Character strength development : perspectives from positive psychology / edited by Aneesh Kumar P., Tony Sam George, Sudhesh N.T.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Character Strengths in the Context of Positive Schooling / by Marco Weber -- Eccomi Pronto: developing curricula to promote character strength development in primary school students through storytelling / by Jessica Bertolian and John C. Cary -- Developing and Assessing Strategies to Foster Children's Character Strengths and Well-being / by Sarah Weissmeyer and Mark D. Holder -- Considering Character Strength Development as an Approach to Addressing Disengagement in Secondary Schools / by Nick Holton -- The Measurement of Character Strengths and Virtues / by Zohra Ihsan and Adrian Furnham -- People's Theatre on Character Strengths Development with Youth / by Lui Ka Ki Davis -- Resiliency, Positive Coping and Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Child Abuse and Neglect / by Jennifer M. Foster -- If the Character Is Lost ...! Strength and Value-based Solutions to Maintain the Character of the Victimized / by Santhosh Kareepadath Rajan and Ruopfuvinuo Pienya -- Children's Developing Emotional Competence in a Global Context / by Vaishali V. Raval and Jennifer H. Green -- Self-compassion as a Foundation for the Development of Character Strengths in Young Adults / by Salome Divya Vijaykumar, Ranjitha Kumar, Avneet Kaur, Vibha Bhat, Ritu Verma and Anirudh Kedia

[cont.] Nurturing Character Strength in Children: agents of socialization to promote well-being / by Bhagyalakshmi K.C. and Raseela K.N. -- Scope for Character Strength Development in Organizations / by Vijayalay Srinivas R., Vijaya R., Lijo Thomas and Hitankshi M. Trivedi -- Heroes Begin Early: parenting and the development of character strengths / by Bishakha Majumdar and Sibnath Deb -- The Popularization of Technology and Family: the impacts of family atmosphere, parent-child conflicts and parenting approaches on adolescents' digital character / by Vincent Wan-ping Lee, Henry Wai-hang Ling and Johnson Chun-sing Cheung -- Positivism in Relation to Signature Strengths in Educated Working Women and Housewives / by S.S. Nathawat and Tanya Tripathi -- Character Strength Development: does family matter? / by Padmakumari P. and Dolly Jose -- Psychological Trauma and Posttraumatic Growth: a brief introduction / by Rayees Mohammad Bhat and Shoma Chakrawarty -- Young Adults' Awareness and Commitment to Use of Character Strengths: an examination of university students in Nairobi / by Beatrice W.E. Churu and Sahaya G. Selvam -- From Deficit to a Strength Model: character strength interventions for children with disabilities / by Jessline Williams and Aneesh Kumar P. -- Character Strengths and Virtues: manifestation and links with positive youth development in Greece / by Sophie Leontopoulou.

Explores positive psychology practices with specific focus on character strengths.

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