Description:
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.
Review Quotes: "Nastasi and Borja offer a comprehensive overview of a global research approach regarding well-being with children and adolescents. ... This book could serve as a foundation for understanding how well-being develops, as well as techniques for increasing well-being. ... The chapters are well-organized and the direction of the project is easily followed by initially providing a description of the research format, then studies in particular countries, and an overview of results and recommendations." (Elaine A. Burke, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (20), May, 2017)