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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452065903321

Titolo

A life worth living [[electronic resource] ] : contributions to positive psychology / / edited by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Isabella Selega Csikszentmihalyi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-84499-X

0-19-803927-1

1-4294-0287-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Series in positive psychology

Altri autori (Persone)

CsikszentmihalyiMihaly

CsikszentmihalyiIsabella Selega

Disciplina

150.19/8

Soggetti

Positive psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Positive psychology traditions in classical European psychology  / Csaba Pléh -- The Values in Action (VIA) classification of strengths / Christopher Peterson -- Positive personality development : approaching personal autonomy / Dmitry Leontiev -- Spirituality : recent progress / Robert A. Emmons -- The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions / Barbara L. Fredrickson -- Benefits of emotional intelligence / Daisy D. Grewal and Peter Salovey -- Strategies for achieving well-being / Jane Henry -- Adaptive resources in later life : tenacious goal pursuit and flexible goal adjustment / Jochen Brandtstädter -- The impact of subjective experience on the quality of life : a central issue for health professionals / Antonella Delle Fave -- What works makes you happy : the role of personal goals in life-span development / Jari-Erik Nurmi and Katariina Salmela-Aro -- Materialism and its alternatives / Tim Kasser -- Getting older, getting better? recent psychological evidence / Kennon Sheldon -- Afterword: breaking the 65 percent barrier / Martin E. P. Seligman.

Sommario/riassunto

Brings together thoughts on positive psychology. This work includes historical, philosophical, and empirical views of what matter for



personal happiness and well-being. This book agrees on principles of optimal development that start with material concerns and lead to embracing the goals of others and the well-being of the environment.