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Journal articles on the topic "Positive psychology"

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Zanini, Daniela, and José Luis Pais-Ribeiro. "Preface: Positive Psychology." Psicologia, Saúde & Doença 22, no. 01 (March 31, 2021): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.15309/21psd220101.

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Pais-Ribeiro, José Luis. "POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2.0." Psicologia, Saúde & Doença 22, no. 01 (March 31, 2021): 14–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.15309/21psd220103.

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Cebolla, Ausiàs, Angel Enrique, David Alvear, Joaquim Soler, and Javier García-Campayo. "Psicología positiva contemplativa: Integrando mindfulness en la psicología positiva." Papeles del Psicólogo - Psychologist Papers 37, no. 1 (2017): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.23923/pap.psicol2017.2816.

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Lopez, Shane J., and Jeana L. Magyar-Moe. "A Positive Psychology That Matters." Counseling Psychologist 34, no. 2 (March 2006): 323–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011000005284392.

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The Major Contribution intended to situate positive psychology in counseling psychology's past and future and in the complex world we live and work in today. The four reactions (Frazier, Lee,& Steger; Gerstein; Linley; Mollen, Ethington,& Ridley) provide new insights into how counseling psychology has and will contribute to the study of human strengths and positive outcomes. In this rejoinder, the authors attempt to build on their colleagues'ideas and call for socially significant strength-based research and practice. A “positive psychology that matters” will address societal problems and will potentially help people capitalize on their strengths and lead more satisfying and meaningful lives.
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Agarwal, Dr Shaifali. "Positive Psychology." REVIEW JOURNAL PHILOSOPHY & SOCIAL SCIENCE 45, no. 2 (September 30, 2020): 191–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.31995/rjpss.2020.v45i01.022.

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Gubbins, James P. "Positive Psychology." Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 28, no. 2 (2008): 181–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/jsce200828210.

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Mollen, Debra, Lanaya L. Ethington, and Charles R. Ridley. "Positive Psychology." Counseling Psychologist 34, no. 2 (March 2006): 304–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011000005283522.

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Why has the specialty of counseling psychology been overlooked in the larger conversation about positive psychology? Is it reasonable that counseling psychology claims positive psychology as its own? What are some of the problems in defining positive psychology, and how does the lack of consensus around operationalization thwart discourse on this construct? In this reaction, the authors address these questions and pose implications for positive psychology beyond the typical applications to clients.
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Becker, Dana, and Jeanne Marecek. "Positive Psychology." Theory & Psychology 18, no. 5 (October 2008): 591–604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959354308093397.

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Thompson, E. "Positive Psychology." Occupational Medicine 63, no. 3 (April 1, 2013): 242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqt011.

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Carr, Alan. "Positive psychology." Clinical Psychology Forum 1, no. 45 (January 1992): 5–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpscpf.1992.1.45.5.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Positive psychology"

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Casellas-Grau, Anna. "Positive psychology in breast cancer." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/392691.

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RESUM La present tesi doctoral té l’objectiu d’explorar la relació entre la nova branca de la psicologia anomenada psicologia positiva i l’experiència de passar per un càncer de mama. Aquesta relació és estudiada tan des d’un punt de vista teòric com pràctic. Així, des del punt de vista teòric, proporciona informació sobre quins constructes de la psicologia positiva han estat trobats com a estar significativament relacionats amb viure un càncer de mama. També s’estudia quines variables sociodemogràfiques, mèdiques i psicosocials fomenten l’aparició d’aquestes respostes positives en aquest tipus de població. Aquestes dues àrees teòriques van ser explorades a partir de la metodologia de la revisió sistemàtica, i els resultats van mostrar que les respostes més estudiades i relacionades amb el càncer de mama són el creixement posttraumàtic, el benestar, el sentit i la troballa de beneficis. A més, aquelles dones que tenen unes característiques sociodemogràfiques i mèdiques relacionades amb una percepció més estressant de la malaltia (com, per exemple, menor edat o tractaments més agressius) tendeixen a desenvolupar és respostes positives. D’altra banda, també es va trobar com a rellevant el paper de reducció de l’estrès de variables psicosocials com el suport social o les creences religioses, derivant en majors nivells de funcionament psicològic positiu en les dones. Pel què fa al punt de vista pràctic, es van explorar aquelles intervencions derivades de la psicologia positiva que havien estat aplicades en dones amb càncer de pit. La metodologia emprada va ser, també, la revisió sistemàtica, i els resultats mostraren que hi ha poques teràpies de la psicologia positiva aplicades en aquest tipus de població, i que aquestes teràpies són heterogènies. Es van distingir cinc grups d’intervencions: intervencions basades en el mindfulness, teràpies promotores del sentit, teràpies psicoespirituals, intervencions basades en l’escriptura d’emocions positives i una teràpia per promoure l’esperança. Donada l’escassetat trobada, es va considerar necessària l’avaluació empírica de l’eficàcia d’una psicoteràpia positiva per a supervivents de càncer amb alts nivells de malestar. Els objectius de la teràpia eren la reducció de símptomes d’estrès a partir de l’augment del creixement posttraumàtic. Els resultats, efectivament, van mostrar que la teràpia complia els seus objectius. En relació al creixement posttraumàtic, també és discutida la seva autenticitat, abordant les dades empíriques en relació a la corroboració per part dels familiars del creixement posttraumàtic dels supervivents de càncer. Realment, els familiars dels supervivents van corroborar el creixement posttraumàtic reportat per aquests.
This thesis is aimed at the study of the relationship between the new branch named positive psychology and the experience of undergoing a breast cancer. It is studied from a theoretical, but also a practical perspective. Therefore, from a theoretical point of view, it provides data about which constructs of positive psychology have been studied and found among women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Also, it is explored which sociodemographical, medical and psychosocial variables can promote the emergence of these positive responses among the cited population. These two areas were studied using the systematic review methodology, and results showed that the most studied and found positive responses from the experience of undergoing a breast cancer are posttraumatic growth, well-being, benefit finding and meaning. In addition, those women who had sociodemographical and medical characteristics related with a higher stressful perception of their illness (e.g. younger age, more aggressive treatments) tent to later develop more positive responses. The stress-absorbing role of psychosocial variables like social support and having religious beliefs was also explored and found to be relevant in the latter women’s positive psychological functioning. In regards to the practical point of view, those positive psychology interventions that had been applied on women with breast cancer were searched and analyzed. The used methodology was also a systematic review, and results showed that there were few and heterogeneous positive psychotherapies used among this type of population. Five groups of positive psychotherapies could be distinguished: mindfulness-based psychotherapies, meaning-making interventions, writing about positive emotions, psycho-spiritual interventions, and a hope therapy. Therefore, the empirical exploration of the efficacy of a positive psychotherapy on cancer survivors was found to be necessary. This psychotherapy was aimed at reducing stress symptoms through the promotion of posttraumatic growth in distressed cancer survivors. Results showed that the psychotherapy was capable of both promoting posttraumatic growth and reducing stress symptoms. In regards to posttraumatic growth, it is also discussed about its authenticity. Empirical data showed that the relatives of those who had undergone cancer corroborated the posttraumatic growth reported by the cancer survivors.
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Rana, Shabbir Ahmad. "The positive psychology of music." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/31234.

