Oxford Handbook of Happiness

Edited by Susan David, Ilona Boniwell, and Amanda Conley Ayers

1,136 pages | 246x171mm

978-0-19-955725-7 | Hardback | 27 December 2012

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The most comprehensive handbook on happiness ever published, exploring psychological, philosophical, evolutionary, economic, and spiritual approaches to happiness in a single volume
Contributors are established, forward-thinking experts in their fields, resulting in a book that is a commanding and powerful review of the field
Forewords by His Majesty the King Jigme Khesar of Bhutan and Professor Felicia Huppert, University of Cambridge, UK
Written in a scholarly but accessible tone

In recent decades there has been a shift in focus from psychological and social problems-what might be called the "dark side" of humanity-to human well-being and flourishing. The Positive Psychology movement, along with changes in attitudes toward organisational and societal health, has generated a surge of interest in human happiness.

The Oxford Handbook of Happiness is the definitive text for researchers and practitioners interested in human happiness. Its editors and chapter contributors are world leaders in the investigation of happiness across the fields of psychology, organizational behaviour, education, philosophy, social policy and economics.

The study of happiness is at the nexus of four major scientific developments: the growing field of Positive Psychology which researches the conditions that make people flourish; advances in the biological and affective sciences which have contributed to the understanding of positive emotions; Positive Organizational Scholarship, an emerging discipline aimed at investigating and fostering excellence in organisations; and findings from economics indicating that traditional markers of economic and societal well-being are insufficient. The Oxford Handbook of Happiness offers readers a coherent, multi-disciplinary, and accessible text on the current state-of-the-art in happiness research.

This volume features ten sections that focus on psychological, philosophical, evolutionary, economic and spiritual approaches to happiness; happiness in society, education, organisations and relationships; and the assessment and development of happiness. Readers will find information on psychological constructs such as resilience, flow, and emotional intelligence; theories including broaden-and-build and self-determination; and explorations of topics including collective virtuousness, psychological capital, coaching, environmental sustainability and economic growth. This handbook will be useful to academics, practitioners, teachers, students, and all those interested in theory and research on human happiness.

Readership: Psychologists, philosophers, economists, counsellors, coaches, therapists, consultants, teachers, and students.

Edited by Susan David, Co-director, Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA Clinical Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, USA Director, Evidence Based Psychology, USA, Ilona Boniwell, Programme Leader, MSc Applied Positive Psychology, University of East London, UK, and Amanda Conley Ayers, Research Associate, Evidence Based Psychology, USA

Dr Susan David is a founder and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital of Harvard Medical School and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard University. She holds Bachelors, Honours, two Masters Degrees, and a PhD in Psychology. She completed her postdoctoral studies at Yale University, USA and the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on employee engagement, emotional skills, leadership, and coaching effectiveness. She has been awarded sixteen prizes and scholarships, including two for research on emotions in coaching and wellbeing. As the co-chair of the Institute of Coaching's Research Forum, she convenes an annual gathering of global leaders in coaching with the directive of advancing the research and application of coaching in organisations. She was an invited member of the Harvard/World Economic Forum Breakthrough Ideas meeting, and is a frequent guest contributor to Harvard Business Review's best practice articles.

Ilona Boniwell is a Principal Lecturer in Positive Psychology at the University of East London, UK and the Programme Leader for the first Masters Degree in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) in Europe. She also instructs on the Executive Certificate in Positive Leadership at l'Ecole Centrale Paris and carries out research in collaboration with the Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Her research and applied interests include: psychology of time, resilience, eudaimonic well-being and applications of positive psychology to leadership, coaching and education. Ilona received her PhD from the Open University. Prior to joining UEL, she worked at Oxford Brookes and City Universities. Dr Boniwell founded the European Network of Positive Psychology, organised the first European Congress of Positive Psychology (June 2002, Winchester) and was the first vice-chair of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), currently serving as its board member.

Amanda Conley Ayers holds a Master's Degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Positive Psychology (MAPP) program where she investigated positive psychology and meaning in life under the direction of Dr. Martin Seligman. For 5 years she has been a researcher with Evidence Based Psychology, a leadership development and management consultancy focused on providing strategic advice in the areas of positive leadership development and people practices. In this role she researched the underpinnings and impact of emotional skills, employee engagement, resilience, coaching, and leadership on individual and organizational excellence. Prior to joining the Evidence Based Psychology team, she was a researcher at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, USA.

