A life devoted to quality of life : Festschrift in honor of Alex C. Michalos /: Festschrift in honor of Alex C. Michalos. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Filomena Maggino, editor.
• Editors: Maggino, Filomena
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Part I: Quality of Life in Different Segments of Population; Chapter 1: Children, Adolescents and Quality of Life: The Social Sciences Perspective Over Two Decades; Introduction; Indicators, Children's Well-Being and Children's Quality of Life; Conceptualising Children's Subjective Well-Being; Data Provided by Children and the Increasing Interest in Children's and Adolescents' SWB Indicators; Assessing Children's and Adolescents' SWB; The Need for More Available International Data: The Children's Worlds Research Project Research Results: Many New Findings in Just a Few Years Some Reflections on the Future of Indicators of Children's and Adolescents' SWB; References; Chapter 2: Measuring Trends in Child Well-Being and Child Suffering in the United States, 1975-2013; Introduction; Conceptualizing and Measuring Child Well-Being; A Phenomenological/Ethnographic Positive Well-Being Approach; A Quantitative Positive Psychology Approach; The Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI); The Objective Social Indicators Tradition; The Subjective Well-Being Indicators Tradition Intersecting the Two Traditions and the Child and Youth Well-Being Index Methods of Index Construction; Long-, Medium-, and Short-Term Changes in the CWI and Its Seven Domain Indices, 1975-2013; Comparisons with a Child Suffering Index (CSI), 1975-2013; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: The Role of Positive Youth Development and Family Functioning in Chinese Adolescent Well-Being: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence; Introduction; Positive Youth Development Programs; Positive Youth Development and Chinese Adolescents; Family Functioning as a Form of Family Well-Being Impacts of Family Functioning on Adolescent Development Conclusion; References; Part II : Theoretical Issues; Chapter 4: The Theory of Subjective Wellbeing Homeostasis: A Contribution to Understanding Life Quality; Introduction; The Character of SWB; SWB Is Positive; SWB Mainly Comprises Mood; SWB Is Normally Stable; The Cause of Chronic SWB Stability; Personality; Genetics; The Theory of SWB Homeostasis; Homeostatic Processes; Behavior; External Buffers; Money; Relationships; Achieving in Life; Automatic: Subconscious Buffers; Access to Positive Affect; Habituation; Adaptation Domain Compensation Automatic: Conscious: The Cognitive Buffers; Resilience; Principles for Strengthening Homeostatic Resilience; Dangers of Resilience That Is Too Strong; Dangers of Resilience That Is Too Weak; Homeostatic Theory: Critiques and Implications; Critiques; Implications for Researchers; Implications for Normative Samples; Implications for Health Researchers; Implications for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress; Implications for Intervention Studies; Implications for Social Policy; References
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 301.072; Social sciences; Quality of life -- Research; Social indicators; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Quality of life -- Research; Social indicators; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Social issues & processes; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319205687; 3319205684
• Related ISBNs: 9783319205670; 3319205676
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 26, 2015).
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