Handbook of Positive Psychology Assessment
Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing
Date of Publication: 15 November 2022
Number of Volumes: Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur
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Product details:
ISBN13: | 9780889376199 |
ISBN10: | 08893761911 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 464 pages |
Size: | 27x177x258 mm |
Weight: | 1016 g |
Language: | English |
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Short description:
A group of internationally renowned experts provide a comprehensive overview of assessment in all areas of positive psychology, exploring the challenges and making recommendations on selecting and using appropriate instruments.
Long description:
This volume gives a state-of-the-art overview of assessment in the field of positive psychology, including a comprehensive survey of current theories, approaches, issues, and assessment instruments. In four sections, leading experts look at different conceptualizations of well-being and discuss specific traits, states, and behaviors. New directions in positive psychology are also explored, including measuring primal world beliefs, imagination, self-transcendent experiences, and nostalgia.Each chapter provides an introductory background to the positive psychology topic reviews the most relevant assessment instruments, and discusses the specific assessment-related challenges. Recommendations for selecting assessment tools are included for specific settings, such as school, relationships, health and clinical settings, leisure, and interventions. This book is a must for positive psychology researchers, instructors, students, and practitioners wanting to select the right positive psychology instrument for the right situation.