The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse

By G. Easterbrook. 2003

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Positive psychology progress: empirical validation of interventions. (2005, background): “Building on pioneering work by Rogers (1951), Maslow (1954, 1962), Jahoda (1958), Erikson (1963, 1982), Vaillant (1977), Deci and Ryan (1985), and Ryff and Singer (1996) – among many others – positive psychologists have enhanced our understanding of how, why, and under what conditions positive emoti”
Happiness Through Vacationing: Just a Temporary Boost or Long-Term Benefits? (2011, background): “Modern-day society pushes individuals to consume and work more ( Easterbrook 2003; Schor 1991, 1998).”
Positive education: positive psychology and classroom interventions (2009, unknown): “Almost everything is better now than it was 50 years ago: there is about three times more actual purchasing power, dwellings are much bigger, there are many more cars, and clothes are more attractive (Easterbrook, 2003 ).”