The positive technology field combines the objectives of positive psychology with enhancements from information and communication technologies....

This study presents qualitative findings from a three-week web-based intervention of appreciation of beauty....

Introduction

Courage has seen an explosion of research in all branches of psychology and the most popular measure is Norton and Weiss’s the courage measure (CM). Despite widespread use limited investigations into its psychometric properties and validity have been performed....

As yet no evidence is available about the cost-effectiveness of positive psychological interventions. When offered via the Internet these interventions may be particularly cost-effective because they are highly scalable and do not rely on scant resources such as therapists’ time....

The internet seems promising for delivering interventions to enhance well-being in a normal population. The aim of this study was to test the effects of an internet-based positive psychology intervention targeting gratitude pleasant activities strengths mastery acts of kindness optimism flow attributions and mindfulness....

A View from a Coach…

"Love is our supreme emotion that makes us come fully alive." –
Barbara L. Fredrickson

This study addressed: (a) whether any changes in well-being over time could be attributed to participants’ aging or to economic or historical events; (b) whether predictors (e.g....

Research has shown that strengths use and development can foster individual performance and well-being at work. However to date little is known about the underlying psychological processes that might be operating in this relation....

Inspired by recent work in positive psychology, Positive Communication in Health and Wellness gives scholarly attention to what’s going right in people’s communication lives....