Contributors:
Professor Aaron Ahuvia, Department of Management Studies, University of Michigan, USA
Mr Adrian K. Andelin, Northern Arizona University, USA
Professor Martin Ashley, Edge Hill University, UK
Dr Evelyn Au, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University
Dr Dimitris Ballas, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield,
Anna Beeby, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, USA
Professor Raymond Angelo, Belliotti SUNY Fredonia
Dr Julia Boehm, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Dr Ilona Boniwell, School of Psychology The University of East London, UK
Professor Kim Cameron, University of Michigan, USA
Lahnna I. Catalino (Doctoral Candidate), University of North Carolina, USA
Assistant Professor Arran Caza, Griffith University, Australia
Assistant Professor Brianna Barker Caza, Wake Forest University, USA
Assistant Professor Anne M. Conway, Columbia University, USA
Dr Trevor P. Crowe, Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, University of Wollongong, Australia
Alia Crum (Doctoral Student), Yale University, USA
Professor Robert Cummins, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Australia
Professor Frank P. Deane, Illawarra Institute for Mental Health and School of Psychology, University of Wollongong Australia
Danielle DelPriore, Department of Psychology, Texas Christian University, USA
Professor Antonella Delle Fave, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Assistant Professor Meliksah Demir, Northern Arizona University
Professor Ed Diener, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and and The Gallup Organization
Professor Danny Dorling, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, UK
Jennifer M. Fox Eades, Department of Education, Edge Hill University, UK
Associate Professor Giovanni A. Fava, University of Bologna, Italy
Ms Patty Ferssizidis, George Mason University, USA
Professor Barbara L. Fredrickson, University of North Carolina, USA
Professor Bruno Frey, Department of Economics, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Samantha Garrett, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, USA
Dr Anthony M. Grant, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Australia
Suzy L. Green, Positive Psychology Institute, Australia
Professor John Haworth, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Dr Louise Hayes, Orygen Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
Associate Professor Dan Haybron, Saint Louis University, USA
Associate Professor Bruce Headey, Faculty of Business and Economics, Melbourne Institute, Australia
Dr Kate Hefferon, Applied Positive Psychology, University of East London
Dr Jane Henry, Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology, Open University, UK
Dr Krystal M. Hernandez, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, USA
Professor Sarah Hill, Texas Christian University, USA
Dr Laura M. Hsu, Harvard University, USA
Professor Veronika Huta, University of Ottawa, Canada
Professor Philip J. Ivanhoe, City University of Hong Kong Kowloon
Associate Professor Elif Izberk-Bilgin, Department of Management Studies, University of Michigan - Dearborn
Professor Tim Jackson, Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey
Professor Stephen Joseph, Psychology,Health & Social Care, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK
Associate Professor Todd B. Kashdan, George Mason University, USA
Associate Professor Corey L. M. Keyes, Department of Sociology Emory University, USA
Dr Minkyung Koo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ellen J. Langer, Harvard University, Department of Psychology, USA
Professor Dr. Kiran Kumar K. Salagame, University of Mysore, India
Hon. Professor Maurits G.T. Kwee, University of Flores, Buenos Aires & Institute for Relational Buddhism, Amsterdam
Professor Brian Lakey, Grand Valley State University, USA
Professor Fred Luthans, Department of Management, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Ms Sonja Lyubomirsky, University of California, Riverside, USA
Dr Helen McGrath, Faculty of Arts and Education, School of Education, Deaking University, Australia
Professor Darrin M. McMahon, Florida State University , USA
Laura McInerney, Positive Psychology UK
Professor Annette Mahoney, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, USA
Mr Brett Major, Texas Christian University, USA
Dr Peter Malinowski, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Mr Nic Marks, nef (the new economics foundation)
Ms Rachel A. Marquart, George Mason University, USA
Ms. Felicity F. Miao, University of Virginia, USA
Professor Mario Mikulincer, The New School of Psychology Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzilya, Israel
Mr Geoff Mulgan, The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), UK
Professor David Myers, Hope College, USA
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Christopher P. Niemiec, University of Rochester, USA
Professor Toni Noble, Australian Catholic University, Australia
Dr Lindsay G. Oades, Australian Institute of Business Wellbeing, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong, Australia
Associate Professor Shigehiro Oishi, University of Virginia, USA
Haley Orthel, Northern Arizona University, USA
Professor Kenneth I. Pargament, Department of Psychology Bowling Green State University, USA
Professor Sharon Parker, UWA Business School The University of Western Australia, Australia
Dr Acacia C Parks, Department of Psychology, Hiram College, USA
Professor William Pavot, Southwest Minnesota State University, USA
James Pawelski, Director of Education and Senior Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Dr Nash Popovic, University of East London, UK
Professor James Campbell, Quick The University of Texas at Arlington
Jonathan D. Quick, Management Sciences for Health, USA and Management Sciences for Health and Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Tayyab Rashid, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada
Dr Matthhieu Ricard, Buddhist monk, Shechen Tennyi Gargyeling Monastery, Nepal
Professor Laura Morgan Roberts, Antioch University, USA
Professor Chiara Ruini, University of Bologna, Italy
Professor Richard M. Ryan, University of Rochester, USA
Professor Peter Salovey, Yale University, USA
Shimon Saphire-Bernstein, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
Dr Stephen M. Schueller, University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry, USA
Dr Ben J. Searle, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Australia
Professor R. Phillip Shaver, University of California at Davis, USA
Professor Kennon M. Sheldon, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
Dr Gordon Spence, Australian Institute of Business Wellbeing, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong, Australia
Assistant Professor Michael F. Steger, George Mason University, USA
Professor Dr Alois Stutzer, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel, Switzerland
Arber Tasimi, Department of Psychology, Yale University, USA
Professor Shelley Taylor, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
Professor Valerie Tiberius, Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, USA
Dr Sam Thompson, Institute for Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, UK
Dr William Tov, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University
Associate Professor Michele M. Tugade, Vassar College, USA
Professor Emmy van Deurzen, Co-Director Centre for the Study of Conflict and Reconciliation, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK
Professor Joar Vittersø, University of Tromsø, Norway
Professor Ruut Veenhoven, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Associate Professor Carolyn M. Youssef, College of Business Bellevue University, USA
Emeritus Professor Peter Warr, University of Sheffield, UK
Professor John White, Institute of Education University of London, UK
Dr Mathew A White, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Professor Thomas A. Wright, Kansas State University, USA
Associate Professor Amy Wrzesniewski, Yale University, USA

