The Social Psychology of Living Well (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Forgas, Joseph P.; Baumeister, Roy F.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book surveys ground-breaking work by leading international researchers, demonstrating that social psychology is the core discipline for understanding well-being and the search for meaning.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351189699
• Artikelnr.: 54135859

Autorenporträt

Joseph P. Forgas is Scientia Professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Australian Psychological Society. Roy F. Baumeister is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Queensland, Australia. In 2013, he received the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in recognition of his lifetime achievements.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Social Psychology of Living Well: Historical
Social and Cultural Perspectives
Joseph P. Forgas & Roy F. Baumeister. Part I. Conceptual Issues. 2. Happiness and Meaningfulness as Two Different and Not Entirely Compatible Versions of the Good Life
Roy F. Baumeister. 3. Evolutionary Imperatives and the Good Life
William von Hippel & Karen Gonsalkorale. 4. On the Adaptive Functions of Good Life: Going Beyond Hedonic Experience
Klaus Fiedler & Peter Arslan. 5. Living Life Well: The Role of Mindfulness and Compassion
Felicia A. Huppert. Part II. The Role of Purposeful Activities in Living Well. 6. For What it's Worth: The Regulatory Pleasure and Purpose of a Good Life
James Shah. 7. Whither Happiness? When
How
and Why Might Positive Activities Undermine Well-Being
Megan M. Fritz & Sonja Lyubomirsky. 8. Understanding the Good Life: Eudaimonic Living Involves Well-Doing
Not Well-Being
Kennon M. Sheldon. 9. Religious Engagement and Living Well
David G. Myers. Part III. Affective and Cognitive Aspects of Living Well. 10. Biological Underpinnings of Positive Emotions and Purpose
Barbara L. Fredrickson. 11. Nostalgia Shapes and Potentiates the Future
Constantine Sedikides
Tim Wildschut
& Elena Stephan. 12. Negative Affect and the Good Life: On the Cognitive
Motivational and Interpersonal Benefits of Negative Mood
Joseph P. Forgas . 13. Expansive and Contractive Learning Experiences: Mental Construal and Living Well
David Kalkstein
Alexa Hubbard
& Yaacov Trope. Part IV. Social and Cultural Factors in Living Well. 14. Satisfying and Meaningful Close Relationships
Shelly L. Gable. 15. Early Social Experiences and Living Well: A Longitudinal View of Adult Physical Health. Jeffry A. Simpson
Allison K. Farrell
Chloe O. Huelsnitz
& Jami Eller. 16. Positive Parenting
Adolescent Substance Use Prevention
and the Good Life
William D. Crano & Candice D. Donaldson. 17. Internet and Well-Being
Yair Amichai-Hamburger & Shir Etgar. 18. Technology and the Future of Happiness
Elizabeth W. Dunn & Ryan J. Dwyer.