Handbook of Positive Psychology Assessment

464 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Psychological Assessment – Science and Practice
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Methodenlehre Psychologische Tests, Messtechniken
• ISBN: 9780889376199
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.11.2022
• Größe: 25.4 x 17.8 cm
• Verlag: Hogrefe Publishing
• Herausgegeben von: Willibald Ruch, Arnold B. Bakker, Louis Tay, Fabian Gander