Widening the Diagnostic Focus: A Case for Including Human Strengths and Environmental Resources

By B. A. Wright, S. Lopez. 2009

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Developing autonomous learning in first year university students using perspectives from positive psychology (2013, unknown): “Statistically significant increases in course, social, and room mate self-efficacy after the educational intervention suggest that students had indeed become more confident in the university situation (Bandura 1989, 1994, 1997) supporting the second hypothesis.”
The Role of Life Satisfaction in Predicting Student Engagement and Achievement (2015, background): “One possible approach is to include measures of positive wellbeing, or strength-based assessments, in addition to typical deficit-focused assessments in psychology and school-based practice (Wright and Lopez 2009).”
Trauma-Informed Positive Education: Using Positive Psychology to Strengthen Vulnerable Students (2016, background): “Students must be given opportunities to nurture multiple strengths and assets (Wright and Lopez 2009).”
Does the positive psychology movement have legs for children in schools? (2011, background): “…to address psychological and educational problems, we do advocate that students and school personnel (e.g., teachers) can benefit from more holistic assessments that incorporate positive psychology information, such as personal strengths and environmental resources (Wright & Lopez, 2002).”