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Author_Shigehiro Oishi
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happiness
positive psychology
social psychology
societal wealth
well-being
Product details
- ISBN 9781405192101
- Weight: 345g
- Dimensions: 154 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 09 Feb 2012
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Psychological Wealth of Nations reviews the range of new scientific research related to individual and societal happiness.
- 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 countries
- Offers compelling insights into the ways individual happiness impacts the psychological wealth of overall society
- Features a highly interdisciplinary approach, with considerations of philosophy, sociology, economics, political sciences, as well as psychology
Shigehiro Oishi is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. A personality and social psychologist, he is also an Associate Editor for Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
