Handbook of Positive Psychology Assessment (Psychological Assessment – Science and Practice, Band 5) - Softcover

 
9780889376199: Handbook of Positive Psychology Assessment (Psychological Assessment – Science and Practice, Band 5)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0889376190 ISBN 13: 9780889376199
Verlag: Hogrefe Publishing, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Willibald Ruch, PhD, is Professor for Personality and Assessment at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, a fellow of the International Positive Psychology Association, and a senior scientist at the VIA Institute on Character in Cincinnati, OH, USA. Arnold B. Bakker, PhD, is Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, a visiting professor at several universities, and a fellow of numerous professional associations. Louis Tay, PhD, is Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. His research interests cover methodology (i.e., measurement, continuum specification, latent class modeling, Big Data / data science) and well-being. Fabian Gander, PhD, is a postdoc in the Department of Psychology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He received his PhD from the University of Zurich and he serves as co-editor of the Journal of Happiness Studies.

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Verlag
Hogrefe Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0889376190
ISBN 13 
9780889376199
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
472
Herausgeber
Ruch Willibald, Bakker Arnold B., Tay Louis, Gander Fabian
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preigu GmbH & Co. KG
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