Overview

Providing an invaluable resource for scholars and researchers, this book investigates positive psychology and relationships theory and research across a range of settings and life stages—intimate, work, educational, senior/retirement, and in the context of diversity. Nearly universally, relationships are a key source of what we all seek in life: happiness, fulfillment, and well-being. The experts who contributed to this novel volume apply the framework of positive psychology to the findings of relationships research across a variety of practical contexts. What actions create and sustain respectful, caring, joyous, stimulating, and loving relationships? How do people rich in friendship, intimacy, and interpersonal skills think and behave? How do they unconsciously cultivate positive relationships? This book brings together authoritative reviews, cutting-edge research, and thoughtful scholarship that serve to answer these questions and document the benefit of positive relationships in a variety of settings and across the human life span. Following a comprehensive introduction, the book addresses positive intimate relationships, positive relationships at work, positive relationships during different stages of life (in youth, in adolescence, and among older adults), and positive relationships intersecting with diversity. The chapters underscore the simple concept that relationships are central to what makes life worth living and are fundamental to well-being across all life domains as they play out at home, in school, at work, in retirement homes, and in the community at large.

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Author:   Meg A. Warren ,  Stewart I. Donaldson
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781440838309

ISBN 10:   1440838305
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 December 2017
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Chapter 1 Other People Matter: The Power of Positive Relationships Stewart I. Donaldson and Scott I. Donaldson Chapter 2 Applying Positive Psychology to Advance Relationship Science Meg A. Warren, Scott I. Donaldson, and Joo Young Lee Chapter 3 Positive Psychology, Relational Self-Esteem, and Increasing Well-Being Christopher J. Mruk Chapter 4 The Positive Psychology of Romantic Love Bianca P. Acevedo Chapter 5 Toward a Positive Psychology of Online Romantic Relationships: A New Frontier? Richard A. Dowlat and Stewart I. Donaldson Chapter 6 Positive Relationships at Work in Early Childhood Education Anne Douglass Chapter 7 Developmental Tools That Build Social and Emotional Competence in School: A Focus on Effortful Control and Ego-Resiliency Zoe E. Taylor and Tracy L. Spinrad Chapter 8 Building Positive Relationships with Adolescents in Educational Contexts: Principles and Practices for Educators in School and Community-Based Settings Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Jessica Fei, and Deepa Vasudevan Chapter 9 Social Flow: Optimal Experience with Others at Work and Play Hannah E. Lucas Chapter 10 Measuring the Impact of Quality of Relationships through the Positive Emotional Attractor Richard E. Boyatzis Chapter 11 Facilitating Meaningful Communication among Older Adults Vera Roos Chapter 12 Positive Psychology, Close Relationship Processes, and Cultural Diversity Stanley O. Gaines, Jr., and Nelli Ferenczi Chapter 13 ""Being Human Together"": Positive Relationships in the Context of Diversity, Culture, and Collective Well-Being Shelly P. Harrell About the Editors and Contributors Index"

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"""This book is an excellent starting point for understanding why people really do need other people in order to flourish in private and public life. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals."" - Choice"

This book is an excellent starting point for understanding why people really do need other people in order to flourish in private and public life. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. - Choice

Author Information

Meg A. Warren, MA, MBA, is past president of the Work and Organizations Division of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), associate director and cofounder of the Western Positive Psychology Association (WPPA), and editor-in-chief of Positive Work and Organizations: Research and Practice. Stewart I. Donaldson, PhD, is professor of psychology, dean of the School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation (SSSPE) and the School of Community & Global Health (SCGH), and director of the Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC) at Claremont Graduate University.

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