Oxford Handbook of Happiness

In recent decades there has been a shift in focus from psychological and social problems-what might be called the "dark side" of humanity-to human well-being and flourishing. The Positive Psychology movement, along with changes in attitudes toward organisational and societal health, has generated a surge of interest in human happiness. The Oxford Handbook of Happiness is the definitive text for researchers and practitioners interested in human happiness. Its editors and chapter contributors are world leaders in the investigation of happiness across the fields of psychology, organizational behaviour, education, philosophy, social policy and economics. The study of happiness is at the nexus of four major scientific developments: the growing field of Positive Psychology which researches the conditions that make people flourish; advances in the biological and affective sciences which have contributed to the understanding of positive emotions; Positive Organizational Scholarship, an emerging discipline aimed at investigating and fostering excellence in organisations; and findings from economics indicating that traditional markers of economic and societal well-being are insufficient. The Oxford Handbook of Happiness offers readers a coherent, multi-disciplinary, and accessible text on the current state-of-the-art in happiness research. This volume features ten sections that focus on psychological, philosophical, evolutionary, economic and spiritual approaches to happiness; happiness in society, education, organisations and relationships; and the assessment and development of happiness. Readers will find information on psychological constructs such as resilience, flow, and emotional intelligence; theories including broaden-and-build and self-determination; and explorations of topics including collective virtuousness, psychological capital, coaching, environmental sustainability and economic growth. This handbook will be useful to academics, practitioners, teachers, students, and all those interested in theory and research on human happiness. Contributors to this volume - Professor Aaron Ahuvia, Department of Management Studies, University of Michigan, USA Mr Adrian K. Andelin, Northern Arizona University, USA Professor Martin Ashley, Edge Hill University, UK Dr Evelyn Au, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University Dr Dimitris Ballas, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Anna Beeby, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, USA Professor Raymond Angelo, Belliotti SUNY Fredonia Dr Julia Boehm, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health Harvard School of Public Health, USA Dr Ilona Boniwell, School of Psychology The University of East London, UK Professor Kim Cameron, University of Michigan, USA Lahnna I. Catalino (Doctoral Candidate), University of North Carolina, USA Assistant Professor Arran Caza, Griffith University, Australia Assistant Professor Brianna Barker Caza, Wake Forest University, USA Assistant Professor Anne M. Conway, Columbia University, USA Dr Trevor P. Crowe, Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, University of Wollongong, Australia Alia Crum (Doctoral Student), Yale University, USA Professor Robert Cummins, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Australia Professor Frank P. Deane, Illawarra Institute for Mental Health and School of Psychology, University of Wollongong Australia Danielle DelPriore, Department of Psychology, Texas Christian University, USA Professor Antonella Delle Fave, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy Assistant Professor Meliksah Demir, Northern Arizona University Professor Ed Diener, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and and The Gallup Organization Professor Danny Dorling, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, UK Jennifer M. Fox Eades, Department of Education, Edge Hill University, UK Associate Professor Giovanni A. Fava, University of Bologna, Italy Ms Patty Ferssizidis, George Mason University, USA Professor Barbara L. Fredrickson, University of North Carolina, USA Professor Bruno Frey, Department of Economics, University of Zurich, Switzerland Samantha Garrett, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, USA Dr Anthony M. Grant, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Australia Suzy L. Green, Positive Psychology Institute, Australia Professor John Haworth, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Dr Louise Hayes, Orygen Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia Associate Professor Dan Haybron, Saint Louis University, USA Associate Professor Bruce Headey, Faculty of Business and Economics, Melbourne Institute, Australia Dr Kate Hefferon, Applied Positive Psychology, University of East London Dr Jane Henry, Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology, Open University, UK Dr Krystal M. Hernandez, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, USA Professor Sarah Hill, Texas Christian University, USA Dr Laura M. Hsu, Harvard University, USA Professor Veronika Huta, University