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Applied positive psychology : improving everyday life, health, schools, work, and society / edited by Stewart I. Donaldson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Jeanne Nakamura.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Series in applied psychology (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York : Psychology Press, 2011.Description: xxvi, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; pbkISBN:
  • 0415877814
  • 9780415877817
  • 0415877822 (pbk.)
  • 9780415877824 (pbk.)
  • 9780415877817:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 158.9
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

[PART 1: Introduction] Determining what works, if anything, in positive psychology / Stewart I. Donaldson.

[PART 2: Core areas in applied positive psychology] National accounts of well-being for public policy / Edward Diener & Katherine Ryan -- Cultivating positive emotions to enhance human flourishing / Barbara L. Fredrickson & Laura E. Kurtz -- Character strengths and virtues : their role in well-being / Christopher Peterson & Nansook Park.

[PART 3: Applications for improving health, education and positive human development] How psychosocial resources enhance health and well-being / Shelley E. Taylor -- Tailoring positive psychology interventions to treat depressed individuals / Nancy L. Sin, Matthew D. Della Porta, & Sonja Lyubomirsky -- Education in 2025 : how positive psychology can revitalize education / Hans Henrik Knoop -- Gallup student poll : measuring and promoting what is right with students / Shane J. Lopez & Valerie J. Calderon.

[PART 4: Improving institutions, organizations and the world of work] Applied positive organizational psychology : the state of the science and practice / Ia Ko & Stewart I. Donaldson -- Prosocial practices, positive identity, and flourishing at work / Jane Dutton, Laura Morgan Roberts & Jeff Bednar -- Effects of virtuous leadership on organizational performance / Kim S. Cameron -- Contexts of positive adult development / Jeanne Nakamura.

[PART 5: Future directions for applying the science of positive psychology] Positive psychology and a positive world-view : new hope for the future of humankind / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Epilog : a practitioner's guide for applying the science of positive psychology / Stewart I. Donaldson.

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