Positive Psychology has evolved rapidly over the past decade, attracting an ever-increasing number of adherents in academia and beyond. In just over 15 years since the emergence of the field, interest has grown exponentially, drawing in both new students and established scholars, generating a proliferation of journal articles and international conferences, and attracting considerable interest in the media and society at large.

This major offers a clear and comprehensive assessment of Positive Psychology, assembling the seminal theories, studies and applications together in one...

-If you think you know what positive psychology is, think again This book offers a new integrative vision for making life better that takes in the body and the brain, culture and society, childhood and development... A must read for students.-
- Stephen Joseph, University of Nottingham

-Captures the best of the positive psychology initiative, and most importantly, translates it to practice. The authors bring remarkable depth and breadth to the subject matter and do so in a way that is fresh, engaging, relevant, and unusually thoughtful.-
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