Positive psychology and the subjective well-being study

The proposal of the this paper was to present the emerging of the Positive Psychology as a new important field of the contemporary Psychology, in a moment when new studies has focused the understanding of human strengths and values. One of its main components gave special attention, subjective well-...

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Autores: PASSARELI, Paola Moura, SILVA, José Aparecido da
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/6940
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/6940
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:emoções positivas
bem-estar subjetivo
psicologia positiva
positive affect
subjectivity
positive psychology
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Sumario:The proposal of the this paper was to present the emerging of the Positive Psychology as a new important field of the contemporary Psychology, in a moment when new studies has focused the understanding of human strengths and values. One of its main components gave special attention, subjective well-being, also known as happiness. Searching to elucidate the involved aspects in the study of subjective well-being, this article looked for to approach some of its most important correlates. The best agreement of the involved factors with the sprouting of positive and negative emotions allows a better understanding of the human being’s condition up against the adversities.