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Happiness and Wellness - Biopsychosocial and Anthropological Perspectives

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Academic Editor

Floriana Irtelli
Floriana Irtelli

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart,
Italy

Co-editor

Fabio Gabrielli
Fabio Gabrielli

Università Lum Jean Monnet,
Italy

2015 nobel prize nominee

Published15 March 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.100658

ISBN978-1-80355-592-8

Print ISBN978-1-80355-591-1

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-80355-593-5

Copyright year2023

Number of pages574

This book is a collection of chapters on happiness and well-being. It includes contributions from scientists from all over the world, who present different, multifaceted, dialectically open perspectives and sensitivities regarding happiness. The authors discuss happiness and well-being from biological, biopsychosocial, anthropological, and philosophical points of view.

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Table of Contents

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135
5. Happiness at Work: A Psychological Perspective

By Nishi Misra and Shobhna Srivastava

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7. Focusing on Gratitude: Implications for Mental Health

By Mark S. Rye, Kristen R. Schiavo and Anna Tsaligopoulou

165
8. Enacting Happiness from Emotions and Moods

By Éric Laurent, Kévin Bague, Colin Vegas and Jonathan Dartevelle

125
2
118
1
102
12. Gratitude and Happiness: The Causes and Consequences of Gratitude

By Philip C. Watkins, Michael Frederick and Alexander W. Dodson

176
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13. Selected Well-Being Interventions for Hybrid-Working Employees

By Christian Ehrlich, Giulia Rossetti, Robert van der Veen and Jeremy Zwiegelaar

135
14. Measuring Well-Being in School and University: Approaches and Challenges

By Tatjana Kanonire, Alena Kulikova and Ekaterina Orel

312
137
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144
106
20. Thanks for Asking! How UAE-Based University Students Conceptualize Happiness and How Institutions Can Improve It

By Louise Lambert, Yasmeen Khadri, Suhina Mayet, Jessica Vedanayagam, Vaishnavi Varma and Kevin S. Kertechian

157
23. Psychosocial Factors Associated with Happiness

By Chloe R. Grabanski, Adedoyin Gloria Okanlawon, Raina V. Lamade and Katherine J. Goulden

353
225
25. The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) as an Indicator of General Well-Being

By Rodger K. Bufford, Jessica Cantley, Jaycee Hallford, Yadira Vega and Jessica Wilbur

175
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163
29. A Path to Happiness

By Sara Spowart

121

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