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Ingrid . Ed(S): Brdar - The Human Pursuit of Well-Being. A Cultural Approach.  - 9789401783330 - V9789401783330
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The Human Pursuit of Well-Being. A Cultural Approach.

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Description for The Human Pursuit of Well-Being. A Cultural Approach. Paperback. Describing research and practice from diverse fields of positive psychology, and covering topics such as motivation, happiness and academic performance, this book assembles contributions from around the world and especially from Europe's growing cohort. Editor(s): Brdar, Ingrid. Num Pages: 290 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMH; JMS; MBNH9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.

This book brings together the latest research on positive psychology from an international cast of researchers and particularly from the growing body of European researchers. The chapters describe research and practice from diverse fields of positive psychology, covering topics such as happiness and well-being, motivation and goals, personality, academic performance and coping, measurement and interventions. The book emphasizes a cultural approach to the human pursuit of well-being. It is unique in that it presents research from a range of cultures, such as Russia, Croatia, and Egypt, in addition to ten different Western cultures. This approach helps broaden our understanding of ... Read more

The book includes well-known and new authors from the field and contains selected papers that were presented at the 4th European Conference of Positive Psychology held in 2008 in Croatia.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401783330
SKU
V9789401783330
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Ingrid . Ed(S): Brdar
Professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Rijeka, Croatia. Teaching undergraduate and graduate in methodology and communication, post-graduated courses in statistics, communication and positive psychology. Editor in chief of the journal Psychological Topics (Psihologijske teme). Areas of research interest: positive psychology (intrinsic motivation and well-being, eudaimonic happiness, cross-cultural happiness), coping with stress, and social ... Read more

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