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This thesis concerns the importance, uses and effects of music in everyday life. The first study investigated the importance of music for 1000 Pakistani students. Results indicated that the great majority enjoyed listening to music, which was preferred to most of the other indoor and outdoor activities considered, and listening to and playing music had different perceived benefits. The second study used a variant of the experience sampling method to investigate the uses and experiences of music in the course of everyday life among 200 Pakistanis. Results indicate that the importance of several functions of music depends particularly upon with whom the participant was with and the place where the music was heard. The third study investigated the relationship between listening to music, health and happiness among 301 British and 594 Pakistani students. Results indicated that there were significant positive relationships between time spent listening to music and each of health and happiness. The fourth study investigated the effect of religious music on mental health among 175 Pakistanis hospitalized with psychotic depression. The results indicated that, relative to other types of psychosocial support materials, religious music led to the greatest decrease in depression levels. A fifth study used qualitative methods to investigate the musical peak experiences of six white British and six Pakistani participants. Several similarities were noted in the musical peak experiences of these two groups, suggesting that musical peak experiences may be a universal phenomenon. The sixth study investigated the relationship between musical peak experiences and the general health and level of happiness among 105 British and 115 Pakistani students. Results indicate that peak experiences of music were related positively to health and happiness and that these effects were not mediated by ethnicity.
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Kelber, Jeanne M. "Using Positive Psychology Interventions to Combat Cyberbullying." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/495.

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The "always on" aspect of social media creates a complex zone of self-expression for children and adolescents. The relentless quality of the potential for interaction encourages impulsive communication and response, a primary feature of what we think of as "bullying" in social media. In addition, social media creates a forum for people to connect within a community larger and more extensive than the physical. Different social media outlets even connect with each other to create an even larger sense of community. Increased understanding of the psychology of these dynamics may contribute to successful interventions to educate and reach out to young social media users. Application of positive psychological principles can help elicit emotions such as empathy in order to help resolve conflicts and curb online bullying. While social media receives a great deal of criticism for the platform it provides bullying, social media outlets can also provide an effective platform for promoting positive social change by playing into the psychology of inclusion to combat exclusion through the internet.
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Corrêa, Andréa Perez. "Capital psicológico positivo: um estudo sobre a psicologia positiva no contexto organizacional." Universidade Federal Fluminense, 2017. https://app.uff.br/riuff/handle/1/3985.

