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100 1 _aRobinson, Michael D.
245 1 4 _aThe Happy Mind :
_bCognitive Contributions to Well-Being.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing AG,
_c2017.
264 4 _c©2017.
300 _a1 online resource (470 pages)
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Happy Mind: Cognitive Contributions to Well-Being -- Part I: "The Mind" -- Chapter 2: Attention -- Chapter 3: Mindfulness -- Chapter 4: Executive Functions -- Chapter 5: Quiet Ego -- Chapter 6: Hedonic Treadmill -- Part II: "Positive Cognitions" -- Chapter 7: Inspiration -- Chapter 8: Savoring -- Chapter 9: Positive Emotions -- Chapter 10: Positive Illusions -- Chapter 11: Optimism -- Part III: "Self-Regulation" -- Chapter 12: Perceived Control -- Chapter 13: Goals -- Chapter 14: Coping -- Chapter 15: Autobiographical Memory -- Chapter 16: Self-Affirmation -- Part IV: "Social Processes" -- Chapter 17: Social Comparison -- Chapter 18: Prosocial Behavior -- Chapter 19: Social Intelligence -- Part V: "Meaning" -- Chapter 20: Emotional Clarity -- Chapter 21: Negative Emotion -- Chapter 22: Meaning -- Chapter 23: Nostalgia -- Chapter 24: Religion -- Chapter 25: Wisdom -- Conclusions -- References -- Part I: The Mind -- Chapter 2: Attention, Emotion, and Well-Being: An Adult Lifespan Perspective -- Characteristics and Measurement of Attention -- The Effects of Attention and Attentional Deployment on Affect -- The Effects of Affect on Attention -- Effects of Negative Affect on Attention -- Effects of Positive Affect on Attention -- Implications of the Affect-Attention Links for Well-Being -- Attentional Preferences in Adult Development -- The Role of Attention in Other Emotion Regulation Strategies -- Training Attention to Support Well-Being -- Future Directions: Attention Across Contexts and Situations -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Mindfulness and Well-Being -- Defining Mindfulness -- Three Core Elements of Mindfulness -- Self-Report Measures of Mindfulness -- Mindfulness and Physical Well-Being -- Mindfulness and Psychological Well-Being -- Cultivating Mindfulness for Well-Being.
505 8 _aFormal Practice -- Informal Practices -- Cultivation of Attitudes During Mindfulness Practice -- Concluding Comment -- References -- Chapter 4: Executive Functions Promote Well-Being: Outcomes and Mediators -- What Are Executive Functions? -- Executive Functions and Well-Being: Outcomes and Mechanisms -- Personal Relationships - Outcomes -- Personal Relationships - Mechanisms -- Health - Outcomes -- Health - Mechanisms -- Academic Achievement - Outcomes -- Academic Achievement -Mechanisms -- Training Executive Functions -- Caveats -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: The Quiet Ego: Concept, Measurement, and Well-Being -- What Is a Quiet Ego? -- Characteristics of a Quiet Ego -- Measurement: The Quiet Ego Scale -- Quiet Ego: A Compassionate Self-Identity -- Is the Quiet Ego a Happy Ego? -- Quiet Ego, Self-Control, and Well-Being -- Well-Being During Stressful Times -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Staying Happier -- Introduction -- Research on Hedonic Adaptation -- Adaptation to Negative Events -- Adaptation to Positive Events -- Obstacles to Sustaining Happiness: Can Adaptation Be Overcome? -- The Hedonic Adaptation Prevention Model -- Staying Happier: Positive Activities -- Spice It Up: Integrating Variety -- Relish Happy Surprises -- Appreciate the Small Things -- Be Kind to Others -- Guidelines and Best Practices -- Future Directions -- References -- Part II: Positive Cognitions -- Chapter 7: Beyond Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being: Inspiration and the Self-Transcendence Tradition -- Introduction -- Conceptualization of Inspiration -- Inspiration as a State and Trait -- Tripartite Conceptualization -- Component Processes -- Transmission Function -- Types of Inspiration -- Well-Being -- Hedonia Tradition -- Eudaimonia Tradition -- Theoretical Arguments That Inspiration Promotes Well-Being -- Meaningful Encounter.
