Scientific Advances in Positive Psychology
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This book examines the range of new theories, research, and applications in the most generative areas of positive psychology, at the dawn of a new wave of positive psychology scholarship—one that is increasingly sensitive to real-world issues, adversity, culture, and context.
In the 17 years since the inception of the movement, the field of positive psychology has grown tremendously and inspired research and practice across a range of sub-areas. Scientific Advances in Positive Psychology showcases the wide range of new theories, research, applications, and explorations in what can be termed “the next wave of positive psychology,” presenting novel findings and theories that acknowledge and mainstream sensitivity to real-world issues, adversity, culture, and context, in fresh new ways.
The contributors to the work—among the best known and most experienced in the field—trace the growth of new developments in each of the key foci of positive psychology, including happiness, character strengths, and gratitude, and document the latest research, theory, and applications. The volume focuses on the contributions and development of positive psychology sub-fields, such as positive organizational psychology and positive youth development, as well as their primary application areas, such as positive education.
This book examines the range of new theories, research, and applications in the most generative areas of positive psychology, at the dawn of a new wave of positive psychology scholarship—one that is increasingly sensitive to real-world issues, adversity, culture, and context.
Offers an unprecedented examination of the most generative subjects in positive psychology
Provides a scientifically grounded, thorough, and accessible overview of positive psychology theory, research, and practice
Showcases a new wave of positive psychology that is mainstreaming increased sensitivity to adversity, culture, and contextual factors
Brings together contributions from renowned leaders and prolific thinkers in positive psychology
Presents cutting-edge information that will be useful to scholars, students, as well as general readers
Preface
Chapter 1 Evaluating Scientific Progress in Positive Psychology
Meg A. Warren, Scott I. Donaldson, and Stewart I. Donaldson
Chapter 2 Increasing Well-Being in Independent and Interdependent Cultures
Lilian J. Shin and Sonja Lyubomirsky
Chapter 3 Positive Emotions
Michelle N. Shiota, Claire I. Yee, Makenzie J. O’Neil, and Alexander F. Danvers
Chapter 4 Strengths of Character and Virtues: What We Know and What We Still Want to Learn
Nansook Park, Michael Barton, and Jace Pillay
Chapter 5 Current Theories and Research in the Psychology of Gratitude
Philip C. Watkins and Joshua Bell
Chapter 6 Posttraumatic Growth: A Brief History and Evaluation
Richard G. Tedeschi, Cara L. Blevins, and Olivia M. Riffle
Chapter 7 Positive Youth Development: How Intrinsic Motivation Amplifies Adolescents’ Social-Emotional Learning
Reed W. Larson, Carolyn Orson, and Jill R. Bowers
Chapter 8 Taking Positive Psychology to the Workplace: Positive Organizational Psychology, Positive Organizational Behavior, and Positive Organizational Scholarship
Meg A. Warren, Stewart I. Donaldson, and Fred Luthans
Chapter 9 Progressing Positive Education and Promoting Visible Well-Being in Schools
Lea Waters
Chapter 10 Cultural Context in Positive Psychology: History, Research, and Opportunities for Growth
Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti and Lisa M. Edwards
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Warren and Donaldson provide an up-to-date snapshot of recent scientific developments in this ten-chapter, edited book. . . . Most intriguing is emerging research concerning social class, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, which means that positive psychology is maturing and becoming more multicultural, just as the questions asked are becoming more subtle and nuanced. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals.
I’d like to nominate Meg Warren and Stewart Donaldson’s new edited volume Scientific Advances in Positive Psychology as a candidate for the best 20-year retrospective on positive psychology’s progress as a scientific and applied discipline.
- Title: Scientific Advances in Positive Psychology
- Authors: Meg A. Warren, Stewart I. Donaldson
- Publisher: Praeger
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 320
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBN: 9798216142546
- Resource ID: LLS:9798216142546
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T16:02:39Z
Meg A. Warren is assistant professor of practice and program director of Human Resource Management at the Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (DBOS) at Claremont Graduate University.
Stewart I. Donaldson is professor and chair of psychology, director of the Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC), and dean of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (SBOS) at Claremont Graduate University.