The Psychology of Quality of Life : Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health / / by M. Joseph Sirgy

• Autore: Sirgy M. Joseph
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021
• Edizione: 3rd ed. 2021.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (804 pages)
• Disciplina: 306
• Soggetto topico: Positive psychology; Mental health; Quality of life; Social policy; Positive Psychology; Mental Health; Quality of Life Research; Social Policy
• Nota di contenuto: Part I: Introduction -- Philosophical Foundations, Definitions, and Measures of Wellbeing -- Further Distinctions among Major Concepts of Wellbeing -- Positive Outcomes of Wellbeing -- Part II: Objective Reality and Effects on Wellbeing -- Effects of Technological, Economic, Political, and Socio-Cultural Factors on Wellbeing -- Effects of Resources (Time, Money, Income, and Wealth) on Wellbeing -- Effects of Demographic Factors on Wellbeing -- Effects of Personal and Consumption Activities on Wellbeing -- Effects of Biology, Drugs, Life Events, and the Environment on Wellbeing -- Part III: Subjective Reality and Effects on Wellbeing -- Effects of Personality on Wellbeing -- Effects of Affect and Cognition on Wellbeing -- Effects of Beliefs and Values on Wellbeing -- Effects of Needs and Need Satisfaction on Wellbeing -- Effects of Goals on Wellbeing -- Effects of Self-Concept on Wellbeing -- Effects of Social Comparisons on Wellbeing -- Part IV: Life Domains and Effects on Wellbeing -- Effects of Domain Dynamics on Wellbeing -- Work Wellbeing -- Residential Wellbeing -- Material Wellbeing -- Social, Family, and Marital Wellbeing -- Health Wellbeing -- Leisure Wellbeing -- Wellbeing in Other Life Domains -- Part V: Population Segments and Wellbeing -- The Wellbeing of Children and Youth -- The Wellbeing of Older Adults -- The Wellbeing of Women -- The Wellbeing of Geographic Population Segments -- The Wellbeing of Specialty Population Segments -- Part VI: Epilogue -- Integrative Models of Wellbeing -- Philosophy and Public Policy Issues Related to Wellbeing.
• Sommario/riassunto: The third, thoroughly revised and enhanced edition of this bestselling book analyses and discusses the most up-to-date research on the psychology of quality of life. The book is divided into six parts. The introductory part lays the philosophical and academic foundation of much of the research on wellbeing and positive mental health, showing the beneficial effects of happy people at work, health, and to society at large. Part 2 (effects of objective reality) describes how sociocultural factors, income factors, other demographic factors, and biological and health conditions affect wellbeing and positive mental health. Part 3 focuses on subjective reality and discusses how individuals process information from their objective environment, and how they manipulate this information that affects wellbeing and positive mental health. Part 4 focuses on the psychology of quality of life specific to life domains, while Part 5 reviews the research on special populations: children, women, the elderly, but also the disabled, drug addicts, prostitutes, emergency personnel, immigrants, teachers, and caregivers. The final part of the book focuses on theories and models of wellbeing and positive mental health that integrate and unify disparate concepts and programs of research. The book addresses the importance of the psychology of quality of life in the context of public policy and calls for a broadening of the approach in happiness research to incorporate other aspects of quality of life at the group, community, and societal levels. It is of topical interest to academics, students and researchers of quality of life, well-being research, happiness studies, psychotherapy, and social policy.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Psychology of Quality of Life
• ISBN: 3-030-71888-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910484389603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Social Indicators Research Series, . 2215-0099 ; ; 83