This edited volume focuses on different views of happiness and
well-being, considering constructs like meaning and spirituality in
addition to the more standard constructs of positive emotion and life
satisfaction. A premise of the volume is that being happy consists of
more than having the right things happen to us; it also depends on how
we interpret those events as well as what we are trying to achieve.
Such considerations suggest that cognitive-emotional factors should
play a fairly pronounced role in how happy we are. The present volume
pursues these themes in the context of 25 chapters organized into 5
sections. The first section centers on cognitive variables such as
attention and executive function, in addition to mindfulness. The
second section considers important sources of positive cognition such
as savoring and optimism and the third section focuses on
self-regulatory contributions to well-being. Finally, social processes
are covered in a fourth section and meaning-related processes are
covered in the fifth. What results is a rich and diverse volume
centering on the ways in which our minds can help or hinder our
aspirations for happiness.
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ISBN
9783319587639
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Springer Nature
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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