The Psychological Wealth of Nations: Do Happy People Make a Happy Society?
Shigehiro Oishi(auth.), Mark Snyder(eds.)
The Psychological Wealth of Nationsreviews the range of new scientific research related to individual and societal happiness.
Chapter 1 What is Psychological Wealth? (pages 1–17):
Chapter 2 The Measurement of Psychological Wealth (pages 18–33):
Chapter 3 The Material and Psychological Wealth of Individuals (pages 35–56):
Chapter 4 Relational and Psychological Wealth (pages 57–72):
Chapter 5 Personality and Psychological Wealth (pages 73–90):
Chapter 6 Interventions in Psychological Wealth (pages 91–102):
Chapter 7 The Benefits of Psychological Wealth (pages 103–125):
Chapter 8 Optimal Levels of Psychological Wealth: Is More Always Better? (pages 126–134):
Chapter 9 What is a Good Society? (pages 135–144):
Chapter 10 Material Wealth and Psychological Wealth of Nations (pages 145–158):
Chapter 11 Psychological Wealth of Nations Beyond Money (pages 159–172):
Chapter 12 Happy Individuals, Happy Society? (pages 173–182):
Chapter 13 Summary and Conclusion (pages 183–191):
- Presents a comprehensive review of happiness, from conceptual and measurement issues to an exploration of predictors and consequences of happiness
- Explores the psychology and economics of happiness and examines the correlations between societal wealth, productivity, and happiness in different countries
- Offers compelling insights into the ways individual happiness impacts the psychological wealth of overall society
- Features a highly interdisciplinary approach, with considerations of philosophy, sociology, economics, political sciences, as well as psychology
Chapter 1 What is Psychological Wealth? (pages 1–17):
Chapter 2 The Measurement of Psychological Wealth (pages 18–33):
Chapter 3 The Material and Psychological Wealth of Individuals (pages 35–56):
Chapter 4 Relational and Psychological Wealth (pages 57–72):
Chapter 5 Personality and Psychological Wealth (pages 73–90):
Chapter 6 Interventions in Psychological Wealth (pages 91–102):
Chapter 7 The Benefits of Psychological Wealth (pages 103–125):
Chapter 8 Optimal Levels of Psychological Wealth: Is More Always Better? (pages 126–134):
Chapter 9 What is a Good Society? (pages 135–144):
Chapter 10 Material Wealth and Psychological Wealth of Nations (pages 145–158):
Chapter 11 Psychological Wealth of Nations Beyond Money (pages 159–172):
Chapter 12 Happy Individuals, Happy Society? (pages 173–182):
Chapter 13 Summary and Conclusion (pages 183–191):
Year:
2012
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Language:
english
Pages:
254
ISBN 10:
1444354442
ISBN 13:
9781444354447
File:
PDF, 1.30 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2012