A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing

J van Agteren, M Iasiello, L Lo… - Nature human …, 2021 - nature.com
Our current understanding of the efficacy of psychological interventions in improving mental
states of wellbeing is incomplete. This study aimed to overcome limitations of previous …

The ongoing development of strength-based approaches to people who hold systemically marginalized identities

DM Silverman, RJ Rosario… - Personality and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Academic Abstract Personality and social psychology have historically viewed individuals'
systemically marginalized identities (eg, as people of color, as coming from a lower-income …

The practice of character strengths: Unifying definitions, principles, and exploration of what's soaring, emerging, and ripe with potential in science and in practice

RM Niemiec, R Pearce - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
What does it mean to be “strengths-based” or to be a “strengths-based practitioner?” These
are diffuse areas that are generic and ill-defined. Part of the confusion arises from the …

Effectiveness of psychological capital intervention and its influence on work-related attitudes: daily online self-learning method and randomized controlled trial design

S Da, Y He, X Zhang - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Research on positive psychology intervention is in its infancy; only a few empirical studies
have proved the effectiveness and benefits of psychological capital interventions in …

Mental health and character strengths: the dual role of boosting well-being and reducing suffering

RM Niemiec - Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to examine how character strengths have an important dual role in
mental health in both promoting well-being and mental wellness and also in reducing …

Framing real beauty: A framing approach to the effects of beauty advertisements on body image and advertising effectiveness

O De Lenne, L Vandenbosch, T Smits, S Eggermont - Body image, 2021 - Elsevier
Current literature is inconsistent about the effects of idealized (ie, thin) vs. non-idealized (ie,
average or plus-size) models on young women's well-being. This inconsistency may be …

A career-lifespan perspective on strengths utilization at work

M van Woerkom - Career Development International, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose While the career literature does acknowledge that personal strengths may function
as protective factors that increase the likelihood of positive career outcomes, the topic of …

[HTML][HTML] Creating a resilient pedagogy: Character strengths intervention for aspiring educators

G Janapati, V Vijayalakshmi - Acta Psychologica, 2024 - Elsevier
Teachers play a crucial role in guiding learners through life's challenges. They face
educational and socio-economic shifts while striving to teach for a better future. Our study …

Are character strength-based positive interventions effective for eliciting positive behavioral outcomes? A meta-analytic review

J Bates-Krakoff, A Parente… - International …, 2022 - internationaljournalofwellbeing.org
Research on strengths-based positive interventions (SBPIs) has often supported their
effectiveness, but these studies overwhelmingly focus on experiential outcomes such as …

Changes in Finnish ninth graders' positive psychological capital (PsyCap) in a strength-based student guidance intervention

M Katajisto, S Hyvärinen, S Uusiautti - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this research was to implement the strength-based student guidance among
ninth graders by using a Power Zone tool and to analyse what kind of impact the guidance …