1: Susan A. David, Ilona Boniwell, and Amanda Conley Ayers : Introduction

Section 1: Psychological Approaches to Happiness
2: Joar Vittersø: Introduction to Psychological Approaches to Happiness
3: Anne M. Conway, Michele M. Tugade, Lahnna I. Catalino, and Barbara L. Fredrickson: The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions: Form, Function and Mechanisms
4: Dale Griffin and Richard Gonzalez: The Endowment-Contrast Model: A Lens for Happiness Research
5: Antonella Delle Fave: Past, Present and Future of Flow
6: Alia J. Crum and Peter Salovey: Emotionally Intelligent Happiness
7: David G. Myers: Religious Engagement and Well-Being
8: Patty Ferssizidis, Todd B. Kashdan, Rachel A. Marquart, and Michael F. Steger: Positive Psychological Experiences and Psychopathology: A Self-Regulatory Perspective
9: Katherine Jacobs Bao and Sonja Lyubomirsky: The Rewards of Happiness
10: William Pavot and Ed Diener : Happiness Experienced: The Science of Subjective Well-Being

Section 2: Psychological Definitions of Happiness
11: Joar Vittersø: Introduction to Psychological Definitions Of Happiness
12: Ruut Veenhoven: Notions of the Good Life
13: Felicity F. Miao, Minkyung Koo, and Shigehiro Oishi: Subjective Well-Being
14: Robert A. Cummins: Measuring Happiness and Subjective Well-Being
15: Veronika Huta: Eudaimonia
16: Christopher P. Niemiec and Richard M. Ryan: What Makes for a Life Well Lived?: Autonomy and its relation to full functioning and organismic wellness
17: Joar Vittersø : Functional Well-Being: Happiness as feelings, evaluations, and functioning

Section 3: Philosophical Approaches to Happiness
18: James O. Pawelski: Introduction to Philosophical Approaches to Happiness
19: Darrin M. McMahon: The Pursuit of Happiness in History
20: Philip J. Ivanhoe: Happiness in Early Chinese Thought
21: Emmy van Deurzen: Continental Contributions to our Understanding of Happiness and Suffering
22: Raymond Angelo Belliotti: The Seductions of Happiness
23: Daniel M. Haybron: The Nature and Significance of Happiness
24: Valerie Tiberius: Philosophical Methods in Happiness Research
25: James O. Pawelski : Happiness and its Opposites

Section 4: Spiritual Approaches to Happiness
26: Jane Henry: Introduction to Spiritual Approaches to Happiness
27: Matthieu Ricard: A Buddhist View of Happiness
28: Maurits G.T. Kwee: Relational Buddhism: An integrative psychology of happiness amidst existential suffering
29: Kiran Kumar K. Salagame: Well-being from the Hindu/Sanãtana Dharma Perspective
30: Peter Malinowski: Flourishing Through Meditation and Mindfulness
31: Annette Mahoney, Kenneth I. Pargament, and Krystal M. Hernandez: Heaven on Earth: beneficial effects of sanctification for individual and interpersonal wll-being
32: Jane Henry : Quieting the Mind and Low Arousal Routes to Happiness