of Ottawa, Canada Professor Philip J. Ivanhoe, City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Associate Professor Elif Izberk-Bilgin, Department of Management Studies, University of Michigan - Dearborn Professor Tim Jackson, Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey Professor Stephen Joseph, Psychology,Health & Social Care, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK Associate Professor Todd B. Kashdan, George Mason University, USA Associate Professor Corey L. M. Keyes, Department of Sociology Emory University, USA Dr Minkyung Koo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ellen J. Langer, Harvard University, Department of Psychology, USA Professor Dr. Kiran Kumar K. Salagame, University of Mysore, India Hon. Professor Maurits G.T. Kwee, University of Flores, Buenos Aires & Institute for Relational Buddhism, Amsterdam Professor Brian Lakey, Grand Valley State University, USA Professor Fred Luthans, Department of Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Ms Sonja Lyubomirsky, University of California, Riverside, USA Dr Helen McGrath, Faculty of Arts and Education, School of Education, Deaking University, Australia Professor Darrin M. McMahon, Florida State University , USA Laura McInerney, Positive Psychology UK Professor Annette Mahoney, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, USA Mr Brett Major, Texas Christian University, USA Dr Peter Malinowski, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Mr Nic Marks, nef (the new economics foundation) Ms Rachel A. Marquart, George Mason University, USA Ms. Felicity F. Miao, University of Virginia, USA Professor Mario Mikulincer, The New School of Psychology Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzilya, Israel Mr Geoff Mulgan, The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), UK Professor David Myers, Hope College, USA Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Christopher P. Niemiec, University of Rochester, USA Professor Toni Noble, Australian Catholic University, Australia Dr Lindsay G. Oades, Australian Institute of Business Wellbeing, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong, Australia Associate Professor Shigehiro Oishi, University of Virginia, USA Haley Orthel, Northern Arizona University, USA Professor Kenneth I. Pargament, Department of Psychology Bowling Green State University, USA Professor Sharon Parker, UWA Business School The University of Western Australia, Australia Dr Acacia C Parks, Department of Psychology, Hiram College, USA Professor William Pavot, Southwest Minnesota State University, USA James Pawelski, Director of Education and Senior Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, USA Dr Nash Popovic, University of East London, UK Professor James Campbell, Quick The University of Texas at Arlington Jonathan D. Quick, Management Sciences for Health, USA and Management Sciences for Health and Harvard Medical School, USA Dr Tayyab Rashid, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada Dr Matthhieu Ricard, Buddhist monk, Shechen Tennyi Gargyeling Monastery, Nepal Professor Laura Morgan Roberts, Antioch University, USA Professor Chiara Ruini, University of Bologna, Italy Professor Richard M. Ryan, University of Rochester, USA Professor Peter Salovey, Yale University, USA Shimon Saphire-Bernstein, University of California at Los Angeles, USA Dr Stephen M. Schueller, University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry, USA Dr Ben J. Searle, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Australia Professor R. Phillip Shaver, University of California at Davis, USA Professor Kennon M. Sheldon, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA Dr Gordon Spence, Australian Institute of Business Wellbeing, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong, Australia Assistant Professor Michael F. Steger, George Mason University, USA Professor Dr Alois Stutzer, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel, Switzerland Arber Tasimi, Department of Psychology, Yale University, USA Professor Shelley Taylor, University of California at Los Angeles, USA Professor Valerie Tiberius, Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, USA Dr Sam Thompson, Institute for Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, UK Dr William Tov, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University Associate Professor Michele M. Tugade, Vassar College, USA Professor Emmy van Deurzen, Co-Director Centre for the Study of Conflict and Reconciliation, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK Professor Joar Vitterso, University of Tromso, Norway Professor Ruut Veenhoven, Erasmus University, The Netherlands Associate Professor Carolyn M. Youssef, College of Business Bellevue University, USA Emeritus Professor Peter Warr, University of Sheffield, UK Professor John White, Institute of Education University of London, UK Dr Mathew A White, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Australia Professor Thomas A. Wright, Kansas State University, USA Associate Professor Amy Wrzesniewski, Yale University, USA