International Handbook of Positive Psychology

Edward C. Chang is a Professor of Psychology and Social Work, and a Faculty Associate in Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a Fellow of the Asian American Psychological Association. Dr. Chang received his B.A. in psychology and philosophy from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He completed his APA accredited clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital Center-New York University Medical Center. Dr. Chang has published more than 200 works on optimism and pessimism, perfectionism, social problem solving, and cultural influences on behavior. He is the editor of Optimism and Pessimism: Implications for Theory, Research, and Practice (2001), Self-Criticism and Self-Enhancement: Theory, Research, and Clinical Implications (2006), Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians: Diagnosis, Etiology, and Treatment (2012), and is a co-editor of Virtue, Vice, and Personality: The Complexity of Behavior (2003), Social Problem Solving: Theory, Research, and Training (2004), Judgments Over Time: The Interplay of Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors (2006), Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health (2012), Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups (2016), Treating Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Ethnic and Racial Groups: Cognitive Behavioral Approaches (2018), and A Positive Psychological Approach to Suicide: Theory, Research, and Prevention (2019). Apart from other honors and awards, Dr. Chang was the recipient of the 2019 Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology sponsored by the Society of Clinical Psychology. Christina A. Downey is Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success, and Professor of Psychology at Indiana University Kokomo. She received her B.A. in Psychology from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Downey completed her APA-accredited clinical internship at the University of Michigan Center for the Child and Family, and the University of Michigan Psychological Clinic. Dr. Downey has published articles on various topics related to lay concepts of health, eating disorder symptoms and perfectionism, perceptions of online versus face-to-face social interactions, and effective college teaching methods in journals such as Eating Behaviors, Psychology and Health, the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, and the Journal of Effective Teaching. She also serves on the Editorial Board of Cognitive Therapy and Research. She was co-editor of the Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health (2012), Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups (2016), and Treating Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Ethnic and Racial Groups: Cognitive Behavioral Approaches (2018), with Dr. Chang, and has published several chapters on racial and ethnic factors in positive and negative mental health. Hongfei Yang¿is Associate Professor of Psychology at Zhejiang University of China, P. R.. He¿received his B.A. in Psychology from Hangzhou University in China, P. R., and his M.S. in¿Counseling Services at State University of New York at Oswego in the United States of¿America, and his Ph.D. in Basic Psychology from Zhejiang University of China, P. R.. Dr. Yang¿spent 8 months as a visiting scholar in the Department of Psychology of Kiel University,¿working with Dr. Grau who is the founder of Kiel-Meyn Counseling Model. He also spent 4¿months as a visiting scholar in the Department of Psychology at the State University of Illinois at¿Champaign, working closely with Dr. Ed Diener, who is the leading researcher of subjective¿well-being. Dr. Yang is the president of the association of counseling psychology of Zhejiang¿Psychology Society.Dr. Yang has published articles on various topics related to mental health,¿outcome ass...