TY - BOOK ID - 101667965 TI - The Metrics of Happiness AU - Freeze, R. Allan AU - SpringerLink (Online service) PY - 2022 SN - 9783031109133 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer DB - UniCat KW - Happiness. KW - Well-being KW - Positive psychology. KW - Evaluation. KW - Gladness KW - Emotions KW - Cheerfulness KW - Contentment KW - Pleasure KW - Welfare (Personal well-being) KW - Wellbeing KW - Quality of life KW - Happiness KW - Health KW - Wealth KW - Psychology KW - Quality of life. KW - Well-being. KW - Social sciences KW - Psychometrics. KW - Quality of Life Research. KW - Well-Being. KW - Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy. KW - Positive Psychology. KW - Statistical methods. KW - Measurement, Mental KW - Measurement, Psychological KW - Psychological measurement KW - Psychological scaling KW - Psychological statistics KW - Psychometry (Psychophysics) KW - Scaling, Psychological KW - Psychological tests KW - Scaling (Social sciences) KW - Life, Quality of KW - Economic history KW - Human ecology KW - Life KW - Social history KW - Basic needs KW - Human comfort KW - Social accounting KW - Work-life balance KW - Measurement KW - Scaling KW - Methodology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101667965 AB - This book provides a comprehensive treatment of how happiness and wellbeing are measured. It presents an accessible summary of the philosophy, methodology, and applicability of the various measurement techniques that have been generated by the leaders of the happiness movement. It traces the history of development of the core ideas, and clarifies the unexpectedly wide range of techniques that are used. The book provides an unbiased assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and differentiates the contributions that have been made by psychologists, economists, environmentalists, and health scientists. It examines applications at a personal scale, in the workplace, at a societal scale, and on the world stage. It does so in an easy-to-read anecdotal writing style that will appeal to a wide range of academic and lay readers who enjoy popularized non-fiction that address matters of social concern. ER -