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In this chapter, the status and promise of positive psychology in South Korea and Japan are reviewed. Specifically, for each country, the geographical, economic, and social context for positive psychology as well as the most prominent positive psychologists and their contributions are considered. Chapter sections also summarize various theoretical orientations, trends in research, assessment methodologies, and practice (e.g., promoting healthy well-being and happiness in the citizenry) related to the development of positive psychology in both nations. In the final section, the major issues and opportunities for the future of positive psychology in Korea and Japan are explored. Resources for further study are provided.
Sink and McMahan contributed to the Korea section and Karasawa, Hashimoto, and Jung wrote the Japanese section.
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Notes
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South Korea will hereafter be referred to as “Korea.”
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Yong-lin Moon appears to be no longer active in the Korean positive psychology community.
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At the time of writing, Choi’s work was not available in any English language outlets.
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The term “American” is used narrowly here to refer specifically to those from the United States.
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Sink, C.A., McMahan, E.A., Karasawa, K., Hashimoto, T., Jung, K.H. (2022). Positive Psychology in South Korea and Japan: Current State of Affairs and Future Potential. In: Chang, E.C., Downey, C., Yang, H., Zettler, I., Muyan-Yılık, M. (eds) The International Handbook of Positive Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57354-6_17
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