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Ainda é perceptível nos tempos atuais uma ausência de foco nos aspectos positivos dos indivíduos e uma atenção ainda concentrada numa modelagem de liderança voltada para saneamento de déficits de competências. Nesse contexto, as pesquisas da Psicologia Positiva surgem com seus métodos cientificamente rigorosos, aprofundando o estudo dos aspectos positivos das pessoas e sobre uma vida mais significativa e com maior bem-estar. Diante disso, a área do comportamento organizacional constata a possibilidade de migrar para seu arcabouço teórico as descobertas sobre os benefícios comprovados pela Psicologia Positiva e constrói a modelagem do Comportamento Organizacional Positivo, onde o capital psicológico positivo - PsyCap, com seus quatro componentes – esperança, otimismo, autoeficácia e resiliência- surgem como um desdobramento dos capitais do ambiente organizacional, colaborando com uma abordagem mais positiva no contexto do trabalho. Nesse cenário, o objetivo geral desse estudo é, no contexto organizacional brasileiro, mais especificamente na instituição pública Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear – CNEN, identificar qual a opinião dos servidores e terceirizados – líderes ou liderados - sobre os possíveis benefícios, que uma postura voltada para o foco e o desenvolvimento do PsyCap pode trazer para o trabalho, verificando se a teoria sobre o tema se confirma ou diverge ao final deste estudo. Para o atingimento deste objetivo, foi desenvolvida uma pesquisa exploratória, levando-se em consideração a embrionária aplicação do tema capital psicológico positivo no Brasil, o que permitiu uma análise do fenômeno de forma mais investigativa. Por meio de uma pesquisa on line, sugerida com participação voluntária ao universo de 2.959 servidores e terceirizados de todas as unidades da CNEN, foi aplicado questionário de pesquisa com perguntas elaboradas com base na revisão da literatura, tendo sido alcançada uma amostra de 232 respondentes. Os dados estatísticos permitiram chegar a resultados generalizáveis de que há uma percepção positiva por parte dos respondentes sobre a aplicabilidade do PsyCap, no que tange aos benefícios que podem trazer ao trabalho, sobre a geração de benefícios com a aplicação de uma intervenção/treinamento com essa temática e sobre a aptidão de lideres no trato de uma abordagem com PsyCap. Além disso, foram identificados os componentes individuais e do trabalho que podem favorecer o aumento dos índices do Psycap e como o índice de PsyCap dos líderes pode favorecer e em que termos o ambiente de trabalho em algumas variáveis. O presente estudo traz enorme contribuição para: uma possível aplicabilidade de iniciativas no ambiente organizacional da CNEN e provavelmente em outras instituições com perfil similar; conhecimento para a construção de um modelo de intervenção/treinamento customizada aos ambientes do serviço público federal que possam vir a ser generalizáveis em outras empresas com configuração distinta; a geração de novos conhecimentos sobre o PsyCap no contexto nacional e incentivo a novas pesquisas acadêmicas com a temática do PsyCap no Brasil.
A lack of focus on the positive aspects of individuals is still perceptible, and attention is still focused on leadership modeling, aimed at sanitizing skills deficits. In this context, Positive Psychology research emerges with its scientifically rigorous methods, deepening the study of positive aspects of people and a more meaningful and well-being life. Thus, the area of organizational behavior shows the possibility of migrating to its theoretical framework the findings about the benefits of Positive Psychology and builds the Positive Organizational Behavior modeling, where positive psychological capital - PsyCap, with its four components - hope, Optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience-emerged as an unfolding of the capitals of the organizational environment, collaborating with a more positive approach in the context of work. In this scenario, the general objective of this study is, in the Brazilian organizational context, more specifically in the public institution CNEN, to identify the opinion of the servers and outsourced - leaders or commanded - about the possible benefits that a posture focus and development of PsyCap can bring to the work, checking whether the theory on the topic is confirmed or diverges at the end of this study. To achieve this objective, an exploratory research was developed, taking into account the embryonic application of the positive psychological capital theme in Brazil, which allowed an analysis of the phenomenon in a more investigative way. Through an online survey, suggested with voluntary participation to the universe of 2,959 servers and outsourced of all the units of CNEN, a questionnaire of research was applied with questions elaborated based on the literature review, having been reached a sample of 232 respondents. The statistical data allowed us to reach generalizable results that there is a positive perception by the respondents about the applicability of PsyCap, regarding the benefits that can bring to work, about the generation of benefits with the application of an intervention / training with this And on the aptitude of leaders in dealing with a PsyCap approach. In addition, we identified the individual and work components that may favor the increase of the Psycap indexes and how the PsyCap index of the leaders can favor and in what terms the work environment in some variables. The present study presents a great help for: the possible applicability of initiatives in the organizational environment of CNEN and probably in other institutions with similar profile; Knowledge for the construction of a model of intervention / personalized training for the environments of the federal public service that can be generalizable in other companies with different configuration; The generation of new knowledge about PsyCap in the national context and the encouragement of new academic research with PsyCap in Brazil.
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Lake, J. "Positive Psychology and Second Language Motivation: Empirically Validating a Model of Positive L2 Self." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2015. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/357658.

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Positive psychology is rapidly developing as a field in psychology. Many constructs associated with positive psychology have been developed but relationships have not been demonstrated to second language (L2) learning or L2 learning motivation. The main purpose of this study was to explore empirically some core constructs of positive psychology and L2 learning motivation by testing a structural model of the causal relationships among levels of self-concept, and L2 proficiency. In order to do that, it was first necessary to validate measurable components of each of the levels. The self-concept constructs were: a global positive self-concept, a domain-specific positive L2 self, and L2 skill specific self-efficacy. The various self-constructs were organized into finer levels of specificity, from the global to L2 domain to L2 domain skills. A structural model was created from three latent variables that were in turn created from measured variables at each level of specificity. For the latent positive self-concept the measured variables consisted of flourishing, hope, and curiosity. For the latent variable of positive L2 self the measured variables consisted of an interested-in-L2 self, passion-for-L2-learning self, and L2 mastery goal orientation. For the latent motivational variable of L2 self-efficacy the measured variables were L2 speaking self-efficacy, L2 listening self-efficacy, and L2 reading self-efficacy. The measured variables were based on adapted or newly created self-reports. To demonstrate that the model holds beyond self-reports, objective L2 proficiency measures were also modeled with the latent variables of positive self-concept and positive L2 self. To demonstrate the generalizability of the self-model with L2 proficiency, a cross-validation study was done with two different objective measures of L2 proficiency, TOEIC and TOEIC Bridge. The results for the study were all positive for the creation of composite variables and fit to causal models. Latent variables were created for a composite positive self-concept, a composite positive L2 self, and a composite L2 motivation variable. The positive self-concept and positive L2 self also fit a model that included an objective measure of L2 proficiency. Finally, structural equation modeling confirmed causal relationships among positive self-concept, positive L2 self with both L2 motivation and with L2 proficiency. This study showed how constructs from the rapidly expanding field of positive psychology can be integrated with second language motivation. This study showed one way positive psychology can be applied to second language learning and suggests that positive psychology might invigorate future L2 motivation studies.
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Denovan, Andrew Michael. "Investigating student stress from a positive psychology perspective." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2010. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20661/.

