The Psychology of Quality of Life Hedonic Well-Being, Life Satisfaction, and Eudaimonia /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sirgy, M. Joseph (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Σειρά: Social Indicators Research Series, 50
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Health psychology.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Health Psychology.

The updated edition of this popular book covers up-to-date research on hedonic well-being (emotional well-being, positive/negative affect, affective dimension of happiness, etc.), life satisfaction (subjective well-being, perceived quality of life, subjective well-being, and cognitive dimension of h...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Part I: Introduction
• Chapter 1: Philosophical Foundations, Definitions, and Measure
• Chapter 2: Further Distinctions among Major Subjective QOL Concepts
• Chapter 3: Consequences of Hedonic Well-being, Life Satisfaction, and Eudaimonia
• Part II: Objective Reality and Its Effects on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 4: Effects of Socio-Economic, Political, Cultural, and Other Macro Factors on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 5: Effects of Income and Wealth on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 6: Effects of Other Demographic Factors on QOL
• Chapter 7: Effects of Personal Activities on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 8: Effects of Genetics, Health, Biology, the Environment, and Drugs on Subjective QOL
• Part III: Subjective Reality and Its Effects on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 9: Effects of Personality on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 10: Effects of Affect and Cognition on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 11: Effects of Values on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 12: Effects of Needs and Need Satisfaction on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 13: Effects of Goals on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 14: Effects of Self-Concept on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 15: Effects of Social Comparisons on Subjective QOL
• Part IV: Life Domains and Their Effects on Subjective QOL
• Chapter 16: Domain Dynamics
• Chapter 17: Work Well-Being
• Chapter 18: Residential Well-Being
• Chapter 19: Material Well-Being
• Chapter 20: Social, Family, and Marital Well-Being
• Chapter 21: Health Well-Being
• Chapter 22: Leisure Well-Being
• Chapter 23: Other Life Domains Varying in Salience
• Part V: Population Groups and QOL
• Chapter 24: Children, Youth, and College Students and Subjective QOL
• Chapter 25: The Elderly and Subjective QOL
• Chapter 26: Women and Subjective QOL
• Chapter 27: Countries and Subjective QOL
• Chapter 28: Other Population Segments and Subjective QOL
• Part VI: Epilogue
• Chapter 29: Integrative Theories of Subjective QOL
• Chapter 30: Final Thoughts about Subjective QOL
• Appendix: Measurement Issues
• References
• Index
• About the Author.