TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ng,Yew-Kwang
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Happiness—Concept, Measurement and Promotion
SN  - 9789813349728
AV  - HN25 
U1  - 306 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Singapore
PB  - Springer Nature Singapore, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Well-being
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Ethics
KW  - Well-Being
KW  - Quality of Life Research
KW  - Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics
N1  - What is Happiness? Why is Happiness Important -- Happiness versus Preference -- Some Conceptual Mistakes about Happiness -- Happiness or Life Satisfaction -- Happiness as the Only Intrinsic Value -- The Measurement and Comparison of Happiness; Open Access
N2  - This open access book defines happiness intuitively and explores several common conceptual mistakes with regard to happiness. It then moves on to address topical issues including, but not limited to, whether money can buy you happiness, why happiness is ultimately the only thing of intrinsic value, and the various factors important for happiness. It also presents a more reliable and interpersonally comparable method for measuring happiness and discusses twelve factors, from A to L, that are crucial for individual happiness: attitude, balance, confidence, dignity, engagement, family/friends, gratitude, health, ideals, joyfulness, kindness and love. Further, it examines important public policy considerations, taking into account recent advances in economics, the environmental sciences, and happiness studies. Novel issues discussed include: an environmentally responsible happy nation index to supplement GDP, the East Asian happiness gap, a case for stimulating pleasure centres of the brain, and an argument for higher public spending
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4972-8
ER  -