Science-based articles
Positive psychology articles related to the human body and brain. Which positive psychology theories and interventions can help us to improve physical and mental well-being?
8 Positive Psychology Surveys, Measures, and Questionnaires
To advance the field of positive psychology, scholars and practitioners need to gather evidence on internal experiences that are fundamental to our individual and collective [...]
Positive Psychology Examples: 5 Ways to Put it Into Practice
Positive psychology is the scientific study of positive experiences, states, and traits. It grew as a field after the realization that psychology focused largely on dysfunctional and [...]
Who is Martin Seligman and What Does He Do?
Martin Seligman is not called the “father of positive psychology” for no reason. To many, he is one of the leading researchers in the whole [...]
The Hedonic Treadmill – Are We Forever Chasing Rainbows?
Can you remember the last time you were dreaming of buying a new car, getting a promotion at work, moving into a nicer house or [...]
The Psychology of Teamwork: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teams
There’s an old saying among sports coaches: “A champion team will defeat a team of champions.” However, as much as we value the ideals of [...]
The Classification of Character Strengths and Virtues
Character Strengths and Virtues is a groundbreaking handbook compiling the work of researchers to create a classification system for widely valued positive traits. This handbook also [...]
Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions
Throughout history, psychologists have typically focused on negative human states. This focus ultimately influenced the way psychologists studied the experience of emotions; for years, investigations [...]
Albert Bandura: Self-Efficacy for Agentic Positive Psychology
Prof. Albert Bandura is one of the most highly cited academics in the world (Haggbloom et al., 2002). Bandura’s scholarship has formed part of many [...]
Active Listening: The Art of Empathetic Conversation
Julian Treasure claims that we are losing our hearing. Maybe he has a point. With personal broadcasting replacing the art of conversation, and silence becoming [...]
Positive Psychology in the Workplace: Thank God it’s Monday
We all want work to feel positive and engaging. Who doesn’t dream of waking up on a Monday excited to go to work? Positive Psychology [...]