The Pursuit of Happiness - 9780367437121

Taylor & Francis

The Pursuit of HappinessBetween Prosperity and Adversity\nAuthor(s): Hubert J.M. Hermans, Frans Meijers\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367437121, 978-0367437121\nSynopsis\nThe Pursuit of Happiness: Between Prosperity and Adversity looks at activities, practices, and experiences that are instrumental in changing ones level of well-being. \n\nThis book focuses on the situations in which well-being is challenged, or even decreased, and explores, guided by Dialogical Self Theory, pathways that lead to its elevation. Research has suggested that there are three main determinants of well-being: genetic factors, ones individuals history, and happiness-relevant activities. The third and most promising means of altering ones happiness level are activities and practices that require some degree of effort. A surprising finding is that these personal e?orts may have a happiness-boosting potential that is almost as large as .