Positive psychology: Past, present, and (possible) future

By P. Alex Linley, S. Joseph, Susan J. Harrington, Alex M. Wood. 2006

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology

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Integrating the hedonic and eudaimonic perspectives to more comprehensively understand wellbeing and pathways to wellbeing (2012, background): “…of the positive psychology movement (i.e. to have a psychology that considers both the negative and positive aspects of the human experience; see Linley et al., 2006), but it is also especially relevant to any interventions that have been developed (e.g. positive psychotherapy), or will be…”
Strengths use and deficit correction in organizations: development and validation of a questionnaire (2016, background): “Although the positive psychology tradition emphasizes the importance of a balanced approach regarding individual strengths and weaknesses (Linley et al., 2006), there are no valid instruments to measure strengths use and deficit correction in organizations.”
Work engagement and burnout: testing the robustness of the Job Demands-Resources model (2009, background): “According to Linley et al. (2006), who distinguished between four levels of analysis for positive psychology (wellsprings, processes, mechanisms, and outcomes), the present study focused on mechanisms and outcomes.”
The Job Demands-Resources model: A three-year cross-lagged study of burnout, depression, commitment, and work engagement (2008, methodology): “The JD-R model offers a valuable heuristic tool for occupational health efforts to tackle distress and illness and for HRM efforts to promote the optimal functioning, motivation, and flourishing of employees (Linley, Joseph, Harrington, & Wood, 2006 ).”
Assessment of positive emotions in animals to improve their welfare. (2007, background): “Nevertheless, in the last few years, new disciplines such as Positive Psychology have been growing in order to explore positive emotions as primary components of subjective well-being [9,10].”
Coping style as a psychological resource of grateful people. (2007, background): “At a more specific level, we have argued elsewhere (Joseph & Linley, 2006; Linley et al., 2006) that a key benefit of the positive psychology movement is that it provides impetus for an integration of research into the positive and negative aspects of life.”
Reactive Adjustment or Proactive Embedding? Multistudy, Multiwave Evidence for Dual Pathways to Expatriate Retention (2014, methodology): “Taking an integrative approach as advocated by positive psychologists (e.g., Linley et al., 2006), we examine the proactive resource-based pathway alongside the reactive demand-based pathway to expatriate retention.”
An exploration of the well-being benefits of hedonic and eudaimonic behaviour (2013, background): “…positive psychology movement, which was to have a psychology that considers both the negative and the positive aspects of the human experience (see Linley et al., 2006), and (2) the relationship between hedonia, eudaimonia and psychological distress is particularly relevant to any clinical…”