The Psychological Wealth of Nations
Do Happy People Make a Happy Society?
Contemporary Social Issues
1. Edition February 2012
260 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The Psychological Wealth of Nations reviews the range of new scientific research related to individual and societal happiness.
* Presents a comprehensive review of happiness, from conceptual and measurement issues to an exploration of predictors and consequences of happiness
* Explores the psychology and economics of happiness and examines the correlations between societal wealth, productivity, and happiness in different countries
* Offers compelling insights into the ways individual happiness impacts the psychological wealth of overall society
* Features a highly interdisciplinary approach, with considerations of philosophy, sociology, economics, political sciences, as well as psychology
Wealth.
Chapter 1: Definition.
Chapter 2: Measurement.
Part 2: The Psychological Wealth of Individuals.
Chapter 3: Material Wealth.
Chapter 4: Relational Wealth.
Chapter 5: Personality.
Chapter 6: Interventions.
Chapter 7: Benefits of Psychological Wealth.
Chapter 8: Optimal levels of Psychological Wealth.
Part 3: The Psychological Wealth of Society.
Chapter 9: What is a Good Society?
Chapter 10: Material Wealth and Psychological Wealth of
Nations
Chapter 11: Psychological Wealth of Nations: Beyond Material
Wealth.
Chapter 12: Happy People, Happy Society?
Part 4: Summary and Conclusions.
Chapter 13: Summary and Conclusion.
insights based on his intense focus examining well-being across
cultures. His unique perspective offers a rare opportunity for
readers to consider how individual traits and behaviors operate
within a societal context, and how these levels may interact to
influence well-being." (Analyses of Social Issues
and Public Policy, 1 May 2013)
"This book is successful in its aim of providing an
overview of happiness research that is linked to the psychological
wealth of nations and addressing various angles on questions of
conceptualization and measurement."
(PsycCRITIQUES, 6 February 2013)