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  • Handbook on Positive Development of Minority Children and Youth

    Edited by Natasha J. Cabrera, Birgit Leyendecker ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This Handbook presents current research on children and youth in ethnic minority families. It reflects the development currently taking place in the field of social sciences research to highlight the positive adaptation of minority children and youth. It offers a succinct synthesis of where the field is and where it needs to go. It brings together an international group of leading researchers, and ... Read more

    $260.09 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

  • 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

    $58.99 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

  • Theory, Research, and Practical Guidelines for Family Life Coaching

    by Kimberly Allen ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume focuses on breaking ground with family coaching, presenting theory, research and practical guidelines for researchers, educators and practitioners. Readers will discover a theoretical overview of coaching psychology and family science, accessibly presented research and models of family coaching and family life education. The insight this book provides into family systems and practical ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Increasing Psychological Well-being in Clinical and Educational Settings

    Interventions and Cultural Contexts

    Edited by Giovanni Andrea Fava, Chiara Ruini ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume deals with strategies aimed at increasing psychological well-being in both clinical and non-clinical settings, with a special focus on the impact of cross-cultural influences on these processes. Consisting of two parts, the book first examines clinical interventions for increasing well-being and positive functioning in adult populations. It looks at cultural differences in the ... 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

    $296.99 USD

  • Faith from a Positive Psychology Perspective

    by Cindy Miller-Perrin, Elizabeth Krumrei Mancuso ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book highlights religious faith from a positive psychology perspective, examining the relationship between religious faith and optimal psychological functioning. It takes a perspective of religious diversity that incorporates international and cross-cultural work. The empirical literature on the role of faith and cognition, faith and emotion, and faith and behaviour is addressed including how ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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

    by Christine Gockel, Tabea Scheel ...
    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

    $58.99 USD

  • Well-Being in Contemporary Society

    Edited by Johnny H. Søraker, Jan-Willem Van der Rijt, Jelle de Boer, Pak-Hang Wong, Philip Brey ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This anthology examines the practical role of well-being in contemporary society. It discusses developments such as globalization, consumerism and the rapid innovation and use of new and emerging technologies and focuses on the significant impact of these developments on the well-being of people living today. The anthology brings together researchers from various disciplines, including psychology, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Life and Creative Works of Paulo Coelho

    A Psychobiography from a Positive Psychology Perspective

    by Claude-Helene Mayer ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book assesses the life and success of the writer Paulo Coelho, one of the most fascinating and contemporary writers in the world, through new lenses. It applies a positive psychology perspective and contributes to using innovative theories in psychobiographical studies. This study explores the development of holistic wellness (HWM) and faith development (FDT) throughout the writer's life. It ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Studies In Expressive Movement

    by Gordon W. Allport ...
    Investigations of personality may be focused upon any one of three different levels of phenomena. The first is the level of traits, interests, attitudes, or sentiments considered as composing an "inner" personality; the second is the level of behaviour and expression; the third is the level of impression, the perception and interpretation of behaviour by another. Since a discovery on one of these ... Read more

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