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Description

This briefs summarizes the research on positive well-being in children, with a particular focus on their happiness. It starts with a discussion of the constructs of positive psychology (i.e., well-being, happiness and life satisfaction), and then outlines the research that shows the importance of studying well-being. Next, it explores how researchers measure happiness and what these measures tell us about whether children are happy and how their happiness differs from adults.� Following this, it discusses current positive psychology theories with the aim of suggesting their promise in understanding children�s well-being. Next, it examines the importance of individual differences, including culture and temperament. Because studies have only recently identified several of the factors associated with children�s happiness, the book ends with a discussion of how we might enhance children�s well-being and suggests directions for future research.Typham this is the title: Happiness in Children Measurement, Correlates and Enhancement of Positive Subjective Well-Being