A psychology of human strengths: Some central issues of an emerging field.

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Resurrecting the Motivation-Hygiene Theory: Herzberg and the Positive Psychology Movement (2007, background): “That is, whereas clinical psychologists have historically examined human frailty, positive psychologists are studying human strengths and arguing that psychological strength is different from the absence of weakness (Aspinwall & Staudinger, 2003; Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000).”
The Negative Side of Positive Psychology (2004, background): “…positive psychologists claim to study what is good or virtuous in human nature and call for a separate and distinct science to do so (e.g., Aspinwall & Staudinger, 2003a; Seligman, 2002a, 2002b; Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000, 2001; Seligman & Peterson,2003;Sheldon & King,2001;Snyder &…”
Affirming the Strengths in Men: A Positive Masculinity Approach to Assisting Male Clients (2013, background): “Instead, we concur with the position of Aspinwall and Staudinger (2003), who recommended that mental health professionals combine “the traditional focus on understanding, preventing, and curing negative psychological states” (p.”
Resilience as a Contributor to Novice Teacher Success, Commitment, and Retention (2008, background): “Less has been written, however, about the “human strengths” (Aspinwall & Staudinger, 2003, p. 13) that novice teachers demonstrate when they confront and overcome the stress of first-year teaching.”