A group of internationally renowned experts provide a comprehensive overview of assessment in all areas of positive psychology, exploring the challenges and making recommendations on selecting and using appropriate instruments.
Learn how to select the right positive psychology (PP) assessment tool for the right situation
* Written by internationally renowned authors
* Looks at well-being, traits, states, and behavior
* Presents the relevant psychometric properties
* Considers assessment challenges
* Recommends selection in different settings
* Explores new directions in PP

This volume gives a state-of-the-art overview of assessment in the field of positive psychology, including a comprehensive overview of current theories, approaches, issues, and assessment instruments. In four sections, leading experts look at different conceptualizations of well-being and discuss specific traits, states, and behaviors. New directions in positive psychology are also explored, including measuring primal world beliefs, imagination, self-transcendent experiences, and nostalgia.
Each chapter provides an introductory background to the positive psychology topic at hand, reviews the most relevant assessment instruments, and discusses the specific assessment-related challenges. Recommendations for the selection of assessment tools are included for specific settings, such as school, relationships, health and clinical settings, leisure, and interventions. This book is a must for positive psychology researchers, instructors, students, and practitioners wanting to select the right positive psychology instrument for the right situation.

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Serie / Reihe: Psychological assessment - science and practice 5

Personen: Ruch, Willibald Bakker, Arnold B. Tay, Louis Gander, Fabian

Standort: RÜD

Schlagwörter: Psychologische Diagnostik Positive Psychologie Test Beurteilung