505 8 _aEpistemic Illumination -- Benefits of the Transmission Process -- Empirical Studies of the Relation Between Inspiration and Well-Being -- Between-Person Relations Between Inspiration and Well-Being Variables -- Within-Person Relations Between Inspiration and Well-Being Variables -- Studies of Particular Experiences of Inspiration -- Experimental Evidence -- Lagged Longitudinal Designs -- Other Findings -- Beyond Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being -- What Sort of Thing Is Well-Being? -- Inspiration as Hedonic Well-Being -- Inspiration as Eudaimonic Well-Being -- Inspiration as Self-Transcendent Well-Being -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Savoring and Well-Being: Mapping the Cognitive-Emotional Terrain of the Happy Mind -- Conceptual Foundations of Savoring -- Savoring and Well-Being -- Savoring Beliefs -- Savoring Beliefs and Well-Being -- Savoring Strategies -- Predictors of Savoring Strategies -- Savoring Strategies and Well-Being -- Savoring Interventions -- Savoring and Eudaimonic Well-Being -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Cognitive Aspects of Positive Emotions: A Broader View for Well-Being -- What Are Positive Emotions? -- The Broaden-and-Build Theory -- Positive Emotions and Broadened Mindsets -- Positive Emotional States Build Resources for Sustaining Well-Being -- The Benefits of Positive Emotions During or After Unpleasant Experiences -- Upward Spirals of Positive Emotions -- The Nuances of Daily Positive Emotions -- Over-Valuing or Evaluating Positivity Versus Prioritizing Positivity -- The Potential Supporting Role of Mindfulness -- Concluding Comments -- References -- Chapter 10: Positive Illusions and the Happy Mind -- Positive Illusions and the Happy Mind -- What Are Positive Illusions? -- Evidence of Illusions -- Why Have Illusions? -- How Illusions Are Created and Sustained -- Limits of Positive Illusions.
505 8 _aTwo Routes to a Happy Mind -- Negative Effects of Positive Illusions -- Mixed Good and Bad Effects -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Optimism -- Optimism and Pessimism -- Measurement -- Whence Optimism -- Better Living Through Optimism? -- Mechanisms -- Coping -- Goals -- Healthy (and Unhealthy) Behaviors -- Optimism and Physical Health -- Does Optimism Have a Down Side? -- Concluding Comment -- References -- Part III: Self-Regulation -- Chapter 12: Perspectives on Studying Perceived Control in the Twenty-First Century -- Then and Now: Setting a New Agenda for the Twenty-First Century -- The Study of Perceived Control: Concepts and Methods -- Research on the Correlates and Consequences of Perceived Control for Well Being -- Replicating and Extending Main Effects: Perceived Control → Well Being -- Mediators and Moderators of the Perceived Control → Well Being Relationship -- Primary Control (PC) and Secondary Control (SC) → Goal Engagement and Well Being -- Descriptive Findings: PC and SC Control Beliefs and Strategies -- Beneficial Consequences of Primary Control (PC) and Secondary Control (SC) for Well Being -- Mediators and Moderators of the Benefits of SC on Well Being -- Conclusions and Recommended Directions for Future Research -- References -- Chapter 13: Means, Ends, and Happiness: The Role of Goals for Subjective Well-Being -- Introduction -- Good Goals, Bad Goals? The Role of Goal Content -- Slow or Fast: The Role of Goal Progress -- Goals Have to Satisfy Affective Needs: The Role of Implicit Motives -- How or Why: The Role of Level of Abstraction -- Approach vs. Avoidance: The Role of Goal Orientation -- Goals Don't Come as Singles: The Role of Intergoal Relations -- Stay or Go: Action Crises and Goal Disengagement -- Same, Same But Different: The Role of Cultural Differences.
505 8 _aThe Pursuit of Happiness: Consequences of Wanting to Be Happy -- Final Remarks -- References -- Chapter 14: Coping, Emotion Regulation, and Well-Being: Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Processes -- Intrapersonal Processes of Coping and Emotion Regulation in Well-Being -- Social and Interpersonal Processes and Contexts -- Social Factors in Coping: Social Support and Dyadic Coping -- Social and Interpersonal Processes in Emotion Regulation -- Current Directions and Themes in Coping and Emotion Regulation -- Conceptual and Methodological Limitations and Controversies -- The Role of Person-Situation Fit -- Cultural and Sociodemographic Differences -- Biopsychosocial Mechanisms of Coping and Emotion Regulation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Autobiographical Memory, Self-Regulation, and Well-Being -- Autobiographical Memory - A Definition and a Systemic-­Developmental Approach -- A Functional View on Autobiographical Memory -- Memory and the Self Across the Life Course -- Key Phenomena Within Autobiographical Memory -- The Reminiscence Bump -- Negativity and Positivity Effects in Autobiographical Memory -- The Self-Enhancement Function Linked to the Emotional Valence of Memories -- Autobiographical Memory and Its Role in Interventions to Improve Well-Being -- Self-Narratives in Psychotherapy -- Reminiscence, Life Review, and Life Reflection -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Self-Affirmation: Protecting the Self and Protecting Subjective Well-Being -- Overview -- Self-Affirmation Theory -- Inducing Self-Affirmation -- Spontaneous Self-Affirmation -- Self-Affirmation and Self-Esteem -- Self-Affirmation Effects on Determinants of Well-Being -- Information Processing -- Academic Performance -- Health -- Stress and Anxiety -- Interpersonal Relations -- Self-Evaluative Threat -- Boundary Conditions and Potential Mechanisms of Self-Affirmation.
505 8 _aConclusion: Self-Affirmation as a Resource to Increase Well-Being?.
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590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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