Strength-Based Positive Interventions: Further Evidence for Their Potential in Enhancing Well-Being and Alleviating Depression

By F. Gander, R. Proyer, Willibald F. Ruch, Tobias Wyss. 2013

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Character Strengths and Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Strengths-Based Approach from Positive Psychology (2017, neutral): “…“use your signature strengths in new ways each day” (Selig-man et al., 2005), “counting kindness” (Otake et al., 2006), and “gifts of time” (Gander et al., 2012), could easily be integrated into educational and community contexts particularly if resources for educators, support…”
Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies (2013, background): “Psychological well-being 20 Ne=2511 Nc=977 [29,30,32,33,5155,60,62,65,69,74-77,81-84] 0.”
Humor-based online positive psychology interventions: A randomized placebo-controlled long-term trial (2016, methodology): “2005; German version as used by Gander et al., 2013) assesses happiness with 24 statements arranged on five levels of agreement. A sample group of statements is from 1 = I have sorrow in my life to 5 = My life is filled with joy. The AHI has already been frequently used in intervention studies and d”
Review of Brief School-Based Positive Psychological Interventions: a Taster for Teachers and Educators (2017, background): “Rather than developing new strengths, positive psychology research studies suggest that using one’s existing strengths in a new way is an effective means of enhancing well-being (e.g., Gander et al. 2012; Madden et al. 2011; Mongrain and Anselmo-Matthews 2012; Seligman et al. 2005).”
Teacher wellbeing: Its effects on teaching practice and student learning (2019, background): “Researchers have found that when individuals are aware of, and use their character strengths at work, they are more likely to feel positive emotion (Gander et al., 2013; Seligman, Steen, Park & Peterson, 2005), experience job satisfaction, pleasure, engagement and find meaning in their work (Harzer…”
Promoting positive outcomes through strengths interventions: A literature review (2017, background): “Well-being and beyond: Direct effects of strengths interventions In line with the positive-activity model, a majority of studies (k = 13) reported outcomes reflecting general well-being, such as happiness, depression, and life satisfaction (e.g. Gander et al., 2013).”
From strengths use to work performance: The role of harmonious passion, subjective vitality, and concentration (2014, positive): “For example, an experimental design could be constructed in which participants would engage in an intervention program aimed at developing strengths use (see, e.g. Forest et al., 2012; Gander et al., 2013; Roberts, Dutton, Spreitzer, Heaphy, & Quinn, 2005; Seligman et al., 2005).”