Happiness in Children Measurement, Correlates and Enhancement of Pos
This briefs summarizes the research on positive well-being in children, with a particular focus on their happiness. It starts with a discussion of the constructs of positive psychology (i.e., well-being, happiness and life satisfaction), and then outlines
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Mark D. Holder
Happiness in Children Measurement, Correlates and Enhancement of Positive Subjective Well-Being
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Mark D. Holder University of British Columbia University Way 3333 Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 Canada
ISSN 2211-7644 ISBN 978-94-007-4413-4 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4414-1
e-ISSN 2211-7652 e-ISBN 978-94-007-4414-1
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Acknowledgments
I would like to express my gratitude to my students and colleagues whose work contributed to the development of this book. In particular, the work of Robert Callaway, Kate Ball, Andrea Klassen, Ashley Love, Zo/ Sehn, and Judi Wallace. I would also like to express a special thanks to Ben Coleman who has contributed to my research program for the past six years. I want to thank Courtney Chrusch for reading an early draft of this book, and to Phoebe Scotland and Maxine Crawford who contributed to both the exposition and content of this book.
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Contents
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