Collected Works of Ed Diener

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Collected Worksof Ed Diener
Collected Works of Ed Diener 3 Volumes Springer
Publishing
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My Gratitude to

• Springer Science
• Marty Seligman
• My former grad students

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Being a Positive Psychologist

• READ!

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Introduction to Subjective Well-Being
Research(Book signing Saturday 11 a.m., IAAP
exhibit area)
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Collected Works ofEd Diener3 VolumesSpringer
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Final Examination

• Describe some causes of different types of SWB
• When is money associated, and not, with SWB?
• Describe some cultural differences in the causes
  of SWB
• Describe several pathways through which positive
  emotions benefit health
• Describe the current state of evidence on
  adaptation to circumstances
• Should people rid themselves of all negative
  emotions, and why?
• Defend the validity of self-report measures of
  SWB
• Evaluate the current evidence for interventions
  to enhance SWB

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Volume 1 Theory and Reviews

• 1984 Subjective Well-Being citation classic
• Benefits of well-being
• Optimal levels
• Theories
• Social comparison
• Adaptation Beyond the hedonic treadmill
• Why essential for PP
• Goals (telic)
• Personality
• Money and circumstances
• Life satisfaction vs. PA
• Societal differences
• Beyond money Measuring societal well-being for
  policy
• Directions for future research

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Volume 1 Theory and Reviews

• 1984 Subjective Well-Being citation classic
• Benefits of well-being
• Optimal levels
• Theories
• Social comparison
• Adaptation Beyond the hedonic treadmill
• Why essential for PP
• Goals (telic)
• Personality
• Money and circumstances
• Life satisfaction vs. PA
• Societal differences
• Beyond money Measuring societal well-being for
  policy
• Directions for future research

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• Higher in Psychosocial Lower on
  Psychosocial Wealth
• Wealth than Predicted than
  Predicted by Income
• by Income
• Norway
  Armenia
• Laos
  Slovokia
• Australia
  Palestine
• Canada
  South Korea
• Singapore
  Japan
• Rwanda
  Lebanon
• Costa Rica
  Russia
• Ireland
  Iran
• New Zealand
  Cambodia
• Denmark
  Turkey

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Volume 1 Theory and Reviews

• 1984 Subjective Well-Being citation classic
• Benefits of well-being
• Optimal levels
• Relative theories
• Social comparison
• Adaptation Beyond the hedonic treadmill
• Why essential for PP
• Goals (telic)
• Personality
• Money and circumstances
• Life satisfaction vs. PA
• Societal differences
• Beyond money Measuring societal well-being for
  policy
• Directions for future research

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Volume 2 Cultures and Societies

• Cultural differences in causes
• Cultural differences in what happiness is
• Norms
• Pride
• Aroused emotions
• Societal differences in different types of SWB
• Predictors of the SWB of nations
• Are most people happy?

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Societal Predictors

• Life Satisfaction Positive Feelings
• Income Relationships
• Basic needs Learning
• Conveniences Flow

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Volume 2 Cultures and Societies

• Self versus group -- Individualism
• Cultural differences in what happiness is
• Norms
• Pride
• Aroused emotions
• Societal differences in different types of SWB
• Predictors of the SWB of nations
• Are most people happy?

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• Groups we have studied
• World
• Maasai
• Inuit
• Amish
• Homeless
• Sex workers
• Calcutta slum
• dwellers

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Volume 3 Defining and Measuring SWB

• Reviews of existing SWB scales
• Validity and artifacts of the measures
• Alternative methods
• Experience sampling
• Divergence of types of happiness
• PWB and SWB
• Brief measure of Psychological Well-Being
• (Flourishing Scale)
• New measure of PA and NA
• National accounts of well-being

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• The
  Body of
• Jeremy Bentham
• University
  College
• London

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Psychosocial Prosperity

• Dire Poor Moderate Flourishing
• Poverty Psychosocially
• Nigeria Pakistan Portugal Netherlands
• Burundi Georgia Mexico Switzerland
• Chad India Austria Sweden
• Cambodia Thailand USA Finland

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Conclusion

• You will get an A on the final if you read the
  three volumes, or even the abstracts
• READ about SWB, PWB, Character, etc. !

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Thank you, and pleasejoin us at the reception!