As you go through the data collection and analysis, the following chapter will help you.
Salkind, N. J. (2017). Exploring research (9th ed.). Pearson. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
Chapter 7, “Data Collection and Descriptive Statistics,” pages 116–130.
This chapter helps walk you through the data collection process, as well as analyzing the data to understand descriptive statistics including distributions of scores and measures of variability. Understanding this information will help guide you through analyzing your data.
Transcendent (nonmaterial) aspects of life go beyond the individual and beyond social relationships to embrace a part of the universe. Appreciation of beauty connects us to excellence; gratitude connects us to goodness; hope (optimism) connects us to a dreamed-of future; humor and playfulness connect us to troubles or contradictions in a way that produces pleasure; and spirituality (faith) links us to moral values and the pursuit of goodness (Peterson & Seligman, 2004). Chapters 8 and 10 of the Lopez textbook explore elements of transcendence.
Lopez, S. J., Pedrotti, J. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2019). Positive psychology: The scientific and practical explorations of human strengths (4th ed.). Sage Publications. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
Chapter 8, “Seeing Our Futures Through Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and Hope,” pages 191–234.
Chapter 10, “Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality,” pages 277–303.
Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Oxford University Press.
Pages 519–535 of the e-book provide an overview of the character strengths under the virtue of transcendence: appreciation of beauty, gratitude, hope, humor, and spirituality.
he positive traits and character strengths of temperance are those that protect us from excess or overdoing it. Forgiveness and mercy protect us from hatred; humility protects us from arrogance; prudence (being careful or cautious) protects us from immediate pleasures with long-term costs; and self-regulation protects us from emotional extremes (Peterson & Seligman, 2004).
Lopez, S. J., Pedrotti, J. T., & Snyder, C. R. (2019). Positive psychology: The scientific and practical explorations of human strengths (4th ed.). Sage Publications. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
Chapter 11, “Empathy and Egotism,” pages 307–338.
The chapter explores elements of temperance; in particular, forgiveness and humility.
Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Oxford University Press.
Pages 431–444 of this e-book further explain the components of temperance: forgiveness, humility, prudence, and self-regulation.
