Positive Psychological Science
Improving Everyday Life, Well-Being, Work, Education, and Societies Across the Globe
by Stewart I. Donaldson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Jeanne Nakamura
2nd Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781138302297 |
| eText ISBN | 9780429679445 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 304 |
Positive Psychological Science: Improving Everyday Life, Well-Being, Work, Education, and Societies Across the Globe, 2nd Edition, is an anthology linking theory-driven psychological research with real-world applications. The volume illustrates how empirical findings can guide improvements across personal life, health care environments, schools, and workplaces.
Coverage spans foundational well-being concepts, positive organizational dynamics, and educational frameworks. Among its specific discussions, the collection examines the cultivation of positive emotions to support human flourishing.
Intended for psychologists, educators, leaders, and researchers, the 2020 edition incorporates empirical findings and adds three chapters focused on relationships and love, purpose, and educational practice.
Table of Contents
Chapter Series Foreword: Series Foreword
Chapter 1: Theory-driven Positive Psychological Science: A Global Perspective
Chapter 2: National Accounts of Well-Being for Public Policy
Chapter 3: Cultivating Positive Emotions to Enhance Human Flourishing
Chapter 4: The Science of Positive Relationships and Love
Chapter 5: The Importance of Purpose: Theory, Research, & Application
Chapter 6: Contexts of Positive Adult Development: Mentoring as an Example
Chapter 7: Advances in the Science of Positive Work & Organizations
Chapter 8: Prosocial Practices, Positive Identity, and Flourishing at Work
Chapter 9: Effects of Virtuous Leadership on Organizational Performance
Chapter 10: Gallup Student Poll: Measuring and Promoting What is Right with Students
Chapter 11: Education in 2035: How Positive Psychology can Revitalize Education
Chapter 12: How National Surveys of Well-being can Stimulate Education Practice
Chapter 13: Positive Activity Interventions Targeted to Improve Depressive Symptoms
Chapter 14: Using Positive Psychological Science to Design and Evaluate Interventions
Chapter 15: Positive Psychology and a Positive Worldview: New Hope for the Future of Humankind
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