1. What is positive psychology? : The birth of positive psychology ; Origins of positive psychology ; Childhood of positive psychology
2. Positive emotions and well-being : Negative and positive emotions : Emotions, feelings, and moods ; Positive and negative affect ; Origins and consequences of affect ; The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions ; The dual nature of affect: signal and cause of progress ; The ratio of positive to negative emotions ; Cross-cultural differences in emotions ; Affect and emotional complexity ; The role of emotions in positive psychology
Happiness and life satisfaction : Feelings of happiness and happiness ; The measurement of happiness ; Background variables and happiness ; Income and happiness across nations: basic needs and human rights ; Income and happiness within wealthy nations: the hedonic treadmill ; Differences between happy and unhappy people
Models of well-being : the hedonic definitional model of subjective well-being ; The eudaimonic definitional model of psychological well-being ; Empirical comparison of subjective and psychological well-being
3. Positive self : Self-concept : Self-esteem ; Self-efficacy
Self-regulation : Ego ; Intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and self-determination ; Self-construals and cross-cultural differences in self-processes ; Reversals ; Stress and coping ; Needs and motives ; Personal strivings ; Goals ; Achievement goals ; The creative self ; The creative self in social context ; The 'I' and the 'me'
4. Positive traits : The big five : A brief history of trait research ; The big five and subjective well-being ; The big five and psychological well-being ; The big five and consonant-dissonant well-being ; Personality-culture matching and subjective well-being ; The big five and creative achievement ; Are there consistently positive and consistently negative traits?
Special traits : The circumplex of interpersonal behavior and gender role attributes ; Causality orientations ; Trait intrinsic and extrinsic motivation ; Are there consistently positive and consistently negative traits?
Character strengths and virtues : Virtues, strengths, and authentic happiness ; Empirical assessment of the strengths and virtues classification system ; Empirical identification of strengths and virtues ; Are there consistently positive and consistently negative traits?
From Confucius and Aristotle to Schwartz, Sharpe, and Grant : Confucius ; Aristotle ; Schwartz and Sharpe: the psychological view of practical wisdom ; Grant and Schwartz: the inverted U curve
5. Optimism and self-regulation of emotions : Optimism, hope, and emotional intelligence : Optimism ; Hope ; Emotional intelligence
Self-regulation of emotions : Attentional control ; Mindfulness ; Meta-emotions ; Adaptive and maladaptive metacognitions
6. Flow : Measurement methods and models of flow : The flow questionnaire and the first model of flow ; The experience sampling method and the quadrant and octant models ; The standardized flow scales and the componential model ; Overall assessment
The origins of flow : Self-determination theory and flow ; The teleonomy of the self and the autotelic personality ; Cultural influence on flow
Consequences of flow : Flow and creativity ; Flow and sport performance ; Flow and work performance ; Flow and academic performance ; Flow and emotions ; Frequency of flow and well-being ; Negative consequences of flow
7. Positive relationships : Romantic love : Well-being in love ; Components of love ; Types of love and relationship well-being ; Love and subjective well-being
Relationships in work environments : Well-being at work ; Relationships between indicators of wellness ; Positive work environment factors ; Positive management ; The inner work life, the progress principle, and positive team leadership ; The missing bolt in the affect-creativity yoke : negative emotions
Parenting, teacher-student, and child-other relationships : Well-being indicators ; Positive parenting ; Positive teaching: developmental and negative experiences ; Extracurricular activities: developmental and negative experiences
8. Positive therapy : Mental illness and mental health
Happiness-enhancing interventions
Positive emotions interventions
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and metacognitive therapy
9. Future directions in positive psychology : The three approaches to the question
The trade-offs of happiness
Negative emotions as signals
Optimal states versus optimal sequencing of states
