Well-Being and Cultures: Perspectives from Positive Psychology

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Positive Psychology and Cross-Cultural Research....Pages 1-10
VIA Character Strengths: Research and Practice (The First 10 Years)....Pages 11-29
Addressing Current Challenges in Cross-Cultural Measurement of Well-Being: The Pemberton Happiness Index....Pages 31-49
Communal Values and Individualism in Our Era of Globalization: A Comparative Longitudinal Study of Three Different Societies....Pages 51-69
The Relation of Basic Psychological Needs, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Life Goals, and Collectivism with Subjective Well-Being: A Case in Macedonia....Pages 71-81
The Ubiquity of the Character Strengths in African Traditional Religion: A Thematic Analysis....Pages 83-102
Culture, Environmental Psychology, and Well-Being: An Emergent Theoretical Framework....Pages 103-116
Religion, Spirituality, and Well-Being Across Nations: The Eudaemonic and Hedonic Happiness Investigation....Pages 117-134
The Relationship of South African Consumers’ Living Standards and Demographic Variables with Their Life Satisfaction....Pages 135-159
Circumstances of Well-Being Among Czech College Students....Pages 161-170
Income Is Not Associated with Positive Affect, Life Satisfaction, and Subjective Happiness Among Japanese Workers....Pages 171-182
Relationships Between Self-Serving Attributional Bias and Subjective Well-Being Among Danish and Spanish Women....Pages 183-194
Optimistic Attributional Style and Parental Behaviour in the Educational Framework: A Cross-Cultural Perspective....Pages 195-217
Back Matter....Pages 219-221