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Identifier	Thesis 1665
Author	Rovillo, Theresa E
Title	The happy teenager : fact or fiction - a historical thesis of happiness, adolescents, and methods to promote happiness in adolescents
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2001
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	This thesis explores the concept of human happiness, focusing primarily on adolescents and their experience of this distinct state of being. An historical approach is taken, reviewing how happiness has been defined and treated throughout the years by mental health professionals in their study and practice of psychology. Biological correlates, such as the recent discovery of genetic links to happiness, are studied, as are personality types. And even though no one's age, gender, or ethnic origin can predict whether an individual will be happy or not, these demographics do influence happiness and are, thus, addressed in this study. All humans are born with a psychological need to connect to other humans. This need for connectedness plays an especially significant role in the lives of adolescents. This thesis delves into how their relationships with self, family, friends, school personnel and others in the community, influence teens' happiness, well-being and satisfaction with life. The concept and practice of positive psychology, although recent, is becoming more widespread in the psychological community. With it, new studies are being conducted specifically centered on human happiness. Some are even being targeted at adolescents alone. Strides are being taken in developing theories and interventions focused on promoting human happiness. This thesis provides an overview of some of this work in progress and its findings. Finally, after a thorough literature review, this thesis offers recommendations for interventions to promote happiness in adolescents based on the findings of the reviewed studies.
Subject	Teenagers -- Counseling of Adolescent psychology
Department	Department of Health and Human Service Professions
Advisor	Rosenberg, Judith H., 1950-
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	50677694
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