Section 5: Happiness and Society
33: Sam Thompson: Introduction to Happiness and Society
34: Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer: Economics and the Study of Individual Happiness
35: William Tov and Evelyn W.M. Au: Comparing Well-Being Across Nations: Conceptual and empirical issues
36: Dimitris Ballas and Danny Dorling: The Geography of Happiness
37: Aaron Ahuvia and Elif Izberk-Bilgin: Well-Being in Consumer Societies
38: Sam Thompson, Nic Marks, and Tim Jackson: Well-being and Sustainable Development
39: Geoff Mulgan : Well-being and Public Policy

Section 6: Positive Education
Introduction to Positive EducationIlona Boniwell:
41: John White: Education and Well-being
42: Nash Popovic: Should Education have Happiness Lessons?
43: Toni Noble and Helen McGrath: Wellbeing and Resilience in Education
44: Jennifer M. Fox Eades, Carmel Proctor, and Martin Ashley: Happiness in the Classroom
45: Laura McInerney: Applying Happiness and Well-Being Research to the Teaching and Learning Process
46: Jane E. Gillham, Rachel M. Abenavoli, Steven M. Brunwasser, Karen J. Reivich, and Martin E.P. Seligman: Resilience Education
47: Robert J. Sternberg: Teaching for Wisdom
48: Ian Morris: Going Beyond the Accidental: Happiness, education, and the Wellington College Experience
49: Matthew A. White: Positive Education at Geelong Grammar School
Section 7: Happiness and Organizations
50: Arran Caza and Kim Cameron: An Introduction to Happiness and Organizations
51: Kim S. Cameron and Arran Caza: Virtuousness as a Source of Happiness in Organizations
52: Brianna Caza and Amy Wrzesniewski: How Work Shapes Well-Being
53: Ben J. Searle and Sharon K. Parker: Work Design and Happiness: An Active, Reciprocal Perspective
54: Peter Warr: Jobs and Job-Holders: Two Sources of Happiness and Unhappiness
55: Carolyn M. Youssef and Fred Luthans: Managing Psychological Capital in Organizations: Cognitive, affective, conative and social mechanisms of happiness
56: Laura Morgan Roberts: Reflected Best Self Engagement at Work: Positive identity, alignment, and the pursuit of vitality and value creation
57: Thomas A. Wright: Encouraging Employee Happiness
58: James Campbell Quick and Jonathan D. Quick: Executive Well-Being
Section 8: Relationships and Happiness

59: Meliksah Demir: Introduction to Relationships and Happiness
60: Shimon Saphire-Bernstein and Shelley E. Taylor: Close Relationships and Happiness
61: Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver: Adult Attachment and Happiness: Individual differences in the experience and consequences of positive emotions
62: Brian Lakey: Perceived Social Support and Happiness: The role of personality and relational processes
63: Meliksah Demir, Haley Orthel, and Adrian Keith Andelin: Friendship and happiness
Section 9: Development, Stability and Change of Happiness
64: Kate Hefferon: Introduction to Development, Stability and Change of Happiness
65: Sarah E. Hill, Danielle J. DelPriore, and Brett Major: An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective on Happiness
66: Bruce Headey: Set-Point Theory May Now Need Replacing: Death of a paradigm?
67: Kennon M. Sheldon, Julia Boehm, and Sonja Lyubomirsky: Variety is the Spice of Happiness: The hedonic adaptation prevention (HAP) model
68: Corey L.M. Keyes: Promotion and Protection of Positive Mental Health: Towards complete mental health in human development
69: Stephen Joseph and Kate Hefferon: Post-traumatic Growth: Eudaimonic Happiness in the Aftermath of Adversity
70: Michael F. Steger, Anna Beeby, Samantha Garrett, and Todd B. Kashdan : Creating a Stable Architectural Framework of Existence: Proposing a Model of Lifelong Meaning
Section 10: Happiness Interventions
71: Gordon B. Spence and Suzy Green: Introduction to Happiness Interventions
72: Acacia C. Parks, Stephen M. Schueller, and Arber Tasimi: Increasing Happiness in the General Population: Empirically Supported Self-Help?
73: Tayyab Rashid: Positive Psychology in Practice: Positive psychotherapy
74: Louise Hayes: Happiness in Valued Living: Acceptance and commitment therapy as a model for change
75: Gordon B. Spence and Anthony M. Grant: Coaching and Well-Being: A brief review of existing evidence, relevant theory and implications for practitioners
76: Laura M. Hsu, and Ellen J. Langer: Mindfulness and Cultivating Well-Being in Older Adults
77: Giovanni A. Fava and Chiara Ruini: Well-Being Therapy: Theoretical background, clinical implications and future directions
78: Lindsay G. Oades, Trevor P. Crowe and Frank P. Deane: The Collaborative Recovery Model: Developing positive institutions to facilitate recovery in enduring mental illness
79: Susan A. David, Ilona Boniwell, and Amanda Conley Ayers: Conclusion: The future of happiness

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