Description
The aim of the Cross Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology book series is to spread a universal and culture-fair perspective on good life promotion. The series will advance a deeper understanding of the cross-cultural differences in well-being conceptualization. A deeper understanding can affect psychological theories, interventions and social policies in various domains, from health to education, from work to leisure. Books in the series will investigate such issues as enhanced mobility of people across nations, ethnic conflicts and the challenges faced by traditional communities due to the pervasive spreading of modernization trends. New instruments and models will be proposed to identify the crucial components of well-being in the process of acculturation. This series will also explore dimensions and components of happiness that are currently overlooked because happiness research is grounded in the Western tradition, and these dimensions do not belong to the Western cultural frame of mind and values.
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Contents
1 Introduction: Positive Psychology of ReligionAcross Traditions and Beliefs... 1
Chu Kim-Prieto
Part I Positive Psychology within the Context of Specific Religions
2 Virtues That Transcend: Positive Psychologyin Jewish Texts and Tradition..... 21
Eliezer Schnall, Mark Schiffman, and Aaron Cherniak
3 The Contributions of Christian Perspectivesand Practices to Positive Psychology 47
Everett L. Worthington Jr., Caroline R. Lavelock,Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Charlotte van OyenWitvliet,Brandon J. Griffin, Chelsea L. Greer, David J. Jennings II, Yin Lin, Kayla Jordan, and Man Yee Ho
4 Religiosity and Well-Being in a Muslim Context.... 71
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek
5 Fostering Meaning, Social Connection, and Well-BeingThrough Hindu Beliefs and Practices............................... 87
Maia J Young and Rakesh Sarin
6 Buddhism and Positive Psychology..... 101
Julia L. Cassaniti
7 Sikhism and Positive Psychology......... 125
Muninder K. Ahluwalia, Anna Flores Locke,and Steven Hylton
8 American Indian Traditional Ways: Convergenceand Divergence with Positive Psychology........... 137
Leah Rouse
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Part II Variations in the Paths to Positivity and Religiosity
9 Religiosity and Subjective Well-Being:An International Perspective.... 163
Louis Tay, Miao Li, David Myers, and Ed Diener
10 Religious/Spiritual Meaning Systems:Multiple Pathways to Well-Being....... 177
Crystal L. Park and Amy Hale
11 Mindfulness, Consciousness, Spirituality,and Well-Being...... 203
Emily L.B. Lykins
12 Mind-Body Practices and the Neuro-psychology of Wellbeing... 227
Patricia L. Gerbarg, Liselotte Gootjes, and Richard P. Brown
13 Religion, Emotion Regulation, and Well-Being.. 247
Allon Vishkin, Yochanan Bigman, and Maya Tamir
14 Humility and Religion: Benefits, Difficulties,and a Model of Religious Tolerance
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Elissa Woodruff, Daryl R. Van Tongeren,Stacey McElroy, Don E. Davis, and Joshua N. Hook
15 Gratitude and Spirituality: A Review of Theory and Research ......... 287
Derrick Wirtz, Cameron L. Gordon, and Juliann Stalls
16 Religion and Forgiveness of Others.... 303
Mark S. Rye and Cara F. McCabe
17 Religious Ecstasy and Other Intense Emotions..... 319
Ralph W. Hood Jr.
18 Spiritual Resilience and Struggle Followingthe Experience of a Stroke 337
Margaret Feuille Bockrath, Kenneth I. Pargament,and Sharon K. Ostwald
19 Religiosity and Immigrant Family Narrativesin Korean American Young Adults 355
Sumie Okazaki and Nancy Abelmann
