Broadening the Scope of Wellbeing Science
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-18328-7 (ISBN)
In the face of an urgent need to build stronger, sustainable and more resilient communities, this book demonstrates how wellbeing science can link the individual with the community through appropriate health and wellbeing policies and offers a guide to a new way for individuals to connect with the world. It will appeal to researchers and professionals working across the fields of psychology, environmental science, public health and public policy.
lt;b>Andrew H. Kemp is Professor of Psychology and Personal Chair at Swansea University, Wales. Dr Kemp's research are broad in scope, spanning affective neuroscience through to epidemiology and public health. Current interests relate to existential positive psychology, wellbeing science and climate psychology. He has been recognised in numerous awards, fellowships from the British Psychological Society (2019) and the Association for Psychological Science in the United States (2017), and a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Melbourne (2019) in recognition of academic leadership, creative scholarship and innovative contributions to the field.
Darren J. Edwards is a BPS Chartered Health Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in The Department of Public Health at Swansea University, Wales. Dr Edwards has considerable experience both as a researcher and trainer of ACT. His published work includes several policy briefs for the Welsh Government and The Textbook of Health and Social Care (Co-edited with Stephanie Best 2020).
1. An Introduction to the Complex Construct of Wellbeing, Societal Challenges and Potential Solutions.- 2. Shifting the Paradigm of Positive Psychology: Toward an Existential Positive Psychology of Wellbeing.- 3. Beyond Us: Building Collective Wellbeing.- 4. Towards a Culture of Care for Societal Wellbeing: A Perspective from the Healthcare Sector.- 5. ACTing for Society: The Promotion and Nurturance of Prosocial Behaviour at Scale.- 6. The Relationship Between Nature Connectedness and Human and Planetary Wellbeing: Implications for Promoting Wellbeing, Tackling Anthropogenic Climate Change and Overcoming Biodiversity Loss.- 7. A Modern Framework of Wellbeing from the Perspective of Positive Environments.- 8. A Public Health Perspective on Wellbeing.- 9. The Economics of Individual Wellbeing and the Transformation of Society.- 10. Social and Material Foundations of Wellbeing: Beyond the Neoliberal Model of Development.- 11. Discussion: Broadening the Scope of Wellbeing Science.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.11.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XXIII, 168 p. 8 illus., 4 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 380 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Humanistische Psychotherapien |
| Schlagworte | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy • economics of wellbeing • global measures of wellbeing • Human Flourishing • nature connectedness • Neoliberalism • positive psychology • positive psychology of sustainability • psychological wellbeing • psychophysiological index of wellbeing • public health perspective of wellbeing • resilient communities • Societal challenges • Sustainable Development Goals • the healthcare sector and wellbeing • wellbeing science |
| ISBN-10 | 3-031-18328-2 / 3031183282 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-18328-7 / 9783031183287 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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