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This research project aimed to understand why some undergraduates cope better than others with stress. It adopted a positive psychology approach and a mixed methods research orientation which consisted of a quantitative and a qualitative element. The quantitative element included two studies. Study 1 assessed the contribution of psychological strengths and personality to stress levels, academic performance (assessed by Grade Point Average), and subjective well-being (SWB) using a sample of 306 undergraduates. Study 2 examined adjustment to university five months into the academic year, comparing this with the baseline data from Study 1 (N = 192). Hierarchical multiple regressions showed that across both studies strengths of optimism, self-efficacy, and positive affectivity were predictive of greater SWB. Stressor exposure had a negative relationship with strengths and SWB in both studies, as did emotion and avoidance coping. At time 1, emotional stability was positively associated with SWB, and extraversion was positively associated with SWB at time 2. In Study 1, lower stressor exposure and higher self-control were predictive of higher Grade Point Average (GPA). GPA was not significantly associated with the variables in Study 2. Self-efficacy, positive affect, and GPA significantly decreased over time; academic alienation significantly increased over time. In a follow-up qualitative study of 11 undergraduates using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, the transition, academic assessments, finances, employment, and housemate difficulty emerged as significant sources of stress. Strategies of social support, preparation, planning, positive reappraisal, and acceptance helped students cope with stress. Psychological strengths of self-efficacy, optimism, hope, and self-control facilitated adjustment and ability to cope. A positive psychology intervention was conducted, in which the Three Good Things exercise was applied to enhance SWB and reduce perceived stress (PS). The experimental and control group consisted of 63 and 49 first year undergraduates respectively. Mixed MANOVAs found no main effect of the intervention; however, SWB and PS levels significantly changed over time. Analysis with a PS cut-off showed undergraduates higher in stress had lower SWB over time. The changes in SWB and PS likely reflect heightened emotional reaction to the transition to university. Individual differences in strengths of optimism, self-efficacy, and positive affectivity, and differences in application of coping strategies and strength congruent behaviour are factors which help explain why some undergraduates cope better than others with stress. The results contribute to a limited body of knowledge on how strengths may facilitate coping, how stress affects SWB, and the utility of qualitative methods for positive psychology. The research also provides important recommendations for applying the Three Good Things exercise and is one of the first studies in the area.
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Parsons, Mickey. "Positive Psychology Coaching and Its Impact on Midlife Executives." Thesis, California Southern University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10283810.

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Scope of Study: This study was designed to investigate the lived experiences of middle to executive level leaders who participated in positive psychology coaching during midlife. Through personal interviews, participants shared comprehensive descriptions of their experiences in an effort to provide a deep understanding of the ways in which they benefited both personally and professionally while facing challenges typically associated with middle age.

Findings and Conclusions: This study generated three major findings that support this effort (1) participating in positive psychology executive coaching provides focus and confidence that facilitates personal and professional growth during midlife by helping clients identify and overcome real life and work challenges while pursuing their over-arching goals; (2) the coaching experience and associated results largely vary from participant to participant based on their wants, goals and aspirations for the future; and (3) the client’s perception of coaching impact was tied, at least in part to the length of coaching, the quality of their relationship with the coach and a perceived positive experience. These results support the employment of positive psychology interventions as part of an executive coaching engagement, showing that to do so with midlife clients not only supports their goal achievement, but also facilitates resolution of other work and life challenges over time and within a quality client-coach relationship.

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Hendricks, Kelly Cecile. "Expanding the understanding of positive organisational practices in positively deviant organisations: An online desk research review." University of the Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6941.

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Positive organisational practices are actions performed by employees within the workplace that enhance worker and organisational wellness. In identifying positively deviant organisations, specific positive practices within the organisation were studied as an online desk research. This study is based on a backdrop of a study by Cameron et al. (2011) where the authors theorise about certain positive practices, but do not stipulate actual practices. In understanding what these positive practices look like, the study used the interpretive paradigm. Through qualitative inquiry, thematic analysis was used to expand the understanding of manifest positive practices in organisations. The researcher used two significant ways of gathering the data, both through the internet; looking up "top" and "happiest" companies to work for as well as looking at the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) Network online resources and Michigan Ross School of Business online page. All of the data gathered (150 pieces) was from secondary internet / online sources. The results generated 13 themes, of which five stood out as most salient: social interactions at work, inclusivity of all differences, mindfulness, transparent/open communication and creativity/innovation. The study concludes by identifying similarities between Cameron et al. (2011) and the study results, and proposes a link between 11 of the themes. Furthermore, the results suggest that seven of the study’s practices coincide with one particular practice from Cameron et al. (2011): ‘inspiring’ others in the workplace. The significance of the study includes the expanded understanding of positive organisational (manifest) practices that take place in positively deviant organisations. By comparing and contrasting these practices with the Cameron et al. (2011) positive practices, similarities were found. Recommendations for future research are offered.
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Chasle, Laura Fay. "Parenting a child with cancer : positive psychology and coping." Thesis, University of Hull, 2008. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:1365.

