| Description |
1 online resource (x, 297 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to positive relationships: evidence-based practice across the world / Sue Roffey -- Wellbeing and resilience in young people and the role of positive relationships / Toni Noble and Helen McGrath -- Peaceful and compassionate futures: positive relationships as an antidote to violence / Robyn Hromek and Angela Walsh -- Learning about relationships / Gretchen Brion-Meisels and Stephanie M. Jones -- Positive couple relationships: the evidence for long-lasting relationship satisfaction and happiness / Vagdevi Meunier and Wayne Baker -- Positive parent-child relationships / Kimberly O'Brien and Jane Mosco -- Promoting positive outcomes for children experiencing change in family relationships / Emilia Dowling and Diana Elliott -- Friendships: the power of positive alliance/ Karen Majors -- Developing positive relationships in schools / Sue Roffey -- Positive relationships at work / Sue Langley -- Positive professional relationships / Elizabeth Gillies -- Positive mentoring relationships: nurturing potential / Ann M. Brewer -- Spirited leadership: growing leaders for the future / Hilary B. Armstrong -- Positive community relations: border crossings and repositioning the "other" / Florence E. McCarthy and Margaret H. Vickers -- Positive relations between members of groups with divergent beliefs and cultures / Zalman Kastel -- Conflict and confrontation / Lois Edmund -- The repair and restoration of relationships / Peta Blood. |
| Summary |
Relationships are at the heart of our lives; at home with our families, with our friends, in schools and colleges, with colleagues at the workplace and in our diverse communities. The quality of these relationships determines our individual well-being, how well we learn, develop and function, our sense of connectedness with others and the health so society. This unique volume brings together authorities from across the world to write about how relationships might be enhanced in all these different areas of our lives. It also explores how to address the challenges involved in establishing and m. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Interpersonal relations.
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Relationship quality.
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Positive psychology.
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Interpersonal Relations.
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Psychology, Applied.
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Interpersonal relations. (OCoLC)fst00977397
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Positive psychology. (OCoLC)fst01200515
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Relationship quality. (OCoLC)fst01741454
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| Indexed Term |
Applied psychology |
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Community and Environmental Psychology |
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Philosophy (General) |
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Psychology |
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Psychology, general |
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Quality of Life |
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Quality of Life Research |
| Added Author |
Roffey, Sue.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Positive relationships. Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2012 9789400721463 (OCoLC)775480223 |
| ISBN |
9789400721470 (electronic bk.) |
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9400721471 (electronic bk.) |
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