Positive Psychology

Online Courses:
Positive Psychology: The Fundamental Building Blocks and Principles
Positive Psychology: The New Science of Happiness
Pros & Cons of Positive Psychology: A Critical Look

Positive Psychology

Articles & Videos

• Extensive resources by University of Pennsylvania: Readings and Videos on Positive Psychology
• Debating Human Happiness: A conversation among Robert Wright, Stephen Pinken, and Martin Seligman
• Video Martin Seligman on positive psychology on Ted.com
• Youtube: Martin Seligman: Why is psychology good?
• Youtube: Selma Baraz, 91 years old, on her son James Baraz, co-author of Awakening Joy: 10 Steps That Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness: Confessions of a Jewish Mother: How My Son Ruined My Life!

Audio Interviews

• Positive Psychology Interviews: Shrink Rap Radio psychology podcast by Dr. David Van Nuys
• Defy Aging: On Aging and Positive Psychology

Books

• Applied Positive Psychology: Improving Everyday Life, Health, Schools, Work, and Society
• Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
• Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well-Lived
• Positive Psychology at Work: How Positive Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry Create Inspiring Organizations
• Practicing Positive Psychology Coaching: Assessment, Activities and Strategies for Success

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Organizations

• American College of Positive Psychology
• Authentic Happiness
• Greater Good Science Center
• International Positive Psychology Association
• Positive Psychology Center

Online References and Bibliographies

• http://washburnlaw.edu/humanizinglegaleducation/2007/2007hle-riebe-levit-linder.pdf
• http://psydp.org/bibliography/

Critique of Positive Psychology

• The Negative Side of Positive Psychology by Barbara Held
• Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
• Positive Psychology is Mainly for Rich White People

References on Positive Psychology and the New Science of Happiness

• Ascenso, S., Williamon, A., & Perkins, R. (2017). Understanding the wellbeing of professional musicians through the lens of positive psychology. Psychology of Music, 45(1), 65-81.
• Bieda, A., Hirschfeld, G., Schönfeld, P., Brailovskaia, J., Zhang, X. C., & Margraf, J. (2017). Universal happiness? Cross-cultural measurement invariance of scales assessing positive mental health. Psychological Assessment, 29(4), 408-421.
• Biswas-Diener, R. (Ed.). (2011). Positive psychology as social change. New York: Springer.
• Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2011). Positive psychology and a positive world-view: New hope for the future of humankind. In M. Csikszentmihalyi, S. I. Donaldson, J. Nakamura, S. I. Donaldson, M. Csikszentmihalyi, J. Nakamura (Eds.), Applied positive psychology: Improving everyday life, health, schools, work, and society (pp. 205-213). New York, NY, US: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.
• Csikszentmihalyi, M., & Nakamura, J. (2011). Positive psychology: Where did it come from, where is it going?. In K. M. Sheldon, T. B. Kashdan, M. F. Steger, K. M. Sheldon, T. B. Kashdan, M. F. Steger (Eds.), Designing positive psychology: Taking stock and moving forward (pp. 3-8). New York, NY, US: Oxford University Press.
• Diener, E., Fulita, F., Tay, L., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2012). Purpose, mood, and pleasure in prediction satisfaction judgments. Social Indicators Research, 105, 333–341.
• Donaldson, S. I., Dollwet, M., & Rao, M. A. (2015). Happiness, excellence, and optimal human functioning revisited: Examining the peer reviewed literature linked to positive psychology. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10, 185–195.
• Doty, J. L., Davis, L., & Arditti, J. A. (2017). Cascading resilience: Leverage points in promoting parent and child well‐being. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 9(1), 111-126.
• Fletcher, D., & Sarkar, M. (2013). Psychological resilience: A review and critique of definitions, concepts, and theory. European Psychologist, 18, 12–23.
• Gallagher, M. W., Lopez, S. J., & Pressman, S. D. (2013). Optimism is universal: Exploring the presence and benefits of optimism in a representative sample of the world. Journal of Personality, 81, 429 – 440.
• Golden-Biddle, K., & Dutton, J. E. (Eds.). (2012). Using a positive lens to explore social change and organizations: Building a theoretical and research foundation. New York, NY: Routledge.
• Guzmán, A., Wenborn, J., Ledgerd, R., & Orrell, M. (2017). Evaluation of a Staff Training Programme using Positive Psychology coaching with film and theatre elements in care homes: Views and attitudes of residents, staff and relatives. International Journal Of Older People Nursing, 12(1).
• Harrison, A., Al-Khairulla, H., & Kikoler, M. (2016). The feasibility, acceptability and possible benefit of a positive psychology intervention group in an adolescent inpatient eating disorder service. The Journal Of Positive Psychology, 11(5), 449-459.
• Miller, L. M. (2017). A positive psychology theoretical model to coach veterans through successful transitions. Advances In Developing Human Resources, 19(1), 25-35. Nichter, M., & Dowda, R. (2017). Strengths-based supervision: Experiences of supervisors and supervisees. In J. K. Edwards, A. Young, H. J. Nikels, J. K. Edwards, A. Young, H. J. Nikels (Eds.), Handbook of strengths-based clinical practices: Finding common factors (pp. 305-322). New York, NY, US: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.
• Niemiec, R. M., Shogren, K. A., & Wehmeyer, M. L. (2017). Character strengths and intellectual and developmental disability: A strengths-based approach from positive psychology. Education And Training In Autism And Developmental Disabilities, 52(1), 13-25.
• Proyer, R. T., Gander, F., Wellenzohn, S., & Ruch, W. (2016). Addressing the role of personality, ability, and positive and negative affect in positive psychology interventions: Findings from a randomized intervention based on the authentic happiness theory and extensions. The Journal Of Positive Psychology, 11(6), 609-621.
• Rao, M. A., & Donaldson, S. I. (2015). Expanding opportunities for diversity in positive psychology: An examination of gender, race, and ethnicity. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 56(3), 271-282.
• Rusk, R. D., & Waters, L. E. (2013). Tracing the size, reach, impact, and breadth of positive psychology. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 8, 207–221.
• Sutipan, P., Intarakamhang, U., & Macaskill, A. (2017). The impact of positive psychological interventions on well-being in healthy elderly people. Journal of Happiness Studies, 18(1), 269-291.
• Vela, J. C., Lenz, A. S., Sparrow, G. S., & Gonzalez, S. L. (2017). Using a positive psychology and family framework to understand Mexican American adolescents’ college-going beliefs. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 39(1), 66-81.
• Wellenzohn, S., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2016). How do positive psychology interventions work? A short-term placebo-controlled humor-based study on the role of the time focus. Personality and Individual Differences, 961-6.
• Wiley, S., Srinivasan, R., Finke, E., Firnhaber, J., & Shilinsky, A. (2013). Positive portrayals of feminist men increase men’s solidarity with feminists and collective action intentions. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37, 61–71.
• Woodworth, R. J., O’Brien‐Malone, A., Diamond, M. R., & Schüz, B. (2017). Web-based positive psychology interventions: A reexamination of effectiveness. Journal Of Clinical Psychology, 73(3), 218-232.

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