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This portfolio has three parts. Part one comprises a systematic literature review, in which the empirical literature relating to coping of parents of children with cancer is reviewed. Twelve studies were included in the review and from these studies, the coping strategies that parents rated as most useful or most frequently used were synthesised into a bi-dimensional taxonomy of coping. Due to the many and varied measures and conceptualisations of coping the dimensions of approach-avoidance coping and emotion-focused and problem-focused coping were used to organise results into a more coherent and meaningful structure. The reviewed papers were also quality checked and the outcome of the checklist was taken into consideration when outlining results of eachstudy.Part two comprises a qualitative study, using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) methodology to explore the experiences of parents of children who have been diagnosed with cancer in the previous five years. IPA as a methodology is primarily concerned with the participant’s lived experience of an event. There is an assumption that a person makes sense of their experience through the process of interpretation. Through semi-structured interviews with participants, their interpretations of their experiences were collected. The researcher, through the process of analysis, interprets the participant’s own interpretation; this is known as a ‘double-hermeneutic’. Different levels of analysis of transcripts leads to drawing out of a number of themes from across participants. In this study, positive psychology literature was used as a theoretical guide to focus interviews. Positive psychology is concerned with the study of positive emotions or characteristics, positive relationships and positive organisations, and how people may draw strength from these. It was hoped that by using positive psychology as a lens through which to explore the experiences of parents of children with cancer, a better understanding may be gained of what may drive or be ‘behind’ behaviours and strategies so frequently observed in coping literature.Part three comprises appendixes. These include a reflective statement on the process of conducting the research; the challenges faced and the lessons learnt. In addition, a reflexive statement regarding the researcher’s own beliefs, experiences and perceptions that may have impacted upon the research process is included. A worked example of IPA using a section of a transcript is also presented to illustrate the IPA process.
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Gulliford, Elizabeth Zoë. "An interdisciplinary evaluation and theological enrichment of positive psychology." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.609764.

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Books on the topic "Positive psychology"

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Dunn, Dana S., ed. Positive Psychology. New York, NY: Routledge, 2018. | Series: Frontiers of social psychology: Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315106304.

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Sinnott, Jan D., ed. Positive Psychology. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7282-7.

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Moneta, Giovanni B. Positive Psychology. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-36823-2.

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Baumgardner, Steve R. Positive psychology. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.

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Knowles, Susanne. Positive Psychology Coaching. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88995-1.

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E, Dutton Jane, ed. Exploring positive identities and organizations: Building a theoretical and research foundation. New York, NY: Routledge, 2009.

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Wyatt, Randall C., Victor Yalom, and Martin E. P. Seligman. Positive psychology and psychotherapy. San Francisco: Psychotherapy.net, 2008.

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King, Ronnel B., Imelda Santos Caleon, and Allan B. I. Bernardo, eds. Positive Psychology and Positive Education in Asia. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5571-8.

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MacIntyre, Peter D., Tammy Gregersen, and Sarah Mercer, eds. Positive Psychology in SLA. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.21832/9781783095360.

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Giraldez-Hayes, Andrea, and Jolanta Burke. Applied Positive School Psychology. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003228158.

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Book chapters on the topic "Positive psychology"

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Proyer, René T. "Positive Psychology." In Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 3969–81. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_1496.

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Yen, Jeffery. "Positive Psychology." In Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology, 1431–37. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5583-7_225.

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Aspinwall, Lisa G., and Watcharaporn Pengchit. "Positive Psychology." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1713–20. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39903-0_612.

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Aspinwall, Lisa G., and Watcharaporn Pengchit. "Positive Psychology." In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, 1511–17. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_612.

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Carr, Alan. "Positive Psychology." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 4927–32. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2218.

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Carr, Alan. "Positive Psychology." In Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 1–6. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_2218-2.

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Rashid, Tayyab, Richard F. Summers, and Martin E. P. Seligman. "Positive Psychology." In Psychiatry, 489–98. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118753378.ch30.

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Kaczmarek, Lukasz Dominik. "Positive Psychology." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible, 1–9. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98390-5_200-1.

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Sen, Devjani, and Rukhsana Ahmed. "Positive Psychology." In Communicating Effectively During a Health Crisis, 129–39. New York: Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003394983-7.

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Gordon, Sandy. "Positive Psychology." In Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology, 174–83. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003173588-21.

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Conference papers on the topic "Positive psychology"

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Cao, Dan. "Positive Psychology in Tourism." In 2015 3rd International Conference on Education, Management, Arts, Economics and Social Science. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icemaess-15.2016.194.

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Lima Heller, Heloisa, Aline Rizzo Borges, Luís Otávio Amarante Franco, Rebeca Naoum Lorga, João Pedro de Oliveira Aucelio, Marcos Igor Albanaz Vargas, Beatriz Carneiro Passos, et al. "Positive psychology and fibromyalgia." In Congresso Brasileiro de Reumatologia 2020. Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.47660/cbr.2020.17025.

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Lackova, Lucia. "THE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGEING." In 4th SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES and ARTS Proceedings. STEF92 Technology, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2017/32/s11.049.

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Hase, Stewart, and Simon John Phin. "Positive Psychology and The Company Man." In SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/157269-ms.

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USHKOVA, Maria. "NEW RECIPES OF MODERN POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY." In Happiness And Contemporary Society : Conference Proceedings Volume. SPOLOM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31108/7.2020.71.

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PUKHTA, Iryna. "HAPPINESS: NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY." In Happiness And Contemporary Society : Conference Proceedings Volume. SPOLOM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31108/7.2020.54.

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Li, Chunlin, and Weixi Zeng. "The Social Psychology of Education in the Perspective of Positive Psychology." In 4th International Symposium on Social Science (ISSS 2018). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/isss-18.2018.40.

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Rhim, Jimin, Anthony Cheung, David Pham, Subin Bae, Zhitian Zhang, Trista Townsend, and Angelica Lim. "Investigating Positive Psychology Principles in Affective Robotics." In 2019 8th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/acii.2019.8925475.

