Table of Contents: Well-Being Research in South Africa

Well-Being Research in South Africa

This is the first book to bring together examples of research in positive psychology / psychofortology conducted in the multi-cultural South African context with its diverse populations and settings. The volume reflects basic as well as applied well-being research in the multicultural South African...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Wissing, Mari ̌P. (Editor)
Format:	Electronic
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:	Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology, 4
Subjects:	Philosophy (General). Public health. Quality of Life. Psychology. Quality of Life > Research. Applied psychology. Cross Cultural Psychology. Quality of Life Research. Public Health. Popular Science in Psychology.
Online Access:	https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6368-5

Table of Contents:

Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction; Mari ̌ P. Wissing
Chapter 2. Toward Fortigenesis and Fortology: An Informed Essay; Deodandus J. W. Strumpfer
Chapter 3. Positive Psychology and Education; Irma Eloff
Chapter 4. Life Design: An Approach to Managing Diversity in South Africa; Jacobus G. Maree
Chapter 5. Teacher Pathways to Resilience: Interpretations of Teacher Adjustment to HIV/AIDS-related Challenges; Linda Theron
Chapter 6. Building generative theory from case work: The relationship-resourced resilience model; Liesel Ebersohn
Chapter 7. From Happiness to Flourishing at Work: A Southern African Perspective; Sebastiaan Rothmann
Chapter 8. Resilience and Thriving among Health Professionals; Henrit͡te van den Berg
Chapter 9. Measuring Happiness: Results of a Cross-National Study; Sebastiaan Rothmann
Chapter 10. Further validation of the General Psychological Well-being Scale among a Setswana-speaking group; Itumeleng P. Khumalo, Q. Michael Temane and Mari ̌P. Wissing
Chapter 11. Feeling Good, Functioning Well and Being True: Reflections on Selected Findings from the FORT Research Programme; Mari ̌P. Wissing and Michael Temane
Chapter 12. Coping and Cultural Context: Implications for Psychological Health and Well-being; Marelize Willers, Johan C. Potgieter, Itumeleng P. Khumalo, Leon ̌Malan, Paul J. Mentz, and Suria Ellis
Chapter 13. Aspects of Family Resilience in Various Groups of South African Families; Abraham P. Greeff
Chapter 14. Psychological Well-being, Physical Health, and the Quality of Life of a Group of Farm Workers in South Africa: The FLAGH study; Sammy, M. Thekiso, Karel, F. H. Botha, Mari ̌P. Wissing and Annamarie Kruger
Chapter 15. The Pivotal Role of Social Support in the Well-being of Adolescents; Henrit͡te S. Van den Berg, Ancel A. George, Edwin D. Du Plessis, Anja Botha, Natasha Basson, Marisa De Villiers and Solomon Makola
Chapter 16. Older Adults<U+0019> Coping with Adversities in an African Context: A Spiritually Informed Relational Perspective; Vera Roos
Chapter 17. Asset-based Coping as One Way of Dealing with Vulnerability; Ronľ Ferreira
Chapter 18.Relational Coping Strategies of Older Adults with Drought in a Rural African Context; Vera Roos, Shingairai Chigeza and Dewald van Niekerk
Chapter 19. The Stories of Resilience in a Group of Professional Nurses in South Africa; Magdalene P Koen, Chrizanne van Eeden, Mari ̌Wissing and Vicki Koen
Chapter 20. Psychosocial Health: Disparities between Urban and Rural Communities; Mari ̌P. Wissing, Q. Michael Temane, Itumeleng P. Khumalo, Annamarie Kruger and Hester H.Vorster
Chapter 21. Multi-cultural differences in hope and goal-achievement; David J. F. Maree and Marinda Maree
Chapter 22. The Role of Gender and Race in Sense of Coherence and Hope Orientation Results; Sanet van der Westhuizen (ně Coetzee), Mari ̌de Beer and Nomfusi Bekwa
Chapter 23. Self-Regulation as Psychological Strength in South Africa: A Review; Karel Botha
Chapter 24. Commitment as an identity-level regulatory process in academic and interpersonal contexts; Salom ̌Human-Vogel
Chapter 25. Facilitating psychological well-being through hypnotherapeutic interventions; Tharina Guse and Gerda Fourie
Chapter 26. Positive Psychology and Subclinical Eating Disorders; Doret Kirsten and Wynand F. Du Plessis
Chapter 27. Evaluation of a Programme to Enhance Flourishing in Adolescents; Izanette Van Schalkwyk and Mari ̌P. Wissing
Chapter 28. Conclusions and Challenges for Further Research; Mari ̌P. Wissing.

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