Happiness and Personality: A Series on Healthy Personality for Contemporary Youth

Author: Zhang Xinggui
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The book consists of 5 chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the history and fields of happiness research, the relationship between personality and happiness, as well as the development and measurement of adolescent happiness. Based on this, the main content and approach of the book are introduced. Chapter 2 investigates 1,045 Chinese adolescents from coastal and inland regions, and on this basis, develops a measurement scale for adolescent happiness in China. Chapter 3 explores the relationship between demographic variables, the Big Five personality dimensions, and happiness. Chapter 4 examines the relationship between personality, social comparison, and happiness in the contexts of ability comparison, relationship comparison, and life adaptation. The results indicate that the relationship between personality and social comparison in happiness varies depending on the domain and time dimension of the comparison. Chapter 5 provides a comprehensive discussion on the relationship between adolescent happiness and its influencing factors, particularly exploring the role and mechanisms of personality in happiness. Based on this, an integrated model of adolescent happiness and its influencing factors is proposed, along with suggestions for enhancing and training happiness.