Scientific Advances in Positive Psychology

Meg A. Warren is assistant professor of practice and program director of Human Resource Management at the Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (DBOS) at Claremont Graduate University.Stewart I. Donaldson is professor and chair of psychology, director of the Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC), and dean of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (SBOS) at Claremont Graduate University.

• PrefaceChapter 1 Evaluating Scientific Progress in Positive PsychologyMeg A. Warren, Scott I. Donaldson, and Stewart I. DonaldsonChapter 2 Increasing Well-Being in Independent and Interdependent CulturesLilian J. Shin and Sonja LyubomirskyChapter 3 Positive EmotionsMichelle N. Shiota, Claire I. Yee, Makenzie J. O'Neil, and Alexander F. DanversChapter 4 Strengths of Character and Virtues: What We Know and What We Still Want to LearnNansook Park, Michael Barton, and Jace PillayChapter 5 Current Theories and Research in the Psychology of GratitudePhilip C. Watkins and Joshua BellChapter 6 Posttraumatic Growth: A Brief History and EvaluationRichard G. Tedeschi, Cara L. Blevins, and Olivia M. RiffleChapter 7 Positive Youth Development: How Intrinsic Motivation Amplifies Adolescents' Social-Emotional LearningReed W. Larson, Carolyn Orson, and Jill R. BowersChapter 8 Taking Positive Psychology to the Workplace: Positive Organizational Psychology, Positive Organizational Behavior, and Positive Organizational ScholarshipMeg A. Warren, Stewart I. Donaldson, and Fred LuthansChapter 9 Progressing Positive Education and Promoting Visible Well-Being in SchoolsLea WatersChapter 10 Cultural Context in Positive Psychology: History, Research, and Opportunities for GrowthJennifer Teramoto Pedrotti and Lisa M. EdwardsAbout the Editors and ContributorsIndex

Warren and Donaldson provide an up-to-date snapshot of recent scientific developments in this ten-chapter, edited book. . . . Most intriguing is emerging research concerning social class, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, which means that positive psychology is maturing and becoming more multicultural, just as the questions asked are becoming more subtle and nuanced. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals.