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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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The role of positive emotions in positive psychology. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.
TL;DR: The theory and findings suggest that the capacity to experience positive emotions may be a fundamental human strength central to the study of human flourishing.
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Positive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions.
TL;DR: In a 6-group, random-assignment, placebo-controlled Internet study, the authors found that 3 of the interventions lastingly increased happiness and decreased depressive symptoms.
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Authentic leadership development: Getting to the root of positive forms of leadership
TL;DR: Authentic Leadership Development (ALD) as mentioned in this paper is an emerging field of research in the field of leadership development, with a focus on transforming, charismatic, servant, and spiritual leadership perspectives.
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Positive psychological capital: measurement and relationship with performance and satisfaction
TL;DR: In this article, two studies were conducted to analyze how hope, resilience, optimism, and efficacy individually and as a composite higher-order factor predicted work performance and satisfaction, and the results indicated that the composite factor may be a better predictor of performance than the individual facets.
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Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life
John Higham,Robert N. Bellah,Richard Madsen,William M. Sullivan,Ann Swidler,Steven M. Tipton +5 more
TL;DR: In their new Introduction, the authors relate the argument of their book both to the current realities of American society and to the growing debate about the country's future as mentioned in this paper, which is a new immediacy.
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Personality and Subjective Well-Being
E Richard,Ed Diener +1 more
TL;DR: The heritability of subjective well-being is discussed in this article, which is defined as the portion of subjective happiness that is due to genetic differences between individuals, and it is found that personality can to some degree change over time, and with it, levels of subjective wellbeing can change.
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Happiness Is a Stochastic Phenomenon
David T. Lykken,Auke Tellegen +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a birth-record-based sample of several thousand middle-aged twins using the Well-Being (WB) scale of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire was used to measure subjective well-being, and the authors found that neither socioeconomic status, educational attainment, family income, marital status, nor an indicant of religious commitment could account for more than 3% of the variance in WB.
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