Well-Being Research in South Africa
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This is the first book to bring together examples of research in positive psychology and psychofortology conducted in the multi-cultural South African context with its diverse populations and settings. Basic and applied research support some universality assumptions, but also showed unique cultural patterns. It provides a human diversity model that broadens the focus of culture beyond that of ethnic and racial issues, to also include groups with unique characteristics, strengths, histories and disparate socio-demographic features. The nature and dynamics of protective factors, assets,…mehr

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This is the first book to bring together examples of research in positive psychology and psychofortology conducted in the multi-cultural South African context with its diverse populations and settings. Basic and applied research support some universality assumptions, but also showed unique cultural patterns. It provides a human diversity model that broadens the focus of culture beyond that of ethnic and racial issues, to also include groups with unique characteristics, strengths, histories and disparate socio-demographic features. The nature and dynamics of protective factors, assets, resources and strengths are explored in educational, work, health, geographic and community contexts, and the magnitude and equivalence of constructs developed in a western context are evaluated in multicultural groups. It is a valuable resource for scholars and those interested in further research and culture sensitive application of positive psychology in various contexts and domains of life.
Autorenporträt
Marié Wissing is professor of Psychology in the School for Psychosocial Behavioral Sciences at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Her research interests are the understanding, measurement and promotion of psychological well-being and strengths in the context of bio-psycho-social health. As a member of the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) she participates as leader of the psychology team in multi-disciplinary research projects. She developed a research program in psychofortology (i. e. the science of psychological strengths) which includes several team research projects that focus on the exploration of the nature, patterns, dynamics and enhancement of psychological well-being in various contexts. Her current research projects focus on the exploration of patterns of psychological well-being in cultural context, and on the prevalence of various levels of mental health and its association with bio-markers, socio-demographic factors and predictors of health behaviours, with a view to inform health promotion strategies. She developed several curricula for teaching of Positive Psychology in South Africa. She is an NRF (National Research Foundation) rated researcher; was a visiting professor and invited lecturer at several universities in South Africa and Europe, and serves on the editorial boards of disciplinary journals. She received the Stals prize for Psychology in 2003 from the South African Academy of Science and Art, and a reward for contribution to work wellness in 2004 at the South African Work Wellness Conference. She initiated and co-led the First South African Positive Psychology Conference in 2006. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), and has served on the scientific committees of several international conferences.