. Joseph Sirgy ...
    Series series International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
    This handbook informs the reader about how much progress we, the human race, have made in enhancing the quality of life on this planet. Many skeptics focus on how the quality of life has deteriorated over the course of human history, particularly given World War II and its aftermath. This handbook provides a positive perspective on the history of well-being. Quality of life, as documented by ... Read more

    $215.99 USD

  • Psychological Selection and Optimal Experience Across Cultures

    Social Empowerment through Personal Growth

    by Antonella Delle Fave, Fausto Massimini, Marta Bassi ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    What does Western science know about the relationship between individual well-being and cultural trends? What can learn from other cultural traditions? What do the recent advancements in positive psychology teach us on this issue, particularly the eudaimonic framework, which emphasizes the connections between personal well-being and social welfare?People grow and live in cultures that deeply ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Development and Evaluation of Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programs (P.A.T.H.S.)

    Edited by Daniel T.L. SHEK, Rachel C. F. Sun ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book outlines the development, implementation and evaluation of a project entitled “P.A.T.H.S. to Adulthood: A Jockey Club Youth Enhancement Scheme," with P.A.T.H.S. denoting Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social programmes.This pioneer project was conducted in Hong Kong between 2005 and 2012 with more than 210,000 participants. Its goal was to help students meet various ... Read more

    $89.09 USD