International Handbook Of Psychological Wellbeing In Children And Adolescents Bridging The Gaps Between Theory Research And Practice 1st Edition Bonnie Kaul Nastasi by Bonnie Kaul Nastasi, Amanda P. Borja (eds.) 9781493928323, 1493928325 instant download after payment.

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.

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• Sexual health, gender roles, and psychological well-being in India.
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• Mapping psychological well-being in Romania.
• Youth perspectives on contributing factors to psychological well-being in Sri Lanka.
• Culturally specific resilience and vulnerability in Tanzania.
• Longing for a balanced life – the voices of Chinese-American/immigrant youth in the United States.

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 psycholo