Well-being: positive development across the life course

Brief History of Well-Being in Children and Adults / Kristin A. Moore and Corey L. M. Keyes

Ch. 2. Strength-Based Approach to Child Well-Being: Let's Begin With the End in Mind / Elizabeth L. Pollard and Mark L. Rosenberg

Ch. 3. Holistic Well-Being and the Developing Child / Jonathan F. Zaff, D. Camille Smith, Martha F. Rogers, Caroline H. Leavitt, Tamara G. Halle and Marc H. Bornstein

Pt. I. Physical Domain

Ch. 4. Good Nutrition: The Imperative for Positive Development / Caroline H. Leavitt, Thomas F. Tonniges and Martha F. Rogers

Ch. 5. Preventive Health Care in Early Childhood and Throughout the Life Span / Thomas F. Tonniges and Caroline H. Leavitt

Ch. 6. Physical Activity and Well-Being / Jeanette M. Conner

Ch. 7. Promotion of Safety, Security, and Well-Being / David A. Sleet and James A. Mercy

Ch. 8. Reproductive Health / Jeanette M. Conner and James E. Dewey

Ch. 9. Growing Up Drug Free: A Developmental Challenge / Bruce G. Simons-Morton and Denise L. Haynie

Pt. II. Social-Emotional Domain

Ch. 10. Emotional Development and Well-Being / Tamara G. Halle

Ch. 11. Emotional Regulation From Infancy Through Adolescence / William G. Graziano and Renee M. Tobin

Ch. 12. Coping as an Element of Developmental Well-Being / Lisa J. Bridges

Ch. 13. Autonomy as an Element of Developmental Well-Being / Lisa J. Bridges

Ch. 14. Trust, Attachment, and Relatedness / Lisa J. Bridges

Ch. 15. Parent-Child Relationships / Martha J. Cox and Kristina S. M. Harter

Ch. 16. Sibling Relationships / Brenda L. Volling

Ch. 17. Peer Relationships / William M. Bukowski

Ch. 18. Positive Development of the Self: Self-Concept, Self-Esteem, and Identity / Jonathan F. Zaff and Elizabeth C. Hair

Ch. 19. Prosocial Behavior, Empathy, and Sympathy / Nancy Eisenberg

Pt. III. Cognitive Domain

Ch. 20. Information Processing and Memory / Robert V. Kail

Ch. 21. Curiosity, Exploration, and Novelty-Seeking / Naomi Wentworth and Sam L. Witryol

Ch. 22. Mastery Motivation and Goal Persistence in Young Children / Kay Donahue Jennings and Laura J. Dietz

Ch. 23. Thinking and Intelligence / Robert S. Siegler

Ch. 24. Problem Solving as an Element of Development Well-Being / D. Camille Smith

Ch. 25. Language and Literacy / Brian MacWhinney and Marc H. Bornstein

Ch. 26. Educational Achievement / Stephen B. Plank and Douglas J. MacIver

Ch. 27. Moral Development in Childhood / Daniel A. Hart, Debra A. Burock, Bonita E. London and Amanda M. Miraglia

Ch. 28. Creativity and Talent / Ellen Winner

Pt. IV. Adult Development Domain

Ch. 29. Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: The Critical Passage Ways to Adulthood / Jacquelynne Eccles, Janice Templeton, Bonnie Barber and Margaret Stone

Ch. 30. Physical Health and Adult Well-Being / Edward L. Schneider and Lucy Davidson

Ch. 31. Social and Emotional Engagement in Adulthood / Donald C. Reitzes

Ch. 32. Cognitive Styles and Well-Being in Adulthood and Old Age / Derek M. Isaacowitz and Martin E. P. Seligman

Ch. 33. Dimensions of Well-Being and Mental Health in Adulthood / Corey L. M. Keyes and Mary Beth Waterman

Pt. V. Overarching Issues and Themes

Ch. 34. Child Well-Being: From Elements to Integrations / Richard M. Lerner, Marc H. Bornstein and D. Camille Smith

Ch. 35. Well-Being and the Future: Using Science Based Knowledge to Inform Practice and Policy / Lucy Davidson, Mark L. Rosenberg and Kristin A. Moore.