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The Psychological Wealth of Nations: Do Happy People Make a Happy Society?

ISBN: 978-1-405-19211-8

February 2012

Wiley-Blackwell

260 pages

Description

The Psychological Wealth of Nations reviews the range of new scientific research related to individual and societal happiness.

  • Presents a comprehensive review of happiness, from conceptual and measurement issues to an exploration of predictors and consequences of happiness
  • Explores the psychology and economics of happiness and examines the correlations between societal wealth, productivity, and happiness in different countries
  • Offers compelling insights into the ways individual happiness impacts the psychological wealth of overall society
  • Features a highly interdisciplinary approach, with considerations of philosophy, sociology, economics, political sciences, as well as psychology
About the Author

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.