A bibliometric review of positive psychology and well-being research in Africa

AW Fadiji, IP Khumalo, MP Wissing… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Positive Psychology rapidly developed into an influential field of study and intervention,
initially situated in Psychology, and later becoming multidisciplinary. Research interest in the …

Religion and human flourishing

AS Wormley, C Vornlocher, EY Aglozo… - The Journal of …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Can religion promote human flourishing? Existing research says yes. However, this work
has largely been done within 'WEIRD'and Christian contexts. Might the reasons why or the …

First happiness, then meaning. A cross-cultural investigation into well-being dilemmas

M Górski, K Krys, J Park - The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Dilemmas in navigating between various aspects of well-being are common, but remain
unexplored in psychological research. In this paper, we introduce a novel method of …

[HTML][HTML] Toward a decolonial Africa-centering ecological and social psychology

S Suffla, K Ratele, G Adams, G Reddy… - Current Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
As collaborators on projects with epistemic foundations in the diverse everyday realities of
different African settings, we respect and endorse the goal of the special issue (SI) to expand …

Happiness from Here: Conceptions and Experience of Well-Being from Ghana

AA Affram, G Adams, SM Omar, VA Dzokoto… - … Across Cultures: Views …, 2024 - Springer
The study of happiness and related topics like well-being is a rapidly expanding area of
scientific research. The dominant theories for these constructs emerged from research in …

Quality of life and mental health: A situated African psychological perspective

K Ratele, C Rustin, M Florence - degruyter.com
While different conceptualisations of quality of life exist, which can be confounding when
trying to make sense of how people think of their lives, in this chapter we consider the notion …