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Garcês, Soraia, Margarida Pocinho, and Anita Figueira. "Positive Psychology in Education:A Systematic Literature Review." In 2nd International Conference on Advanced Research in Teaching and Education. GLOBALKS, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.33422/2nd.2nd.icate.2019.12.839.

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Pintado Cucarella, Sheila. "Positive psychology in women with breast cancer." In icH&Hpsy International Conference on Health and Health Psychology. Cognitive-crcs, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2015.07.3.

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Reports on the topic "Positive psychology"

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Ogle, Jennifer Paff, Juyeon Park, and Nichole Monhait. Building Positive Body Image through an Interactive Body Positivity Program: A Positive Psychology Perspective. Ames (Iowa): Iowa State University. Library, January 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.31274/itaa.8271.

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Gillison, Fiona, Bas Verplanken, Julie Barnett, Tania Griffin, and Liam Beasley. A rapid evidence review of the Psychology of Food Choice. Food Standards Agency, March 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.46756/sci.fsa.blc589.

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This literature review aimed to provide insight into the situational, social, emotional and psychological roles of food and how variation among them influence buying and eating decisions. The report aims to respond to the following questions: What are the key psychological processes that we should consider when thinking about our food choices? What characteristics of a person, place or product can influence these processes? What approaches to influence food choice have been tried and found effective – and what is the psychology behind them? Which approaches to promoting positive food choices show the greatest promise? ‘Positive choices’ in this case infer those leading to better health or sustainability. How have inequalities been incorporated into research, and where is greater consideration needed? A scoping review of systematic reviews between 2016 and 2021 was conducted, with 39 reviews retrieved and used as primary evidence on which this report is based.
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Alzeer, Jawad, and Hamid Benmerabet. Exploring the Intersection of Quantum Mechanics and Human Psychology. Science Repository, May 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.pdr.2024.01.01.

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Understanding the complexities of human psychology and addressing mental health challenges require a multidimensional approach that transcends conventional boundaries. This manuscript explores the intersection between quantum mechanics and human science, proposing novel insights into the dynamics of human traits and behaviour. By examining the principles of quantum mechanics, particularly superposition, we hypothesize that human traits may exist in a state of potentiality, coexisting with their respective values. This perspective suggests that individuals possess a spectrum of traits, and deliberate effort plays a crucial role in determining their manifestation. Drawing inspiration from quantum mechanics, we advocate for a proactive approach to nurturing positive traits and addressing destructive tendencies. This involves recognizing the power of choice, fostering self-awareness, and actively engaging in personal growth initiatives. We discuss the implications of trait activation and highlight the importance of voluntary effort in shaping behaviour and character. Additionally, we explore practical strategies for navigating psychological challenges. This manuscript underscores the potential of interdisciplinary inquiry to inform innovative approaches to psychological intervention and therapy. Through further empirical research and theoretical exploration, we can unlock new perspectives and strategies for enhancing human flourishing and addressing the complexities of the human psyche.
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Ising, Anja, Zsófia Kerényi, Mariana Becker, Jelena Tomićević-Dubljević, Lena Lidfors, and Anna María Pálsdóttir. The Healing Power of the Ocean : the Positive Effects of Ocean Environments on Health and Wellbeing. Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.54612/a.4u2q3vfaak.

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The international master’s program, Outdoor Environments for Health and Well-Being, leads to a Master of Science degree specializing in environmental psychology. The program covers health-promoting outdoor environments throughout the lifespan, evidence-based health design, occupational aspects, and the One Health concept. One of the courses offered is Nature and Animal-Assisted Interventions (MP0009), which focuses on occupations, occupational performance, and values performed with natural elements and/or animals in indoor or outdoor settings, i.e., a place independent occupational performances for health promotion. This fact sheet is a final assignment of the student´s work, presented at the NAAI course conference in 2024.
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Koomar, Saalim. What is 'Nudging' and How Does it Change Behaviour in Education? EdTech Hub, January 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53832/edtechhub.1011.

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This Learning Brief is part of the EdTech Hub Learning Brief Series, providing practical resources for people working to improve the use of technology in education. In this brief, we look at the behaviour change strategy of leveraging concise messages at strategic decision points (i.e., ‘nudging’) to influence the behaviour of a recipient towards a desired outcome. We focus on EdTech Hub’s work concerning nudge messaging. It builds on work from messaging interventions in Ghana and Kenya, linking these to the broader literature on the topic. It emphasises that although there is a strong and growing evidence base for nudge technologies, effective implementation remains dependent upon context-specific adaptation. It is not inevitable that nudge messaging interventions will lead to positive outcomes — indeed, outcomes are often mixed. It is therefore vital to understand the specific impacts of interventions on particular groups of recipients. We present findings and recommendations that should inform how nudging technologies in education are approached and what decision-makers need to consider in order to ensure uptake and minimise risks. Lastly, we explore areas that require further research, namely, the changing nature of nudging due to artificial intelligence, the safeguarding risks of nudging, persisting questions about cost-effectiveness, and how nudging can more specifically target learning. Keywords: Behavioural psychology; EdTech; education; messaging; nudging; participation An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org/
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Yatsymirska, Mariya, and Bohdan Markevych. MEDIA TEXTS AND PERSUASION. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, March 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vjo.2024.54-55.12170.

