Since its inception in 2001, the best possible selves (BPS) activity has been the focus of
more than 30 studies which have shown it to be a viable intervention for increasing …

As the COVID-19 global health disaster continues to unfold across the world, calls have
been made to address the associated mental illness public crisis. The current paper seeks to …

The best-possible-self intervention has been shown to effectively increase positive affect
and optimism. Differences in timing and conceptualization of outcome assessments …

The definitive, practical handbook on positive psychology and character strengths for
practitioners working in coaching, psychology, education, and business–start using …

For over a century the focus of psychotherapy has been on what ails us, with the therapeutic
process resting upon the assumption that unearthing past traumas, correcting faulty thinking …

Gratitude interventions have been proposed as beneficial practices for improving myriad
positive outcomes, and are promoted in self-help literature. The current work examined …

Background Research suggests that the positive affect system may be an important yet
underexplored treatment target in anxiety and depression. Existing interventions primarily …

Seligman suggested three paths to well-being, the pursuit of pleasure, the pursuit of
meaning, and the pursuit of engagement, later adding two more, positive relationships and …

While developing excellence in knowledge and skills, academic institutions have often
overlooked their obligation to instill wellbeing. To address this, we introduced a 14-week …

Traditionally, treatments for depression have been primarily focused on reducing patients'
symptoms or deficits and less concerned with building positive resources. This study aims to …