Overview
- Looks at the factors that contribute to human flourishing rather than pathology
- Is the first to summarize studies that explore the happiness of children instead of that of adult populations
- Builds on the main question in positive psychology: “What is right with you and how can we promote it?”
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research (BRIEFSWELLBEING)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This briefs summarizes the research on positive well-being in children, with a particular focus on their happiness. It starts with a discussion of the constructs of positive psychology (i.e., well-being, happiness and life satisfaction), and then outlines the research that shows the importance of studying well-being. Next, it explores how researchers measure happiness and what these measures tell us about whether children are happy and how their happiness differs from adults. Following this, it discusses current positive psychology theories with the aim of suggesting their promise in understanding children’s well-being. Next, it examines the importance of individual differences, including culture and temperament. Because studies have only recently identified several of the factors associated with children’s happiness, the book ends with a discussion of how we might enhance children’s well-being and suggests directions for future research.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Happiness in Children
Book Subtitle: Measurement, Correlates and Enhancement of Positive Subjective Well-Being
Authors: Mark D. Holder
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4414-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4413-4Published: 05 April 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4414-1Published: 05 April 2012
Series ISSN: 2211-7644
Series E-ISSN: 2211-7652
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 87
Topics: Child and School Psychology, Positive Psychology, Psychology Research