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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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Antecedents of work engagement in a multinational oil company
AL Olivier,Sebastiaan Rothmann +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the antecedents of work engagement were investigated in a multinational oil company, and the results confirmed that psychological meaningfulness and psychological availability were significant predictors of the work engagement.
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Affective and Social Self- Regulatory Efficacy Beliefs as Determinants of Positive Thinking and Happiness
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined a conceptual model positing that affective and social self-regulatory efficacy beliefs influence one's cognitive and affective components of subjective well-being, namely, positive thinking and happiness.
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Early adversity and adult health outcomes
TL;DR: The concept of allostatic load, which refers to dysregulations across major biological regulatory systems that have cumulative interacting adverse effects over time, provides a mechanism for understanding these relations and defining specific pathways.
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The relevance of big five trait content in behavior to subjective authenticity: do high levels of within-person behavioral variability undermine or enable authenticity achievement?
William Fleeson,Joshua A. Wilt +1 more
TL;DR: Investigating the consequences for authenticity found that authenticity was consistently associated with acting highly extraverted, agreeable, conscientious, emotionally stable, and intellectual, regardless of the actor's traits.
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