Positive psychology, positive prevention, and positive therapy.

By Martin E. P. Seligman. 2002

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Psychological vulnerability, resilience, and subjective well-being: The mediating role of hope (2016, background): “The scientific study on subjective well-being has been of interest in the last three decades with the remarkable rise of the positive psychology movement which focuses on the human strengths and virtues and also building the best qualities in life (Seligman, 2002).”
Strength-Based Assessment and School Psychology: A Summary and Synthesis (2004, background): “Positive psychology advocates a change from a preoccupation with solely repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life (Seligman, 2002).”
Social Media Effects on Young Women’s Body Image Concerns: Theoretical Perspectives and an Agenda for Research (2014, background): “And researchers should also be open to the possibility, broadly suggested by positive psychology perspectives (Seligman 2002), that individuals’ strengths may buffer them against the impact of thinness messages; social media can, under some circumstances, exert salutary effects on body imagerelated…”
The Amplifying and Buffering Effects of Virtuousness in Downsized Organizations (2006, background): “…and consequences of individual virtues such as hope, gratitude, wisdom, forgiveness, courage, and other similar virtues have received increasing atten- tion in the psychological literature (Emmons and Crumpler, 2000; McCullough et al., 2000; Seligman, 2002a, b; Snyder, 2000; Sternberg, 1998).”
The construct of courage: Categorization and measurement. (2007, background): “In the comprehensive review of positive psychology topics in Snyder and Lopez’s (2005) Handbook of Positive Psychology, courage is noted three times in the introductory chapter (Seligman, 2005).”
Social Cognitive Career Theory and Subjective Well-Being in the Context of Work (2008, background): “This focus on mental health, and consequent de-emphasis of dysfunction and the illness metaphor, has been labeled by some advocates as “positive psychology” (Seligman, 2002) and has inspired a spate of conferences, journal articles and special issues, and books (e.”
The Connection between Social-Emotional Learning and Learning Disabilities: Implications for Intervention (2004, background): “This, too, has been written about (Brendtro, Brokenleg, & Van Bocken, 2000; Seligman, 2002), but it is useful to talk about the SEL perspective.”
Levels in reflection: core reflection as a means to enhance professional growth (2005, background): “They mention as examples: creativity, courage, perseverance, kindness and fairness (Seligman, 2002; Peterson & Seligman, 2003).”
The Construct Validity of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale: Multisample and Longitudinal Evidence (2008, background): “With the emergence of positive psychology (e.g., Seligman 2002, 2003; Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi 2000; Turner et al. 2002) added to the fact that the number of positive constructs of occupational well-being are limited, the concept of work engagement has received increasing attention in the…”
Perceived Family Support, Acculturation, and Life Satisfaction in Mexican American Youth: A Mixed- Methods Exploration (2006, background): “Indeed, findings about family and various negative outcomes cannot be generalized to life satisfaction or well-being because well-being is more than just the absence of pathology or illness (Seligman, 2002).”
Beyond Learning: Exploring Visitors' Perceptions of the Value and Benefits of Museum Experiences (2008, background): “The emerging field of positive psychology seeks to understand and build the strengths and virtues that improve quality of life and enable individuals and communities to thrive rather than merely survive (Seligman 2002; Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi 2000).”
Does a happy destination bring you happiness? Evidence from Swiss inbound tourism (2018, background): “The academic study of happiness originated from positive psychology, which aims at promoting mental health to improve quality of life not only for those who are suffering but also for the general population (Seligman, 2002; Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005).”
Academic Optimism, Hope and Zest for Work as Predictors of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Perceived Success. (2015, background): “To Seligman (2002), positive psychology aims to better the quality of life rather than solve existing problems; likewise, Kurz (2006) stated that positive psychology focuses on proper concentration of competences and capacities rather than problems.”
The dark side of the sharing economy: Balancing value co‐creation and value co‐destruction (2020, background): “Well-being is thereby a general, subjective 19 evaluation of life in terms of meaningfulness, positive emotions, engagement and 20 satisfaction, as well as relationships and success (Seligman, 2002).”
Relationship between Psychological Capital and Quality of Life: The Role of Courage (2020, background): “This vision today is stronger for the advancement of positive psychology that, in a perspective of prevention and health promotion, has moved the research topic of many psychological disciplines toward the identification of the factors that promote the perception of well-being and allow to reach the”
The Engine of Well-Being (2012, background): “These emotions, especially hope and optimism, are learnable and are well documented to buffer against depression (Seligman, 1991, 2002a).”