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  • Solitude

    The Science and Power of Being Alone

    The average adult spends nearly one-third of their waking life alone. How do we overcome the stigma of solitude and find strength in going it alone? Whether we love it or try to avoid it, we can make better use of that time. The science of solitude shows that alone time can be a powerful space used to tap into countless benefits. Translating key research findings into actionable facts and advice, ... Read more

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  • Human Motivation and Interpersonal Relationships

    Theory, Research, and Applications

    Edited by Netta Weinstein ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume summarizes and organizes a growing body of research supporting the role of motivation in adaptive and rewarding interpersonal interactions with others. The field of human motivation is rapidly growing but most studies have focused on the effects of motivation on individuals' personal happiness and task engagement. Only recently have theorists and empiricists begun to recognize that ... Read more

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    Solitude

    The Science and Power of Being Alone

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    10 hours 43 min

    The average adult spends nearly one-third of their waking life alone. How do we overcome the stigma of solitude and find strength in going it alone? Whether we love it or try to avoid it, we can make better use of that time. The science of solitude shows that alone time can be a powerful space used to tap into countless benefits. Translating key research findings into actionable facts and advice, ... Read more

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  • The PROSPER School Pathways for Student Wellbeing

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    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

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  • Flow and the Foundations of Positive Psychology

    The Collected Works of 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

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  • The Experience of Meaning in Life

    Classical Perspectives, Emerging Themes, and Controversies

    This edited volume takes an in depth exploration into the burgeoning field of meaning in life in the psychological sciences. Each chapter features leading scholars who describes current empirical findings in a thorough and accessible manner, highlighting important issues and controversies facing the scientific study of meaning in life. The book covers an exhaustive range of topics including ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior

    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

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  • Human Autonomy in Cross-Cultural Context

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

    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

  • Humor at Work in Teams, Leadership, Negotiations, Learning and Health

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art on the adaptive and maladaptive functions of humor. Humor is inescapable in our daily interactions - also at the work place. Affiliative, self-enhancing, self-deprecating and aggressive humor can all occur at work and have unique and sometimes ambiguous effects. The volume presents humor research on five important workplace topics: ... Read more

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  • The Complexity of Workplace Humour

    Laughter, Jokers and the Dark Side of Humour

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book discusses boundaries for organizational humour as well as the jokers and jesters that enliven modern workplaces. It has long been accepted that humour and tragedy can occupy the same space and that is eloquently demonstrated in this book. Using ethnographic research techniques, a selection of stories, ruminations, cartoons, and narratives of events is combined with theoretical ... Read more

    $49.49 USD