Overview
- Looks at positive psychology from a culturally-responsive perspective
- Includes evidence-based, regionally relevant topics on well-being
- Sets a future agenda and offers suggestions for the way forward
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Measurement: Research Trends and Challenges
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Physical and Psychological Health
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Keywords
- Positive Psychology in Gulf Region
- Positive Psychology from a Cultural Perspective
- Levels of Excellence in GCC Region
- Islamic Identity and Well-being
- Character Strengths in Higher Education
- Culturally-responsive Positive Psychotherapy
- Well-being and the Built Environment
- Organizational Strategies Increasing Positivity
- Positive Social Development
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Reviews
“This book is one of its kind in the region and entire Arab World. It involves a broad and exhaustive review of the many applications of positive psychology across education, organizations, health care, and government policy. The Middle Eastern perspective is refreshing and will help the region flourish.” (Dr. Zakeya Al Rasbi, Ph.D., Director of the Emirates Center for Happiness Research, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE)
“I have been fortunate to read many of Dr. Louise's articles, papers and books and always find her writing profound, insightful yet, simple to understand. This book is another great accomplishment for Dr. Louise, all of her collaborators and the Arab world as a whole. Bravo everyone!” (Her Excellency, Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, Director and Founder of Alnowair, Kuwait’s first and only dedicated national positivity engine)
“This insightful book provides a unique blend of Positive Psychology with Middle Eastern science and culture. A first for the field of positive psychology and a truly ground breaking book for the region. I learnt a lot!” (Professor Lea Waters, PhD, Director for the Centre for Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne (Australia). President of the International Positive Psychology Association)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Louise Lambert, PhD, teaches university-level courses in introduction to psychology, positive psychology in the workplace, happiness and wellbeing, ethical reasoning, workplace psychology and business ethics. She is a Canadian Registered Psychologist with almost 20 years of counselling practise in the non-profit, education, mental health and primary healthcare sectors, as well as the Editor-in-Chief and founder of the Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to uncovering excellence in the Middle East region. A published researcher in the field of happiness, she also works to teach the skills of wellbeing and character to community individuals, university and high school students, as well as organizations. She is currently working with the Emirates Center for Happiness Research at the United Arab Emirates University.
Dr. Nausheen Pasha-Zaidi, PhD, has degrees in Communications, Education, and Psychology. She has worked as an international educator for almost 20 years focusing on language development and cultural studies with an emphasis on Muslim populations. Her articles have appeared in a number of professional journals including the Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, Ethnicities and The Journal of International Women’s Studies. She is the author of The Colour of Mehndi, a novel that explores acculturation, family values and mental illness within the Pakistani-American community and the lead editor of Mirror on the Veil: a Collection of Personal Narratives on Hijab and Veiling.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Positive Psychology in the Middle East/North Africa
Book Subtitle: Research, Policy, and Practise
Editors: Louise Lambert, Nausheen Pasha-Zaidi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13920-9Published: 11 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13921-6Published: 30 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVI, 404
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Positive Psychology, Quality of Life Research, Educational Psychology