The psychological wealth of nations : do happy people make a happy society? /

"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...

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Main Author: Oishi, Shigehiro
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Series:Contemporary social issues (Chichester, England)
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • What is psychological wealth?
  • The measurement of psychological wealth
  • The material and psychological wealth of individuals
  • Relational and psychological wealth
  • Personality and psychological wealth
  • Interventions in psychological wealth
  • The benefits of psychological wealth
  • Optimal levels of psychological wealth : is more always better?
  • What is a good society?
  • Material wealth and psychological wealth of nations
  • Psychological wealth of nations beyond money
  • Happy individuals, happy society?
  • Summary and conclusion.