Promoting Student Happiness : Positive Psychology Interventions in Schools.

Cover -- Half Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I. Overview of Student Happiness -- 1. Background and Rationale -- Introduction to Happiness and Positive Psychology -- The Dual-Factor Model of Mental Health -- Complete Mental Health -- Vulnerable -- Troubled -- Symptomatic but Content -- Benefits of Subjective Well-Being -- Incorporating Positive Psychology in School Mental Health Services -- Approaches Similar to Positive Psychology -- Humanistic Therapy -- Social and Emotional Learning -- Positive Youth Development -- Resilience Research -- The Intended Audience for This Book -- 2. Measuring Students' Well-Being -- Measuring Subjective Well-Being -- Students' Life Satisfaction Scale -- Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale -- Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale -- Summary of Hedonic Subjective Well-Being Measurement -- Measuring Psychological Dispositions That Underlie Subjective Well-Being -- Unitary Strength Measures -- Multidimensional Strength Measures -- Schoolwide Applications of the SEHS -- Summary -- 3. Factors Associated with Youth Subjective Well-Being -- What Are the Main Categories of Correlates? -- Student-Level Correlates -- Demographic Factors -- Personality -- Attitudes -- Activities -- Health -- Family-Level Correlates -- Friend-Level Correlates -- School-Level Correlates -- Climate -- Academic Skills -- Academic Enablers -- Summary -- Part II. Student-Focused Strategies for Promoting Youth Happiness -- 4. Theoretical Framework Underpinning Design and Development of Positive Psychology Interventions -- Stability of Happiness -- Genetically Determined Set Point -- Relationship between Personality and Happiness -- Hedonic Adaptation -- Architecture of Sustainable Happiness Model -- Genetic Set Point.

Life Circumstances -- Intentional Activity -- Evidence for the Genetic Set Point in Youth -- Twin Studies -- Evidence Beyond Twin Studies -- Evidence for Optimism for Change in Happiness -- Positive Psychology Interventions -- How Well Do Positive Psychology Interventions Improve Youth Subjective Well-Being? -- How Do Positive Psychology Interventions Work to Increase Subjective Well-Being? -- Positive Emotions -- Broaden -- Build -- Empirical Support -- Increasing Positive Emotions -- 5. The Well-Being Promotion Program: A Selective Intervention for Adolescents -- Theoretical Foundations of the Intervention -- Overview of the Well-Being Promotion Program -- Positive Introduction-Session 1 -- Phase 1: Past-Focused Positive Emotions-Sessions 2 and 3 -- Gratitude -- Phase 2: Present-Focused Positive Emotions-Sessions 4-7 -- Kindness -- Character Strengths -- Savoring -- Phase 3: Future-Focused Positive Emotions-Sessions 8 and 9 -- Optimistic Thinking -- Hope -- Review and Termination-Session 10 -- Follow-Up Contact and Other Considerations -- Intervention Development: Rationale, Funding, and Empirical Support -- Concluding Comments on the Promise of the Well-Being Promotion Program -- Example Selective Implementation: Case Study from a Middle School -- 6. Alternative Selective and Indicated Interventionsfor Promoting Youth Happiness -- Developmental Considerations When Implementing the Well-Being Promotion Program -- Elementary School -- High School -- Supporting Targeted Students with Other Positive Psychology Approaches -- Self-Administered Programs -- Brief Strengths-Based Counseling Interventions -- Intensive Positive Psychology Interventions -- Individualized Applications of the Well-Being Promotion Program with Targeted Students -- Selective Level -- Indicated Level -- Example Indicated Implementation: Case Study from a High School.

Part III. Ecological Strategies for Promoting Youth Happiness -- 7. Universal Strategies for Promoting Student Happiness -- The Importance of Teachers' Well-Being -- Defining Teacher Well-Being -- The Influence of Teachers' Well-Being on the Classroom Climate and Student Outcomes -- Positive Psychology Interventions Focused on Teacher Well-Being -- Mindfulness -- Gratitude -- Multitarget Intervention -- Character Strengths -- The Importance of Relationships in the Classroom to Students' Well-Being -- Schoolwide and Classwide Positive Psychology Interventions -- Classroom Application of a Strengths-Based Positive Psychology Intervention -- Classroom Application of a Multitarget Positive Psychology Intervention -- Summary -- 8. Family-Focused Strategies for Promoting Youth Happiness -- The Importance of Parents' Well-Being -- Positive Psychology Interventions Focused on Parent Well-Being -- Mindfulness -- Gratitude -- Multitarget Intervention -- Salience of Parent-Child Relationships to Children's Well-Being -- Including Parents in Psychological Interventions -- Application of a Multitarget Positive Psychology Intervention with a Parent Component -- Part IV Professional Considerations in Promoting Happiness across Cultures and Systems -- 9. Cross-Cultural and International Considerations -- Cultural Considerations in Defining Happiness -- Cultural Considerations in Assessment of Subjective Well-Being -- International and Cultural Considerations in Determinants of Subjective Well-Being -- International and Cultural Considerationsin Positive Intervention Strategies -- Cultural Fit -- Efficacy of Positive Psychology Interventions Around the Globe -- Assumed Cross-Cultural Relevance of the Well-Being Promotion Program -- 10. Integrating Positive Psychologyin a Multi-Tiered System of Support.

Positive Psychology Interventions within Comprehensive School Mental Health Services -- Educational Frameworks Aligned with Facilitating Positive Student Outcomes -- Multi-Tiered System of Support -- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports -- Blending Universal Supports -- Integration of Positive Psychology Interventions and PBIS -- Illustrations of Positive Psychology Practices within a Multi-Tiered Approach -- Three-Tiered Continuum of Supports -- Data-Based Decision Making -- Professional Development and Coaching -- Research-Validated Practices for Improving Student Outcomes -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index.

Grounded in cutting-edge research, this book shows how interventions targeting gratitude, kindness, character strengths, optimistic thinking, hope, and healthy relationships can contribute to improved academic and social outcomes in grades 3-12. It provides a 10-session manual for promoting subjective well-being--complete with vivid case examples--that can be implemented with individuals, small groups, or whole classes. Factors that predict youth happiness are discussed, evidence-based assessment tools presented, and ways to involve teachers and parents described. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the volume includes 40 reproducible handouts and forms. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print these materials, plus online-only fidelity checklists and parent and teacher notes. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.