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Collected Works of Ed Diener. Collected Works of Ed Diener 3 Volumes Springer Publishing. My Gratitude to:. Springer Science Marty Seligman My former grad students. Being a Positive Psychologist. READ!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Final Examination:
1. Describe some causes of different types of SWB2. When is money associated, and not, with SWB?3. Describe some cultural differences in the causes
of SWB4. Describe several pathways through which positive
emotions benefit health5. Describe the current state of evidence on
adaptation to circumstances6. Should people rid themselves of all negative
emotions, and why?7. Defend the validity of self-report measures of SWB8. Evaluate the current evidence for interventions to
enhance SWB
Volume 1: Theory and Reviews• 1984 “Subjective Well-Being” – citation classic
• Benefits of well-being– Optimal levels
• Theories– Social comparison– Adaptation: Beyond the hedonic treadmill
Why essential for PP– Goals (telic)– Personality
• Money and circumstances– Life satisfaction vs. PA– Societal differences– Beyond money: Measuring societal well-being for policy
• Directions for future research
International Differences in "Ladder" Scores
World Countries & "Ladder" Scores0 to 55 to 66 to 9No data
Volume 1: Theory and Reviews• 1984 “Subjective Well-Being” – citation classic
• Benefits of well-being– Optimal levels
• Theories– Social comparison– Adaptation: Beyond the hedonic treadmill
Why essential for PP– Goals (telic)– Personality
• Money and circumstances– Life satisfaction vs. PA– Societal differences– Beyond money: Measuring societal well-being for policy
• Directions for future research
Higher in Psychosocial Lower on Psychosocial Wealth
Wealth than Predicted than Predicted by Income by Income
Norway Armenia Laos Slovokia Australia Palestine Canada South Korea Singapore Japan Rwanda Lebanon Costa Rica Russia Ireland Iran New Zealand Cambodia Denmark Turkey
Volume 1: Theory and Reviews• 1984 “Subjective Well-Being” – citation classic
• Benefits of well-being– Optimal levels
• Relative theories– Social comparison– Adaptation: Beyond the hedonic treadmill
Why essential for PP– Goals (telic)
• Personality• Money and circumstances
– Life satisfaction vs. PA– Societal differences– Beyond money: Measuring societal well-being for policy
• Directions for future research
Volume 2: Cultures and Societies
• Cultural differences in causes• Cultural differences in what “happiness” is
– Norms– Pride– Aroused emotions
• Societal differences in different types of SWB• Predictors of the SWB of nations• Are most people happy?
World Countries & Negative Affect0.00 to 0.200.20 to 0.250.25 to 0.41No data
World Countries & Positive Affect0.00 to 0.650.65 to 0.750.75 to 0.86No data
Societal Predictors
Life Satisfaction Positive Feelings
Income Relationships
Basic needs Learning
Conveniences Flow
Volume 2: Cultures and Societies
• Self versus group -- Individualism • Cultural differences in what “happiness” is
– Norms– Pride– Aroused emotions
• Societal differences in different types of SWB• Predictors of the SWB of nations• Are most people happy?
Groups we have studied
• World• Maasai • Inuit• Amish• Homeless• Sex workers• Calcutta slum
dwellers
Volume 3: Defining and Measuring SWB
Reviews of existing SWB scales
Validity and artifacts of the measures
Alternative methods
Experience sampling
Divergence of types of “happiness”
PWB and SWB– Brief measure of Psychological Well-Being– (Flourishing Scale)– New measure of PA and NA
National accounts of well-being
Psychosocial Prosperity
Dire Poor Moderate FlourishingPoverty Psychosocially
Nigeria Pakistan Portugal NetherlandsBurundi Georgia Mexico SwitzerlandChad India Austria SwedenCambodia Thailand USA Finland
Conclusion
1. You will get an A+ on the final if you read the three volumes, or even the abstracts
2. READ– about SWB, PWB, Character, etc. !