Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 423 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 749 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 423 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 749 g
Reihe: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology
ISBN: 978-3-030-85926-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
The volume benefits researchers, students and practitioners in Africa and other international contexts who study or apply the science of positive psychology and well-being in diverse contexts.
Chapter 1 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie Kulturpsychologie, Ethnopsychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Positive Psychologie, Glücksforschung
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface.- Part I Theoretical perspectives on well-being in Africa.- Chapter 1 Embracing Well-Being in Diverse Contexts: The Third Wave of Positive Psychology and African Imprint.- Chapter 2 Well-Being in Africa: Towards an Africa(n) Centred Positive Psychology.- Chapter 3 Socially Influenced Health Norms: Their Construction and Enactment in African Culture Settings.- Part II Measuring well-being in Africa.- Chapter 4 Factorial Validity of the Twi Version of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form and Prevalence of Mental Health in a Rural Ghanaian Sample.- Chapter 5 Conceptualising and Measuring Hospitality in Relation to Wellbeing in Kenya: Is Hospitality a Character Strength?.- Chapter 6 The factor structure of the Peer and Community Relational Health Indices in two South African samples: A bifactor exploratory structural equation modelling approach.- Part III Manifestations and dynamics of well-being in Africa.- Chapter 7 Resilience in the Context of Chronic, Complex Stressors: An Emerging Adult’s Account.- Chapter 8 Psychological Well-being among Yung People Living with HIV: Role of Social Support, Self-esteem and Socio-demographic Variables.- Chapter 9 Exploring Protective Resources that Facilitate Positive Outcomes Among Married Girls in the Northern Region of Ghana.- Chapter 10 Factors Contributing to Student Wellbeing: Student Perspectives.- Chapter 11 Nature and Role of Student Hope and Meaning in Goal Setting: Implications for Higher Education in South Africa.- Chapter 12 Virtues and Character strengths, Subjective Well-being and Academic Achievement: An Exploratory Study with Angolan University Students.- Chapter 13 Adult Attachment and Well-Being in the Medical Education Context: Attachment Security is Associated with Psychological Well-being through Self-Efficacy.- Chapter 14 Exploration of Harmony as a Quality of Happiness: Findings from South Africa and Ghana.- Chapter 15 Concordance of Goals and Meaning with Reference to theInterpersonal Relationships Domain: Associations with Sociodemographic Variables and Well-being in a Multicultural South African Group.- Part IV Well-being promotion in Africa.- Chapter 16 Positive Psychological Interventions in African Contexts: A Scoping Review.- Chapter 17 Community-based Interventions to Improve Well-being of Youth in a High-risk Community in South Africa: Researcher’s Experiences and Implementation Outcomes.