A Life Worth Living

Part 1. Historical and Theoretical Perspectives 1. Positive Traditions in Western Psychology, Csaba Pleh 2. The VIA Classification of Strengths, Christopher Peterson 3. Positive Personality Development: Approaching Personal Autonomy, Dmitry Leontiev 4. Spirituality: Recent Progress, Robert A. Emmons Part II. Positive Experiences 5. The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions, Barbara L. Frederickson 6. Benefits of Emotional Intelligence, Daisy D. Grewal and Peter Salovey 7. Strategies for Achieving Well-Being, Jane Henry Part III. Life-Long Positive Development 8. Adaptive Resources in Later Life, Jochen Brandstadter 9. The Impact of Subjective Experience on the Quality of Life, Antonella Delle Fave 10. What Works Makes You Happy, Jari-Erik Numi and Katarina Salmela-Aro 11. Materialism and its Alternatives, Tim Kasser 12. Getting Older, Getting Better, Kennon Sheldon 13. Afterword: Breaking the 65% Barrier, Martin E.P. Seligman