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Abstract. The article clarifies specific concepts of persuasion in media texts; describes new techniques of media influence based on materials of online publications; shows the role of expressive means of language and emotions in visual communication. In social communication, persuasive logos refer to meaningful words and thoughts conveyed through mass media and logically perceived as a reasonable persuasion to proper actions based on the principles of morality, ethics, and culture; informational and influential accents. In modern science (Philosophy, Psychology, Rhetoric, Linguistics), logos has acquired not only new meanings, but also has become an important concept of rational expression of free ideas, meanings, reflections. From this perspective, new media serve as the most concentrated source of logosphere and eidosphere creation, which should be thoroughly studied and analyzed every day. The research on multimedia texts, genre diversity, new platforms, and online publications has significantly contributed to the Media Studies. Techniques of persuasive communication, methods of argumentation, and verbal tools form a separate area of the research within the field. Unlike manipulation, persuasion is the conscious use of written or spoken language, interactive visualization, and infographics to influence someone’s beliefs, views, or actions; gain someone’s support, approve the suggested ways of behavior, intentions, etc. Means of persuasion in media texts serve as logical information accents aimed at the proper perception of the corresponding meanings. In general, factors of persuasion are to influence the masses and the motivation of their actions, modify views, and form public opinion. In journalism, these are meaningful words, thoughts, principles of high-quality narrative with the use of convincing arguments, facts and, most importantly, positive intentions for the readers. Persuasive media texts exclude manipulation of public opinion, trust and people’s inclination to perceive doctrines imposed on them. Keywords: persuasion, concept, visual information, social communication.
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Aguiar Borges, Luciane, Lisa Rohrer, and Kjell Nilsson. Green and healthy Nordic cities: How to plan, design, and manage health-promoting urban green space. Nordregio, January 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.6027/r2024:11403-2503.

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This handbook is the culmination of the NORDGREEN project, which develops and implements smart planning and management solutions for well-designed, high-quality green spaces that promote health and well-being. Researchers and practitioners worked alongside one another in six Nordic cities: Aarhus (Denmark), Espoo and Ii (Finland), Stavanger (Norway), and Täby and Vilhelmina (Sweden). Together, the researchers and practitioners applied methods including GIS data analysis, statistical analysis, PPGIS surveys and analysis, policy document analysis, interviews, and evidence-based design models. The handbook uses an innovative framework based on the multi-disciplinary approach of the project, using epidemiological studies, environmental psychology, policy and management, and citizen participation. These fields of study and their respective methodologies are divided into the four so-called NORD components—NUMBERING, OBSERVING, REGULATING, and DESIGNING—which, accompanied by a BACKGROUND section reviewing the evidence linking green space and human health, form the bulk of the handbook. Some key take-away messages from these chapters include: There is a fairly broad consensus that access to, and use of, natural and green areas have a positive influence on people’s health and well-being. Both perceived and objective indicators for access to green space and for health are needed for making a more comprehensive evaluation for how people’s health is influenced by green space. Citizens’ experiential, local knowledge is a vital component of urban planning, and PPGIS can offer practitioners the opportunity to gather map-based experiential knowledge to provide insights for planning, designing, and managing green spaces. Alignment, both vertically across the political, tactical, and operational levels, as well as horizontally across departments, is critical for municipal organisations to foster health-promoting green spaces. Evidence-based design models can provide important categories and qualities for diagnosing the gaps in existing green spaces and designing green spaces with different scales and scopes that respond to the various health and well-being needs of different people. Based on the research and lessons learned from the six case study cities, the handbook provides practitioners with a TOOLBOX of adaptable methods, models, and guidelines for delivering health-promoting green spaces to consider in their own contexts. By reading this handbook, planners and policymakers can expect to gain (1) a background on the evidence linking green spaces and health, practical tools for planning, designing, and managing green spaces, (2) tips from researchers regarding the challenges of using various methods, models, and guidelines for delivering health-promoting green space, and (3) inspiration on some success stories emerging from the Nordic Region in this area of study. The handbook covers a wide range of health and urban green space topics. Landscape architects will find evidence-based design models for enhancing existing green space design processes. Planners will find methods and guidelines for identifying, collecting, and analysing both qualitative and quantitative green space and health data from statistical databases, national citizen surveys, and map-based participatory surveys. And all practitioners will find guidelines for achieving programmatic alignment in their work for delivering health-promoting green space.
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Kost’, Stepan. THE CONCEPT OF CREATIVITY IN JOURNALISM. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vjo.2021.50.11092.

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The article analyzes some theoretical and practical aspects of creativity. The author shares his opinion that the concept of creativity belongs to the fundamental concepts of philosophy, psychology, literature, art, pedagogy. Creativity is one of the important concepts of the theory of journalism. The author does not agree with the extended definition of creativity. He believes that journalistic activity becomes creativity when it is free and associated with the creation and establishment of new national and universal values, with the highest intensity of intellectual and moral strength of the journalist, when journalism is a manifestation of civic position, when this activity combines professional skills and perfect literary form.The author also believes that literary skill and the skill of a journalist are not identical concepts, because literary skill is a component of journalistic skill.
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Hillestad, Torgeir Martin. The Metapsychology of Evil: Main Theoretical Perspectives Causes, Consequences and Critique. University of Stavanger, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.31265/usps.224.

