
The Science of Well-Being
Felicia A. Huppert(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. September 2005
Book
Hardback
560 pages
978-0-19-856751-6 (ISBN)
Description
Brings together world famous researchers to consider the scientific basis of happiness and well-being, combining perspectives from psychology, economics, biology and social scienceDemonstrates how an emphasis on understanding well-being will help us improve people's lives and create positive social institutionsExtends and braodens the rapidly growing field of positive psychology
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Psychologists, psychiatrists, social scientists interested in wellbeing (economists, political scientists), health professionals
Illustrations
tab., line drawings, num. halftones, 2 farbige Bildtafeln
2 pp colour plates, numerous halftones, line drawings and tables
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 168 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-856751-6 (9780198567516)
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Persons
Felicia Huppert, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK, Nick Baylis, Positive Psychologist, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK, and Barry Keverne, Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience and Fellow of King's College, University of Cambridge, UK
Contributors: David J. P. Barker, MRC Epidemiology Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK Nick Baylis, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK Stuart J. H. Biddle, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, UK George Burns, Milton H. Erickson Institute of Western Australia, Subiaco, Australia Richard J. Davidson, Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA Antonella Delle Fave, Dipartimento de Scienze Precliniche, 'LITA Vialba', Milan, Italy Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Department of Health and Human Performance, Iowa State University, Ames, USA Robert Frank, Johnson School of Graduate Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA Barbara L. Fredrickson, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Johan Galtung Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, USA Bernard Gesch, University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford, UK Elena Grigorenko, PACE Center, Dept of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, USA John Helliwell, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Felicia A. Huppert, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK Daniel Kahneman, School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, USA Barry Keverne, King's College, Cambridge University, UK Sonia Lupien, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Nic Marks, The New Economics Foundation, London, UK Fausto Massimini, Dipartimento de Scienze Precliniche, 'LITA Vialba', Milan, Italy Randolph Nesse, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Acacia C. Parks, Positive Psychology Center, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA Robert D. Putnam, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA Jason Riis, Princeton University, USA Martin E. P. Seligman, Positive Psychology Center, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA Hetan Shah, The New Economics Foundation, London, UK Tracy Steen, Positive Psychology Center, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA Robert J. Sternberg, PACE Center, Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, USA Susan Verducci, Humanities Department, San Jose State University, San Jose, USA N. Wan, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Links to web resources and related information
Click here to visit Nick Baylis' website
Contributors: David J. P. Barker, MRC Epidemiology Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK Nick Baylis, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK Stuart J. H. Biddle, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, UK George Burns, Milton H. Erickson Institute of Western Australia, Subiaco, Australia Richard J. Davidson, Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA Antonella Delle Fave, Dipartimento de Scienze Precliniche, 'LITA Vialba', Milan, Italy Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Department of Health and Human Performance, Iowa State University, Ames, USA Robert Frank, Johnson School of Graduate Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA Barbara L. Fredrickson, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Johan Galtung Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, USA Bernard Gesch, University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford, UK Elena Grigorenko, PACE Center, Dept of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, USA John Helliwell, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Felicia A. Huppert, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, UK Daniel Kahneman, School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, USA Barry Keverne, King's College, Cambridge University, UK Sonia Lupien, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Nic Marks, The New Economics Foundation, London, UK Fausto Massimini, Dipartimento de Scienze Precliniche, 'LITA Vialba', Milan, Italy Randolph Nesse, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA Acacia C. Parks, Positive Psychology Center, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA Robert D. Putnam, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA Jason Riis, Princeton University, USA Martin E. P. Seligman, Positive Psychology Center, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA Hetan Shah, The New Economics Foundation, London, UK Tracy Steen, Positive Psychology Center, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA Robert J. Sternberg, PACE Center, Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, USA Susan Verducci, Humanities Department, San Jose State University, San Jose, USA N. Wan, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Links to web resources and related information
Click here to visit Nick Baylis' website
Content
PART 1 - EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT; 1. Natural selection and the elusiveness of happiness; 2. Understanding well-being in the evolutionary context of brain development; 3. The developmental origins of well-being; 4. Successful ageing: from cell to self; PART 2 - PHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE; 5. Well-being and affective style: neural substrates and biobehavioural correlates; 6. Physically active lifestyle and well-being; 7. The potential of nutrition to promote physical and behavioural well-being; PART 3 - PSYCHOLOGY OF WELL-BEING; 8. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions; 9. Relationship with reality and its role in the well-being of young adults; 10. A balanced psychology and a full life; 11. Living and thinking about it: two perspectives on life; 12. Positive mental health in individuals and populations; PART 4 - CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES; 13. Good work: its nature, its nurture; 14. Intelligence and culture: how culture shapes what intelligence means and the implications for a science of well-being; 15. The relevance of subjective well-being to social policies: optimal experience and tailored intervention; 16. Naturally happy, naturally healthy: the role of the natural environment in well-being; PART 5 - SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; 17. The social context of well-being; 18. Does money buy happiness?; 19. Meeting basic needs: peace and development; 20. A well-being manifesto for a flourishing society