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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A conceptual model for research in positive psychology in children and youth / E. Scott Huebner, Rich Gilman, and Michael J. Furlong -- The nature and importance of positive mental health in America's adolescents / Corey L.M. Keyes -- Life satisfaction / Shannon M. Suldo ... [et al.] -- Measuring and promoting hope in schoolchildren / Shane J. Lopez ... [et al.] -- Optimism and the school context / Peter Boman ... [et al.] -- Strengths of character in schools / Nansook Park and Christopher Peterson -- Gratitude in school: benefits to students and schools / Giacomo Bono and Jeffrey Froh -- Positive self-concepts / Bruce A. Bracken -- Emotion regulation: implications for positive youth development / Maureen Buckley and Carolyn Saarni -- Empathy, prosocial behavior, and positive development in schools / Tracy L. Spinrad and Nancy Eisenberg -- Flow in schools: cultivating engaged learners and optimal learning environments / David J. Shernoff and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- Toward a positive psychology of academic motivation: the role of self-efficacy beliefs / Frank Pajares -- Oriented towards mastery: promoting positive motivational goals for students / Lynley H. Anderman and Eric M. Anderman -- Creativity in the schools: a rapidly developing area of positive psychology / James C. Kaufman and Ronald A. Beghetto -- School satisfaction and children's positive school adjustment / Jean A. Baker and Angela N. Maupin -- Student engagement and positive school adaptation / Amy-Jane Griffiths, Jill D. Sharkey, and Michael J. Furlong -- The ClassMaps survey: a framework for promoting positive classroom environments / Beth Doll ... [et al.] -- Peer relationships and positive adjustment at school / Kathryn Wentzel, Sandra Baker, and Shannon Russell -- Parent-child relationships / Shannon M. Suldo -- Parents as essential partners for fostering students' learning outcomes / Amy L. Reschly and Sandra L. Christenson -- Secrets of their success: activity participation and positive youth development / Bonnie L. Barber ... [et al.] -- Positive psychology and school-based interventions / David N. Miller, Amanda B. Nickerson, and Shane R. Jimerson -- The positive in positive models of discipline / George G. Bear -- Positive psychology and the prevention of school-based victimization / Kris Varjas ... [et al.] -- Promoting positive adaptation during the early childhood years / Kathleen H. Armstrong ... [et al.] -- Listening to students: moving from resilience research to youth development practice and school connectedness / Bonnie Benard and Sean Slade -- Positive psychology and students with intellectual disabilities / H. Thompson Prout -- Positive psychology and school/community-based youth participatory photography programs / Maryam Kia-Keating -- Child and adolescent health risk behaviors: prevalence and comprehensive prevention and intervention strategies / Robert F. Valois and Keith J. Zullig -- Wholistic wellness and exercise among adolescents / R.L. Petosa and Brian V. Hortz -- Nutrition: the foundation of health, happiness and academic success / Sara A. Pyle ... [et al.] -- A positive psychology approach to developing talent and preventing talent loss in the arts and sciences / Rena F. Subotnik and Steven Knotek -- Positive psychology, culture, and schools: conceptual and empirical challenges / Craig Frisby -- Positive psychology for educators / Collie W. Conoley and Jane Close Conoley -- The law's place in fostering positive youth development in schools / Roger J.R. Levesque.