Chapter 1. Introduction ( Lambert) -- Chapter 2. Well-being Policy I and II (Lambert) -- Chapter 3. Well-being, Social Change and Policy for Nation Building (Younis) -- Chapter 4. The New Democracy: Well-being and Nation States (Mulay-Shah). - Chapter 5. Big Data and Well-being (Thomas) -- Chapter 6. Well-being Measures (Lambert) -- Chapter 7. Regional Research, Publishing Bias and the way forward for Positive Psychology (Lambert) -- Chapter 8. Well-being and Building Design (Johnson) -- Chapter 9. Organizational well-being (Walper) -- Chapter 10. Positive Psychology in the Workplace (Lambert) -- Chapter 11. Islamic Well-being and Terrorism (Estes). Chapter 12. Positive Education: Character Strengths at University (Lambert) -- Chapter 13. Wellness in Higher Education: Preventing Burnout and Promoting Excellence in University Professors (El-Haddad). - Chapter 14. Positive Clinical Psychology (Rashid) -- Chapter 15. Positive Islamic Identity (Pasha-Zaidi). - Chapter 16. Islamic Perspectives and Well-being (Joshanloo). - Chapter 17. Media, Consumption, & Well-being (Bronwyn Wood).

This volume looks at positive psychology from a culturally-responsive, empirically-driven perspective to avoid a descent into pseudoscience. Through evidence-based, regionally relevant topics in the field of well-being, this volume shows how increasing levels of excellence in the GCC region enhance upon business, education, research, and social innovations. Grounded in the empirical research literature, each chapter applies psychological concepts to locally relevant considerations, such as culture, religion, and socio-political contexts, making this book an essential tool for understanding positive psychology and well-being in the GCC nations and beyond.