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The Science of Well-being. The Collected Works of Ed Diener.
Ed . Ed(S): Diener
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Description for The Science of Well-being. The Collected Works of Ed Diener.
Paperback. Ed Diener is the leading research scientist studying happiness and well-being. This is the first of three volumes that collect all his major works. It presents broad reviews and theory articles that cover the basics in the field of well-being. Editor(s): Diener, Ed. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Major Theoretical Questions Theories about subjective well-being have grown over the past several decades, but have been re ned only slowly as adequate data have been compiled to test them. We can characterize the theories describing happiness along several dimensions. The rst dimension is whether the theory places the locus of happiness in external conditions such as income and status, as many sociological theories do, or within the attitudes and temperament of the individual, as many psychological theories do. Some have maintained that people adapt to all circumstances over time, so that only individual personality matters for producing happiness, whereas ... Read more
Major Theoretical Questions Theories about subjective well-being have grown over the past several decades, but have been re ned only slowly as adequate data have been compiled to test them. We can characterize the theories describing happiness along several dimensions. The rst dimension is whether the theory places the locus of happiness in external conditions such as income and status, as many sociological theories do, or within the attitudes and temperament of the individual, as many psychological theories do. Some have maintained that people adapt to all circumstances over time, so that only individual personality matters for producing happiness, whereas ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Series
Social Indicators Research Series
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048123490
SKU
V9789048123490
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About Ed . Ed(S): Diener
Ed Diener is the Joseph R. Smiley Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois. He received his doctorate at the University of Washington in 1974, and has been a faculty member at the University of Illinois for the past 34 years. Dr. Diener was the president of both the International Society of Quality of Life Studies and the ... Read more
Reviews for The Science of Well-being. The Collected Works of Ed Diener.
From the reviews: “The Science of Well-Being, is a potpourri of papers—literature reviews and theory pieces—that overview the field that Diener helped establish. … Certainly academic researchers interested in well-being will find them extremely useful. … The audience should extend beyond research psychologists and include policy makers as well as interested members of the general public. … the collected ... Read more