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100 1 _aHolder, Mark D.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aHappiness in Children
_h[electronic resource] :
_bMeasurement, Correlates and Enhancement of Positive Subjective Well-Being /
_cby Mark D. Holder.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands,
_c2012.
300 _aXI, 87p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
_x2211-7644
505 0 _aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Understanding the Construct of Positive Well-Being and Happiness -- Chapter 3. Why Study Children's and Adults Well-Being, Including their Happiness -- Chapter 4. The Assessment of Happiness in Children and Adults -- Chapter 5. Predictors and Correlates of Well-Being -- Chapter 6. Similarities and Diferences: Correlations and Predictors of Positive Well-Being in Adults and Children -- Chapter 7. Application of Theory to Subjective Well-Being in Children -- Chapter 8. Individual Differences -- Chapter 9. Are Children Happy -- Chapter 10. Are Children Happy -- Chapter 11. Enhancing Children's Well-Being -- Future Research -- Conclusion -- References.
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aPhilosophy (General).
650 0 _aDevelopmental psychology.
650 0 _aPsychic research.
650 1 4 _aPsychology.
650 2 4 _aChild and School Psychology.
650 2 4 _aPositive Psychology.
650 2 4 _aPsychology Research.
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830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4414-1
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