Well-Being Research in South Africa
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Beschreibung
This is the first book to bring together examples of research in positive psychology / psychofortology conducted in the multi-cultural South African context with its diverse populations and settings. The volume reflects basic as well as applied well-being research in the multicultural South African context, as conducted in various contexts and with a variety of methods and foci. Theoretical, review, and empirical research contributions are made, reflecting positivist to constructivist approaches, and include quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches. Some findings support universality assumptions, but others uncovered unique cultural patterns. Chapters report on well-being research conducted in the domains of education, work, health, and family, and in clinical, urban vs. rural, and unicultural vs. multicultural contexts. Studies span the well-being of adolescents, adults, and older people, and topics include resilience in individuals, families, and groups, measurement issues and coping processes, the role of personal and contextual variables, and facets such as hope, spirituality, self-regulation, and interventions.
This is the first book to bring together examples of research in positive psychology / psychofortology conducted in the multi-cultural South African context with its diverse populations and settings. The volume reflects basic as well as applied well-being research in the multicultural South African context, as conducted in various contexts and with a variety of methods and foci. Theoretical, review, and empirical research contributions are made, reflecting positivist to constructivist approaches, and include quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches. Some findings support universality assumptions, but others uncovered unique cultural patterns. Chapters report on well-being research conducted in the domains of education, work, health, and family, and in clinical, urban vs. rural, and unicultural vs. multicultural contexts. Studies span the well-being of adolescents, adults, and older people, and topics include resilience in individuals, families, and groups, measurement issues and coping processes, the role of personal and contextual variables, and facets such as hope, spirituality, self-regulation, and interventions.
Illustrates the universal and cultural-specific manifestations and applications of positive psychology in the multi-cultural South African Context Provides the first integration of examples of research in positive psychology in various domains and diverse populations and settings in the African context Provides pointers for further research and practical application in the South African context Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Marié P. Wissing
Themen in »Well-Being Research in South Africa«
Coping with Adversities in an African Context Enhancing Flourishing in Adolescents Facilitating Psychological Well-Being Family Resilience in South African Families Finding from the FORT Research Programme Flourishing at Work in South Africa Life Design in South Africa Measuring Happiness in South Africa Multi-Cultural Differences in South Africa Positive Psychology and Eating Disorders Positive Psychology and Education Positive Psychology and Functioning Well-Being Positive Psychology and Living with HIV/AIDS Psychological Well-Being Scale among a Setswana-speaking group Psychosocial Assets in South Africa