1. Strengths of Character and Happiness: Introduction to Special Issue

   • Christopher Peterson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 289 - 291

2. From the Equator to the North Pole: A Study of Character Strengths

   • Robert Biswas-Diener

   OriginalPaper Pages: 293 - 310

3. Convergence of Character Strengths in American and Japanese Young Adults

   • Satoshi Shimai
   • Keiko Otake
   • Martin E. P. Seligman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 322

4. Character Strengths and Happiness among Young Children: Content Analysis of Parental Descriptions

   • Nansook Park
   • Christopher Peterson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 323 - 341

5. Is gratitude an alternative to materialism?

   • Emily L. Polak
   • Michael E. McCullough

   OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 360

6. Happy People Become Happier through Kindness: A Counting Kindnesses Intervention

   • Keiko Otake
   • Satoshi Shimai
   • Barbara L. Fredrickson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 361 - 375

7. Practical Wisdom: Aristotle meets Positive Psychology

   • Barry Schwartz
   • Kenneth E. Sharpe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 377 - 395