A Life Worth Living : Contributions to Positive Psychology

Part 1. Historical and Theoretical Perspectives
1. Positive Traditions in Western Psychology, Csaba Pleh
2. The VIA Classification of Strengths, Christopher Peterson
3. Positive Personality Development: Approaching Personal Autonomy, Dmitry Leontiev
4. Spirituality: Recent Progress, Robert A. Emmons
Part II. Positive Experiences
5. The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions, Barbara L. Frederickson
6. Benefits of Emotional Intelligence, Daisy D. Grewal and Peter Salovey
7. Strategies for Achieving Well-Being, Jane Henry
Part III. Life-Long Positive Development
8. Adaptive Resources in Later Life, Jochen Brandstadter
9. The Impact of Subjective Experience on the Quality of Life, Antonella Delle Fave
10. What Works Makes You Happy, Jari-Erik Numi and Katarina Salmela-Aro
11. Materialism and its Alternatives, Tim Kasser
12. Getting Older, Getting Better, Kennon Sheldon
13. Afterword: Breaking the 65% Barrier, Martin E.P. Seligman

Keywords: PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology PSY031000