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The Psychological Wealth of Nations
Do Happy People Make a Happy Society?

Shigehiro Oishi (Author)

9781405192101, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 9 February 2012

272 pages
23 x 15.4 x 1.3 cm, 0.345 kg

“As an expert in well-being, Oishi offers important 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)

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

Preface ix

Part One: The Definition and Measurement of Psychological Wealth 1

1 What is Psychological Wealth? 3

2 The Measurement of Psychological Wealth 18

Part Two: The Psychological Wealth of Individuals 35

3 The Material and Psychological Wealth of Individuals 37

4 Relational and Psychological Wealth 57

5 Personality and Psychological Wealth 73

6 Interventions in Psychological Wealth 91

7 The Benefits of Psychological Wealth 103

8 Optimal Levels of Psychological Wealth: Is More Always Better? 126

Part Three: The Psychological Wealth of Society 135

9 What is a Good Society? 137

10 Material Wealth and Psychological Wealth of Nations 145

11 Psychological Wealth of Nations Beyond Money 159

12 Happy Individuals, Happy Society? 173

Part Four: Epilogue 183

13 Summary and Conclusion 185

References 192

Name Index 232

Subject Index 243

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
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