Positive psychology Books
Springer Hardiness: Turning Stressful Circumstances into Resilient Growth
Book SynopsisThese are turbulent times in which it becomes increasingly important to survive and thrive despite stressful circumstances. Hardiness is the pattern of attitudes and skills that provides the courage and strategies that helps people be resilient by turning potential disasters into growth opportunities and fulfillment, thereby enhancing their performance, sense of fulfillment, and health. Hardiness as the pathway to resilience under stress has become of considerable interest, it is beginning to have an influence on the emerging emphasis of positive psychology by expanding this approach beyond mere happiness, to the courage and strategies needed to make the most of difficult times.The book starts with the special value of hardiness in being resilient by not only surviving, but also thriving under stress, and thereby achieving fulfillment in living. The book then elaborates on the pattern of attitudes and skills of hardiness that form the pathway to this needed resiliency. It discusses the 30 years of validational research and practice that is available concerning hardiness. The book offers various applications of hardiness assessment and training that can contribute to a better life. These include, among others, how hardiness can be trained in school and emphasized in psychotherapy, how hardiness facilitates the intimacy and longevity of relationships, and what organizations need in order to perform successfully in these turbulent times. The book is of interest to academics, industrial and organizational psychologists, clinical psychologists, mental health professionals, and professionals in public health, social work, sociology and human resources.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“Maddi offers comprehensive coverage of the hardiness construct. … it would be an excellent textbook in many psychology classes; the themes relate to counseling, clinical, developmental, community, social, cognitive, neuro-, and organizational psychology. Although the book primarily captures the history of hardiness research and the current state of hardiness investigations, it also conveys content on the topic of human growth. … It covers so much potentially engaging material and is so geared toward 21st-century challenges that it deserves a wider audience.” (Dolores E. McCarthy, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 58 (25), June, 2013)“This short book contributes to a growing body of literature aiming to provide an overview of psychological concepts and frameworks and their application to real life settings. Hardiness is written in such a way that the concepts described are easily accessible to a wide audience particularly those who do not have a strong psychological background. … provide a starting point for academics interested in pursuing research this area. … Hardiness will be of most interest for individuals or organisations seeking enhance resilience to stress.” (Felicity Ann Cowdrey and Sasha Louise Walters, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol. 8, 2013)Table of ContentsPreface.- Chapter 1: The Importance of Resilience in Daily Living.-Chapter 2: Personal Hardiness as the Basis for Resilience.- Chapter 3: Thirty Years of Hardiness Validational Research and Practice.- Chapter 4: Hardiness Assessment and Training.- Chapter 5: Raising Hardy Children.- Chapter 6: Applying Hardiness to Teaching and Counseling.- Chapter 7: Hardiness as a Relationship and Work Facilitator.- Chapter 8: How Hardiness Facilitates Functioning in Military and Safety Roles.- Chapter 9: The Importance of Hardy Organizations.- Chapter 10: The Psychology of Possibilities.- References.-
£52.24
Springer Verlag, Singapore Social and Emotional Learning in Australia and
Book SynopsisAround the globe, there is a growing awareness of the importance of addressing students’ social and emotional development and wellbeing during schooling. Although the bulk of the work in this area has been conducted in North America and Europe, there is now a burgeoning interest in this topic in Australia and the wider Asia Pacific. This book is the first ever to provide a timely and important collection of diverse perspectives on and approaches to social and emotional learning in the Australian and Asia Pacific context. Adopting a broad view of social and emotional learning, the book explores positive psychology, belonging, teachers’ professional development, pre-service training and post-initial training in Australia and in neighbouring communities such as China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Fiji, and other Pacific nations. "Frydenberg, Martin, and Collie have provided an incredible service by bringing together in a single well planned scholarly volume an incredible and well balanced group of senior and early career cutting edge researchers from Australia, Asia and the Asia Pacific area tackling approaches and key issues of social and emotional learning. Their much needed volume links research on key factors, such as differing perspectives, measurement issues, the identification of at-risk