POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Bringing together today s most prominent positive psychology researchers to discuss current themes and issues in the fieldPositive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths, rather than the weaknesses, in human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. For much of its history, psychology has focused on the negative, completely overlooking the positive attributes that allow individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology is a collection of essays that together constitutes a much-needed theoretical rationale and critical assessment of the field. This book reassesses what we already know and provides directions for the future. Contributors are leading international authors, including Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Robert Sternberg, Vittorio Caprara, C. Daniel Batson, and Illona Boniwell, among others. These luminaries write in a way that is rigorous enough for academic use but accessible to professionals, policymakers, and lay audiences as well.The content of Positive Psychology include both theoretical applied contributions focusing on a range of areas including altruism, positive creativity, science of well-being, forgiveness, coaching for leadership, cyberpsychology, intelligence, responding to catastrophes like COVID-19, time perspective, physiological and epigenetic, youth civic engagement, ups and downs of love, flow and good life, global perspectives on positive psychology, self and collective efficacy, positive psychology interventions and positive orientation. The book is pitched to senior undergraduates, graduates, academics and researchers and provides insights and perspectives into neglected and unresolved questions.Brings together the latest viewpoints and research findings on positive psychology, from the leading thinkers in the fieldOffers both theoretical and applied insights, for a well-rounded reference on this new and fast growing fieldContains contributions from well known authors like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Robert Sternberg, and Vittorio CapraraAppeals to academic, professional, and lay audiences with an interest in acquiring a profound knowledge of positive psychologyNo other book currently on the market addresses such a breadth of issues in positive psychology. Positive Psychology represents a significant theoretical boost to this exciting field.

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGYBringing together today's most prominent positive psychology researchers to discuss current themes and issues in the fieldPositive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths, rather than the weaknesses, in human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. For much of its history, psychology has focused on the negative, completely overlooking the positive attributes that allow individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology is a collection of essays that together constitutes a much-needed theoretical rationale and critical assessment of the field. This book reassesses what we already know and provides directions for the future. Contributors are leading international authors, including Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Robert Sternberg, Vittorio Caprara, C. Daniel Batson, and Illona Boniwell, among others. These luminaries write in a way that is rigorous enough for academic use but accessible to professionals, policymakers, and lay audiences as well.The content of Positive Psychology include both theoretical applied contributions focusing on a range of areas including altruism, positive creativity, science of well-being, forgiveness, coaching for leadership, cyberpsychology, intelligence, responding to catastrophes like COVID-19, time perspective, physiological and epigenetic, youth civic engagement, ups and downs of love, flow and good life, global perspectives on positive psychology, self and collective efficacy, positive psychology interventions and positive orientation. The book is pitched to senior undergraduates, graduates, academics and researchers and provides insights and perspectives into neglected and unresolved questions.* Brings together the latest viewpoints and research findings on positive psychology, from the leading thinkers in the field* Offers both theoretical and applied insights, for a well-rounded reference on this new and fast growing field* Contains contributions from well known authors like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Robert Sternberg, and Vittorio Caprara* Appeals to academic, professional, and lay audiences with an interest in acquiring a profound knowledge of positive psychologyNo other book currently on the market addresses such a breadth of issues in positive psychology. Positive Psychology represents a significant theoretical boost to this exciting field.

List of Contributors ixAcknowledgment xv1 Embracing Psychology Positively 1Derek Chadee and Aleksandra Kostic2 The Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis 12C. Daniel Batson3 Positive Creativity 33Robert J. Sternberg4 Science of Well-Being: Notable Advances 43Jessica Kansky and Ed Diener5 Positive Psychology: Coaching Leadership Tensions 69Ilona Boniwell and Wendy-Ann Smith6 Positive Cyberpsychology: A Conceptual Framework 85Jolanta Burke7 Earth to Humans: Get with It or Get Out!: Adaptive Intelligence in the Age of Human-Induced Catastrophes 102Robert J. Sternberg8 Time Perspective and Good Feelings 113Aleksandra Kostic, Derek Chadee, and Marija Pejicic9 Physiological and Epigenetic: Implications of Positive Emotions 129Massimo Agnoletti and Sandro Formica10 Youth Civic Engagement: Exploring Micro and Macro Social Processes 152Laura Wray-Lake, Burkhard Gniewosz, Celina Benavides,and Sara Wilf11 The Ups and Downs of Love: What Makes Love Go Well, or Badly? 177Robert J. Sternberg12 Flow: A Component of the Good Life 193Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi13 Global Perspectives on Positive Psychological Science 201Stewart I. Donaldson, Saeideh Heshmati, and Scott I. Donaldson14 Self-Efficacy, Collective Efficacy and Positive Psychology 214Shari Young Kuchenbecker15 Creating and Disseminating Positive Psychology Interventions: Going Viral to Staying Vital 236Everett L. Worthington, Jr.16 From Serbia with Positive Orientation: The Serbian Studies 260Vesna Petrovic, Dragan ?uljevic, and Gian Vittorio CapraraIndex 292