The Science of Well-Being The Collected Works of Ed Diener /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Diener, Ed (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Edition: 1.
• Series: Social Indicators Research Series, 37
• Subjects: Psychology.; Medical research.; Economic policy.; Social policy.; Quality of life.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Psychometrics.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Quality of Life Research.; Social Policy.; Economic Policy.

The Collected Works of Ed Diener, in 3 volumes, present the major works of the leading research scientist studying happiness and well-being. Professor Diener has studied subjective well-being, people’s life satisfaction and positive emotions, for over a quarter of a century, and has published 200 wo...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction—The Science of Well-Being: Reviews and Theoretical Articles by Ed Diener
• Subjective Well-Being
• In Pursuit of Happiness: Empirical Answers to Philosophical Questions
• Personality and Subjective Well-Being
• Beyond the Hedonic Treadmill: Revising the Adaptation Theory of Well-Being
• Will Money Increase Subjective Well-Being?: A Literature Review and Guide to Needed Research
• The Well-Being of Nations: Linking Together Trust, Cooperation, and Democracy
• The Optimum Level of Well-Being: Can People Be Too Happy?
• Beyond Money: Toward an Economy of Well-Being
• Conclusion: The Well-Being Science Needed Now.