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1 online resource |
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Cross-cultural advancements in positive psychology, 2210-5417 ; v. 3 |
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Cross-cultural advancements in positive psychology ; v. 3.
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| Contents |
Positive Psychology and Cross-Cultural Research / Hans Henrik Knoop and Antonella Delle Fave -- VIA Character Strengths: Research and Practice (The First 10 Years) / Ryan M. Niemiec -- Addressing Current Challenges in Cross-Cultural Measurement of Well-Being: The Pemberton Happiness Index / Carmelo Vazquez and Gonzalo Hervas -- Communal Values and Individualism in Our Era of Globalization: A Comparative Longitudinal Study of Three Different Societies / Hilde Eileen Nafstad, Rolv Mikkel Blakar, Albert Botchway, Erlend Sand Bruer and Petra Filkukova, et al. -- The Relation of Basic Psychological Needs, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Life Goals, and Collectivism with Subjective Well-Being: A Case in Macedonia / Ognen Spasovski -- The Ubiquity of the Character Strengths in African Traditional Religion: A Thematic Analysis / Sahaya G. Selvam and Joanna Collicutt -- Culture, Environmental Psychology, and Well-Being: An Emergent Theoretical Framework / Nicola Rainisio and Paolo Inghilleri |
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Religion, Spirituality, and Well-Being Across Nations: The Eudaemonic and Hedonic Happiness Investigation / Antonella Delle Fave, Ingrid Brdar, Dianne Vella-Brodrick and Marie P. Wissing -- The Relationship of South African Consumers' Living Standards and Demographic Variables with Their Life Satisfaction / Leona Ungerer -- Circumstances of Well-Being Among Czech College Students / Iva Šolcová and Vladimír Kebza -- Income Is Not Associated with Positive Affect, Life Satisfaction, and Subjective Happiness Among Japanese Workers / Yasumasa Otsuka, Masashi Hori and Junko Kawahito -- Relationships Between Self-Serving Attributional Bias and Subjective Well-Being Among Danish and Spanish Women / Pilar Sanjuán and Kristine Jensen de Lopez -- Optimistic Attributional Style and Parental Behaviour in the Educational Framework: A Cross-Cultural Perspective / Loredana Ruxandra Gherasim, Simona Butnaru, Alin Gavreliuc and Luminita Mihaela Iacob |
| Summary |
This anthology focuses on empirical studies comparing cultures in relation to central positive psychological topics. 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 appro |
| Analysis |
Philosophy (General) |
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Quality of Life -- Research |
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Applied psychology |
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Psychology |
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Positive Psychology |
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Cross Cultural Psychology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychology, Applied.
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Positive psychology -- Cross-cultural studies
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Quality of life -- Cross-cultural studies
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Self-perception.
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Psychology.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
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Self Concept
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Psychology
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Psychology, Applied
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psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Movements -- General.
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Self-perception
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Psychology
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Cross-cultural studies
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Positive psychology
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Psychology, Applied
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Quality of life
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Cross-cultural studies
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Knoop, Hans Henrik
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Delle Fave, Antonella.
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| ISBN |
9789400746114 |
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9400746113 |
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