Emerging Adulthood in the Covid-19 Pandemic and Other Crises: Individual and Relational Resources

This volume addresses important questions related to the well-being and quality of life of emerging adults during crisis periods. It discusses the particular challenges that emerging adults face during a global or local crisis, the psychosocial resources they mobilize to overcome them and to flourish, the well-being indicators pertinent to youth development across various life domains, and the strategies to promote positive youth development and well-being under conditions of crisis. The volume examines these questions from an international and interdisciplinary point of view, collecting contributions mainly from psychology, but also education, economics, and sociology. It includes novel quantitative and qualitative research, intervention studies, critical reviews, and conceptual chapters. This makes it an essential read for scholars of positive development in emerging adulthood under crisis, as well as a relevant and accessible source of information for discerning lay readers.
The specific focus of the majority of contributions on the Covid-19 pandemic makes this volume highly topical. Its focus on both well-being dimensions and problems related to crises offers a deeper understanding of the cultural similarities and differences in individual and collective challenges and resources across world regions. The volume investigates various facets of well-being, including daily experiences, relationships, purpose and growth, learning activities, and achievements. Evidence derived from the contributions to this volume can prove valuable for handling future crises through targeted interventions and programmes in different contexts and life domains.

這本書探討了新興成年人在危機時期的幸福感和生活品質相關的重要問題。它討論了新興成年人在全球或地方危機中面臨的特殊挑戰，他們動員的心理社會資源以克服困境並茁壯成長，與青年發展相關的幸福指標，以及在危機條件下促進正向青年發展和幸福的策略。本書從國際和跨學科的角度探討這些問題，主要收集了心理學、教育學、經濟學和社會學等領域的貢獻。它包括了新穎的定量和定性研究、干預研究、批判性評論和概念性章節。這使得它成為研究新興成年人在危機中的正向發展的學者必讀之選，同時也是一個相關且易於理解的信息來源，適合有洞察力的普通讀者閱讀。

大部分貢獻的特定焦點在於新冠疫情，使得這本書具有高度的時事性。它既關注幸福感的維度，也關注與危機相關的問題，從而更深入地理解不同文化背景下個人和集體挑戰和資源的相似性和差異性。本書探討了幸福感的各個方面，包括日常經歷、人際關係、目標和成長、學習活動和成就。從本書的貢獻中獲得的證據對於通過有針對性的干預和計劃在不同情境和生活領域中應對未來危機具有價值。

Sophie Leontopoulou is Associate Professor in Psychology at the Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, Greece. She served as coordinator of the Division of Developmental Psychology of the Hellenic Psychological Society, and is founder member of the Positive Psychology Branch of this society, as well as of the Hellenic Association of Positive Psychology. Her theoretical and research interests focus on the area of Positive Developmental Psychology. She has published and presented her work internationally on positive psychosocial development in childhood, adolescence and emerging adulthood, resilience, well-being, flourishing, character strengths, positive emotions and positive psychology interventions.

Antonella Delle Fave, MD with specialty in clinical psychology, is Professor of Psychology at the Medical School, University of Milano, Italy. Her research work is centred on the study of flow experience, mental health indicators and daily experience fluctuation across cultures and among individuals experiencing conditions of diversity and adversity. She is involved in research and intervention projects aimed at promoting well-being and mental health among persons with chronic diseases and their family caregivers. Her scientific production includes papers in international peer-reviewed journals, as well as authored and edited academic volumes. She served as President of the International Positive Psychology Association, the European Network of Positive Psychology, and the Società Italiana di Psicologia Positiva. Since 2010 she has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Happiness Studies (Springer).

Sophie Leontopoulou是希臘伊奧阿尼納大學（University of Ioannina）初等教育系心理學副教授。她曾擔任希臘心理學會發展心理學部門的協調人，並是該學會正向心理學分會以及希臘正向心理學協會的創始成員。她的理論和研究興趣集中在正向發展心理學領域。她在國際上發表和展示了她在兒童、青少年和新成年人的正向心理社會發展、韌性、幸福、繁榮、個性優點、正向情緒和正向心理學干預方面的工作。

Antonella Delle Fave是意大利米蘭大學（University of Milano）醫學院心理學教授，擁有臨床心理學專業。她的研究工作集中在流暢體驗、心理健康指標和跨文化以及在多樣性和逆境條件下經歷的個體之日常體驗波動的研究。她參與了旨在促進慢性疾病患者及其家庭照顧者的福祉和心理健康的研究和干預項目。她的科學成果包括在國際同行評審期刊上發表的論文，以及撰寫和編輯的學術專著。她曾擔任國際正向心理學協會、歐洲正向心理學網絡和意大利正向心理學協會的主席。自2010年以來，她一直擔任《幸福研究期刊》（Journal of Happiness Studies）的主編（Springer）。