Author Description

Psychologist Peter Warr Explores Why Some People At Work Are Happier Or Unhappier Than Others. He Evaluates Different Approaches To The Definition And Assessment Of Happiness, And Combines Environmental And Person-based Themes To Explain Differences In People's Experience. The Principal Concepts -- Well-being And Self-validation -- Unemployment And Retirement: Role Preference And Other Influences -- The Vitamin Analogy -- Constant Effects Beyond A Threshold -- Control, Skill, And Goals -- Variety, Clarity, And Social Contact -- Combinations, Measurement, Causes, And Work Profiles -- Social And Judgmental Influences -- Differences Between Sets Of People -- Personality, Genes, And Happiness -- Moderator Effects And Differential Salience -- Person-environment Fit And Work Values -- Some Consequences Of Happiness. Peter Warr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 435-489) And Indexes.