children, teachers' social and emotional development, and these and other across the cultures of an increasingly vibrant and developing geographic region. It is indeed encouraging to gain the sense of depth and breadth of ongoing research that the volume gives. " John Roodenburg PhD FAPS MCEDP MCCOUNSP, Monash University Melbourne"Social and Emotional Learning is understood to be a crucial part of the school curriculum. This book covers the field, with a refreshing focus on work being done in Australia and in neighbouring countries. For school psychologists, the book helps us to understand how SEL can help at every level – from working with individuals, small groups, whole classes, or with the entire school. Our work with vulnerable students, individually or in small groups, is always more effective when embedded in the broader context of Social and Emotional Learning." Paul Bertoia FAPS MCEDP, Senior School Psychologist“This collected volume of researchers from Australia and the Asia-Pacific provides a thorough review of important educational, social, and emotional development issues for practitioners and researchers around the world. Readers will greatly benefit from the breadth and depth of treatment in each of the topics covered.”Kit-Tai Hau, PhD, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Table of ContentsPerspectives from the Australian Context.- Introduction.- Positive Education in Australia: Practice, Research, Implications, and Future Directions.- School Belonging in Australia.- Social and Emotional Learning and Students’ Motivation, Engagement, and Achievement: The Roles of Need Satisfaction, Adaptability, and Buoyancy.- Assessment of SEL Learning Outcomes: A Review of the Literature.- Building Teacher Capacity to Promote Social and Emotional Learning in Australia.- Social-Emotional Learning and Teachers: Implications of Teachers’ Beliefs, Competence, and Well-being.- Section 2: Perspectives from the Asian Context.- SINGAPORE: Social Emotional Learning in Singapore Education: Theory, Research, and Practice in Singapore.- HONG KONG: Personal Best Goals and Social Emotional Learning in Hong Kong: Profiles, Antecedents, Correlates and Outcomes.- KOREA: The Character Education Promotion Act: Social Emotional Learning as a Solution for Adolescent Problems in Korea.- CHINA: Social Emotional Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice in China.- Section 3: Programs and Approaches from the Australian Context.- KidsMatter: Building the Capacity of Australian Primary Schools and Early Childhood Services to Foster Children’s Social and Emotional Skills and Promote Children’s Mental Health.- Respect for Culture - Social and Emotional Learning with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth.- Positive Approaches to Social and Emotional Learning in a School Context: The Mindfields High School Junior Program.- From Evidence to Practice: Preparing Teachers for Wellbeing.- The Geelong Grammar Positive Psychology Experience.- SEL Programs and Approaches that Have Worked: Successive Evaluations.- Measures of Success - Exploring the Importance of Context in the Delivery of Social Emotional Learning Programs in Australian Primary and Secondary Schools.
£104.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Psychological Perspectives on Identity, Religion
Book SynopsisThis book takes a social psychological perspective to study the ways in which identity, religious beliefs and well-being are related to and affect each other in the contemporary world. It simultaneously draws upon intellectual resources from the extant interdisciplinary literature to build connections within the broader societal context. In view of the social diversity and changes in post-globalization India, issues of identity, religion and well-being emerge as dynamic and vibrant aspects of social reality in both individual and group contexts, across age groups and genders. The current social-cultural-political scenario in the India, therefore, points to the need to investigate the outcome of personal and social well-being in relation to identity and religion. As contexts change, these issues take different shades and influence human conditions differentially. This book undertakes the investigation by going beyond the traditional tropes of behavioral science and discussing the dynamic interplay and confluence of socio-cultural-political variables in changing times. It draws from a large sample from the four major religious faiths in India—Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhism—and enables readers to understand significant interactions among facets of identity (personal and social), religious beliefs and practices and well-being (personal and social) with age and gender in an important segment of the global population. Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Facets of Identity.- 3. Religion , Identity and Well-being.- 4. The Challenge of Understanding Religious Diversity in India.- 5. The Problem and Approach.- 6. Religion and Self-construal.- 7. Religious beliefs and practices.- 8. Religion and Well-being.- 9. Patterns of Relationships.- 10. Conclusions and Implications.
£94.99
