Psychological Wealth of Nations

Shigehiro Oishi is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. A personality and social psychologist, he is also an Associate Editor for Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

• Preface ixPart One: The Definition and Measurement of Psychological Wealth 11 What is Psychological Wealth? 32 The Measurement of Psychological Wealth 18Part Two: The Psychological Wealth of Individuals 353 The Material and Psychological Wealth of Individuals 374 Relational and Psychological Wealth 575 Personality and Psychological Wealth 736 Interventions in Psychological Wealth 917 The Benefits of Psychological Wealth 1038 Optimal Levels of Psychological Wealth: Is More Always Better? 126Part Three: The Psychological Wealth of Society 1359 What is a Good Society? 13710 Material Wealth and Psychological Wealth of Nations 14511 Psychological Wealth of Nations Beyond Money 15912 Happy Individuals, Happy Society? 173Part Four: Epilogue 18313 Summary and Conclusion 185References 192Name Index 232Subject Index 243

“As an expert in well-being, Oishi offers important insights based on his intense focus examining well-being across cultures. His unique perspective offers a rare opportunity for readers to consider how individual traits and behaviors operate within a societal context, and how these levels may interact to influence well-being.”  (Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 1 May 2013)“This book is successful in its aim of providing an overview of happiness research that is linked to the psychological wealth of nations and addressing various angles on questions of conceptualization and measurement.”  (PsycCRITIQUES, 6 February 2013)