Adaptability in Adolescents: Forging Happiness and Well-Being

The book explores the concept of adaptability capacity and development, drawing from Charles Darwin's work and assessing factors such as socio-demographic and ability covariates, personality, and dispositional presage factors in predicting psychological well-being outcomes. It focuses on making children and adolescents mentally, emotionally, and behaviorally adaptable and discusses general and domain-specific constructs relevant to self-regulation, resilience, buoyancy, and coping mechanisms.

Format: Hardback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into a groundbreaking concept of adaptability capacity and development, building upon Charles Darwin's pioneering work on adaptability. It explores the intricate ways in which the human mind employs adaptability resources to navigate life-altering, challenging, and diverse circumstances and conditions. The volume presents an comprehensive process model that assesses the interplay of socio-demographic and ability covariates, personality traits, and other dispositional precursors in predicting psychological well-being outcomes, including life satisfaction, happiness, and self-esteem. While examining the realm of adaptability capacity, the book specifically focuses on nurturing mental, emotional, and behavioral adaptability in children and adolescents. It discusses broad and domain-specific constructs relevant to phenomena such as self-regulation, resilience, buoyancy, and coping mechanisms. The central objective of the book is to foster the development and application of treatments aimed at helping individuals cultivate positive adaptability and attain a greater level of positive well-being and self-actualization.

An invaluable contribution to the field, this book appeals to students, researchers, and educators in psychology, educational psychology, and social work. It also holds significance for academicians, mental health professionals, social workers, psychiatrists, counselors, and professionals engaged in related domains. By unraveling the complexities of adaptability and offering practical strategies for enhancement, this book empowers individuals and communities to navigate the ever-changing tides of life with resilience and fulfillment.

Weight: 510g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032132747