International Handbook of Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents: Bridging the Gaps Between Theory, Research, and Practice

Nastasi, Bonnie Kaul; Borja, Amanda P.

This handbook addresses universal developmental and cultural factors contributing to child and adolescent mental health and well-being across the globe. It examines sociocultural contexts of development and identifies children's and adolescents' perspectives as critical to understanding and promoting their psychological well-being. It details the Promoting Psychological Well-Being Globally project’s methodology for data collection and analysis, provides cross-cultural analyses of its findings, and offers a practical model for clinicians and other professionals seeking to apply this knowledge to real-life settings.

Featured topics include:

• Sexual health, gender roles, and psychological well-being in India.
• Psychological well-being as a new educational boundary in Italy.
• Mapping psychological well-being in Romania.
• Youth perspectives on contributing factors to psychological well-being in Sri Lanka.
• Culturally specific res

The International Handbook of Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents: Bridging the Gaps Between Theory, Research, and Practice is an invaluable resources for researchers, clinicians, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in child and school psychology, social work, public health, positive psychology, educational policy and politics, and maternal and child health.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2015-09-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781493928323

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2833-0

Dimensions: 254cm x178cm

Pages: 336