Friendship and Happiness Across the Life-Span and Cultures /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Demir, Melikşah (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Medical research.; Quality of life.; Positive psychology.; Positive Psychology.; Quality of Life Research.

This is the first book that explicitly focuses on the relationships between various types of friendship experiences and happiness. It addresses historical, theoretical, and measurement issues in the study of friendship and happiness (e.g., why friends are important for happiness). In order to achiev...