| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 283 pages). |
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Cross-cultural advancements in positive psychology ; v. 1 |
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Cross-cultural advancements in positive psychology ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This volume presents the reader with a stimulating tapestry of essays exploring the nature of personal autonomy, self-determination, and agency, and their role in human optimal functioning at multiple levels of analysis from personal to societal and cross-cultural. The starting point for these explorations is self-determination theory, an integrated theory of human motivation and healthy development which has been under development for more than three decades (Deci & Ryan, 2000). As the contributions will make clear, psychological autonomy is a concept that forms the bridge between the depende. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: The Struggle for Happiness and Autonomy in Cultural and Personal Contexts: An Overview / Richard M. Ryan -- pt. I Theoretical Context of Human Autonomy, People's Well-Being, and Happiness -- 2. Positive Psychology and Self-Determination Theory: A Natural Interface / Richard M. Ryan -- 3. Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Social, Institutional, Cultural, and Economic Supports for Autonomy and Their Importance for Well-Being / Edward L. Deci -- 4. Dialectical Relationships Among Human Autonomy, the Brain, and Culture / Valery I. Chirkov -- pt. II Human Autonomy Across Cultures and Domains of Life: Health, Education, Interpersonal Relationships, and Work -- 5. Role of Autonomy in Promoting Healthy Dyadic, Familial, and Parenting Relationships Across Cultures / Ahmet Uysal -- 6. Do Social Institutions Necessarily Suppress Individuals' Need for Autonomy? The Possibility of Schools as Autonomy-Promoting Contexts Across the Globe / Avi Assor -- 7. Physical Wellness, Health Care, and Personal Autonomy / Ken Resnicow -- 8. Autonomy in the Workplace: An Essential Ingredient to Employee Engagement and Well-Being in Every Culture / Devasheesh Bhave -- pt. III Human Autonomy in Modern Economy, Democracy Development, and Sustainability -- 9. Capitalism and Autonomy / Tim Kasser -- 10. Economy, People's Personal Autonomy, and Well-Being / Maurizio Pugno -- 11. Development of Conceptions of Personal Autonomy, Rights, and Democracy, and Their Relation to Psychological Well-Being / Justin McNeil -- 12. Personal Autonomy and Environmental Sustainability / Veronika Huta. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Autonomy (Psychology)
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Personal Autonomy.
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Psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality.
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Autonomy (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst00824168
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| Added Author |
Chirkov, Valery I.
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Ryan, Richard M.
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Sheldon, Kennon M. (Kennon Marshall)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Human autonomy in cross-cultural context. Dordrecht : Springer, ©2011 9789048196661 (OCoLC)646114337 |
| ISBN |
9789048196678 (electronic bk.) |
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9048196671 (electronic bk.) |
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