Overview
- Focuses on the associations between various types of close relationships and happiness in different cultures
- Presents reviews and empirical studies of multiple close relationships and their associations with mental well-being and happiness
- Provides important directions for future research on the role of close relationships in happiness and life satisfaction
Part of the book series: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology (CAPP, volume 13)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
Keywords
- Close Relationships
- Culture Differences and Close Relationships
- Friendships and Happiness
- Happiness and Well-Being across Cultures
- Happiness in Different Cultures
- Individual Relationships
- Mental Health and Close Relationships
- Parental Relationships and Happiness
- Quality of Social Bonds and Happiness
- Relationships and Happiness in Asia
- Relationships and Happiness in Europe
- Relationships and Happiness in North America
- Relationships and Happiness in Sfrica
- Relationships and Happiness in South America
- Relationships and Happiness in the Middle East
- Romantic Relationships and Happiness
- Security and Social Support
- Sibling Relationships and Happiness
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Nebi Sümer is a Professor of Psychology at Middle East Technical University
(METU) in Ankara, Turkey. He received his Master’s degree in Developmental Psychology from HacettepeUniversity in Ankara, and Doctoral degree in Social Psychology from Kansas State University. He was a visiting Fulbright professor at Cornell University in 2011-2012. Sümer is a social developmental psychologist with research interests in close relationships, aberrant driver behaviors, and the effects of unemployment. His research on close relationships mainly focuses on the cultural aspects of attachment across the lifespan, maternal sensitivity, and parenting behaviors. He has been involved in several national and international projects funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) and European Commission. Sümer has also held a number of academic administrative positions including Department Chair, Vice President of METU Northern Cyprus Campus, and served as a consultant and scientific committee member in many national and international organizations, such as the Turkish National Police Traffic Safety Research Center and European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations. He is a member of Turkey’s Science Academy Association.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Close Relationships and Happiness across Cultures
Editors: Melikşah Demir, Nebi Sümer
Series Title: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89663-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89661-8Published: 28 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07825-6Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-89663-2Published: 10 August 2018
Series ISSN: 2210-5417
Series E-ISSN: 2210-5425
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 214
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Positive Psychology, Quality of Life Research, Cross Cultural Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology