Designing Positive Psychology

Taking Stock and Moving Forward
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-537358-5
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1101 g

Reihe: Series in Positive Psychology

Serves as the first major critique of the positive psychology movement
Offers an update on positive psychology theories and findings

Positive psychology exploded into public consciousness 10 years ago and has continued to capture attention around the world ever since. The movement promised to study positive human nature, using only the most rigorous scientific tools and theories. How well has this promise been fulfilled? This book evaluates the first decade of this fledgling field of study from the perspective of nearly every leading researcher in the field.

Scholars in the areas of social, personality, clinical, biological, emotional, and applied psychology take stock of their fields, while bearing in mind the original manifesto and goals of the positive psychology movement. They provide honest, critical evaluations of the flaws and untapped potential of their fields of study. The contributors design the optimal future of positive psychology by addressing gaps, biases, and methodological limitations, and exploring exciting new questions.

Zielgruppe

Social, personality, clinical, biological, applied, and positive research psychologists; Graduate students with an interest in postive psychology (the book could easily be the primary text in graduate courses); Educated lay people who want to learn more about postive psychology; Life coaches who help individuals, couples, organizations, and businesses

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sheldon, Kennon M.

Kashdan, Todd B.

Steger, Michael F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Positive Psychologie, Glücksforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Über Autor(innen)

Edited by Kennon M. Sheldon, Professor of Psychology, University of Missouri, Edited by Todd B. Kashdan, Associate Professor of Psychology, George Mason University, and Edited by Michael F. Steger, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Colorado State University