When positivity turns into avoidance, it masks real issues and stifles growth. Embrace both gratitude and reality for ...

Positive psychology is a branch of the study of the human mind and behavior that focuses on positive emotion, traits, experience, and institutions.

Positive psychology emphasizes meaning and deep satisfaction, not just on fleeting happiness.Martin Seligman, often regarded as the father of positive psychology, has described multiple visions of ...

When your brain is trained to focus on problems or threats, it reinforces stress. But when it’s trained to recognize moments ...

American psychologist Martin Seligman conducted similar studies in different populations of people and found similar results. Pessimism, he concluded, is like smoking two and a half packs of ...

“The science of positive psychology has now achieved a point where it is comparable to the other sub-disciplines of psychology,” wrote IPPA president Robert Vallerand in the Congress’ welcome message.

Positive-psychology interventions are highly effective, they prevent anxiety and depression, and therefore perhaps PTSD, and the Penn Resilience Program is supported by lots of scientific evidence.

Recent research involving over 10,000 people aged 50 and above has found that people with higher wellbeing perform better on ...

What’s interesting about positive psychology (or happiness studies) is the wide range of political perspectives that are offered in the field. Despite accusations that academic fields have been overly ...

The book is based on evidence from psychology and neuroscience about what leads to human well-being, and how our well-being creates a positive ripple effect on those around us and the world we ...

When a high performer becomes a source of disengagement, the cost is steep—turnover, complaints and lost productivity. But ...

Positive psychology research has shown that being mindful can improve mood and health. This means taking time each day to connect with the present moment. Support your student in identifying mindful ...