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Handbook of positive psychology
C. R. Snyder,Shane J. Lopez +1 more
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The Handbook of Positive Psychology as mentioned in this paper provides a forum for a more positive view of the human condition and provides an analysis of what the foremost experts believe to be the fundamental strengths of humankind.Abstract:
Psychology has long been enamored of the dark side of human existence, rarely exploring a more positive view of the mind. What has psychology contributed, for example, to our understanding of the various human virtues? Regrettably, not much. The last decade, however, has witnessed a growing movement to abandon the exclusive focus on the negative. Psychologists from several subdisciplines are now asking an intriguing question: "What strengths does a person employ to deal effectively with life?" The Handbook of Positive Psychology provides a forum for a more positive view of the human condition. In its pages, readers are treated to an analysis of what the foremost experts believe to be the fundamental strengths of humankind. Both seasoned professionals and students just entering the field are eager to grasp the power and vitality of the human spirit as it faces a multitude of life challenges. The Handbook is the first systematic attempt to bring together leading scholars to give voice to the emerging field of positive psychology.read more
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Putting the Person into Person-Centered and Immediate Emotional Support Emotional Change and Perceived Helper Competence as Outcomes of Comforting in Helping Situations
TL;DR: A hypothesized path model proposed relationships between two comforting message factors (verbal person centeredness and nonverbal immediacy) and the two outcomes (emotional change and evaluations of helper competence) and revealed that people felt significantly better and that they viewed the helper as more supportive and caring after having received person-centered comforting messages.
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Validation of the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ) in Taiwanese Undergraduate Students
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors translate and validate the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ; McCullough et al. 2002) using Taiwanese undergraduate students and conclude that the modified Chinese version of the GQ would be useful for assessing individual differences in dispositional gratitude.
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Self-Esteem and Identities
Jan E. Stets,Peter Burke +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, Li et al. proposed three dimensions of self-esteem: worth-based, efficacy-based and authenticity-based esteem, which are linked to one of the three motives of the self, and each of them primarily emerges through verification of social/group, role, and person identities.
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Taking positive changes seriously.
TL;DR: It was suggested that positive emotions and beliefs seem not only to be associated with good outcomes among people experiencing adversity, but also to play a role in realizing them.
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