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The purpose of this text or dissertation is to throw some basic light on a fundamental problem concerning manhood, namely the question of evil, its main sources, dynamics and importance for human attitudes and behaviour. The perspective behind the analysis itself is that of psychology. Somebody, or many, may feel at bit nervous by the word “evil” itself. It may very well be seen as too connected to religion, myth and even superstition. Yet those who are motivated to lose oneself in the subject retain a deep interest in human destructiveness, malevolence and hate, significant themes pointing at threatening prospects for mankind. The text is organized or divided into four main ordinary chapters, the three first of them organized or divided into continuous and numbered sections. A crucial point or question is of cause how to define evil itself. It can of cause be done both intentional, instrumental and by consequence. Other theorists however have stated that the concept of evil exclusively rests on a myth originated in the Judean-Christian conception of Satan and ultimate evil. This last argument presupposes evil itself as non-existent in the real rational world. It seems however a fact that most people attach certain basic meaning to the concept, mainly that it represents ultimately bad and terrible actions and behaviour directed toward common people for the purpose of bringing upon them ultimate pain and suffer. However, there is no room for essentialism here, meaning that we simply can look “inside” some original matter to get to know what it “really” is. Rather, a phenomenon gets its identity from the constituted meaning operating within a certain human communities and contexts loaded with intentionality and inter-subjective meaning. As mentioned above, the concept of evil can be interpreted both instrumental and intentional, the first being the broadest of them. Here evil stands for behaviour and human deeds having terrifying or fatal consequences for subjects and people or in general, regardless of the intentions behind. The intentional interpretation however, links the concept to certain predispositions, characteristics and even strong motives in subjects, groups and sometimes political systems and nations. I will keep in mind and clear the way for both these perspectives for the discussion in prospect. This essay represents a psychological perspective on evil, but makes it clear that a more or less complete account of such a psychological view also should include a thorough understanding or integration of some basic social and even biological assumptions. However, I consider a social psychological position of significant importance, especially because in my opinion it represents some sort of coordination of knowledge and theoretical perspectives inherent in the subject or problem itself, the main task here being to integrate perspectives of a psychological as well as social and biological kind. Since humans are essential social creatures, the way itself to present knowledge concerning the human condition, must be social of some sort and kind, however not referring to some kind of reductionism where social models of explanation possess or holds monopoly. Social and social psychological perspectives itself represents parts of the whole matter regarding understanding and explanation of human evil. The fact that humans present, or has to represent themselves as humans among other humans, means that basically a social language is required both to explain and describe human manners and ways of being. This then truly represents its own way or, more correctly, level or standard of explanation, which makes social psychology some sort of significant, though not sufficient. More substantial, the vision itself of integrating different ontological and theoretical levels and objects of science for the purpose of manifesting or make real a full-fledged psychological perspective on evil, should be considered or characterized a meta-psychological perspective. The text is partially constructed as a review of existing theories and theorists concerning the matter of evil and logically associated themes such as violence, mass murder, genocide, antisocial behaviour in general, aggression, hate and cruelty. However, the demands of making a theoretical distinction between these themes, although connected, is stressed. Above all, an integral perspective combining different scientific disciplines is aimed at.
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Drury, J., S. Arias, T. Au-Yeung, D. Barr, L. Bell, T. Butler, H. Carter, et al. Public behaviour in response to perceived hostile threats: an evidence base and guide for practitioners and policymakers. University of Sussex, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.20919/vjvt7448.

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Background: Public behaviour and the new hostile threats • Civil contingencies planning and preparedness for hostile threats requires accurate and up to date knowledge about how the public might behave in relation to such incidents. Inaccurate understandings of public behaviour can lead to dangerous and counterproductive practices and policies. • There is consistent evidence across both hostile threats and other kinds of emergencies and disasters that significant numbers of those affected give each other support, cooperate, and otherwise interact socially within the incident itself. • In emergency incidents, competition among those affected occurs in only limited situations, and loss of behavioural control is rare. • Spontaneous cooperation among the public in emergency incidents, based on either social capital or emergent social identity, is a crucial part of civil contingencies planning. • There has been relatively little research on public behaviour in response to the new hostile threats of the past ten years, however. • The programme of work summarized in this briefing document came about in response to a wave of false alarm flight incidents in the 2010s, linked to the new hostile threats (i.e., marauding terrorist attacks). • By using a combination of archive data for incidents in Great Britain 2010-2019, interviews, video data analysis, and controlled experiments using virtual reality technology, we were able to examine experiences, measure behaviour, and test hypotheses about underlying psychological mechanisms in both false alarms and public interventions against a hostile threat. Re-visiting the relationship between false alarms and crowd disasters • The Bethnal Green tube disaster of 1943, in which 173 people died, has historically been used to suggest that (mis)perceived hostile threats can lead to uncontrolled ‘stampedes’. • Re-analysis of witness statements suggests that public fears of Germany bombs were realistic rather than unreasonable, and that flight behaviour was socially structured rather than uncontrolled. • Evidence for a causal link between the flight of the crowd and the fatal crowd collapse is weak at best. • Altogether, the analysis suggests the importance of examining people’s beliefs about context to understand when they might interpret ambiguous signals as a hostile threat, and that. Tthe concepts of norms and relationships offer better ways to explain such incidents than ‘mass panic’. Why false alarms occur • The wider context of terrorist threat provides a framing for the public’s perception of signals as evidence of hostile threats. In particular, the magnitude of recent psychologically relevant terrorist attacks predicts likelihood of false alarm flight incidents. • False alarms in Great Britain are more likely to occur in those towns and cities that have seen genuine terrorist incidents. • False alarms in Great Britain are more likely to occur in the types of location where terrorist attacks happen, such as shopping areass, transport hubs, and other crowded places. • The urgent or flight behaviour of other people (including the emergency services) influences public perceptions that there is a hostile threat, particularly in situations of greater ambiguity, and particularly when these other people are ingroup. • High profile tweets suggesting a hostile threat, including from the police, have been associated with the size and scale of false alarm responses. • In most cases, it is a combination of factors – context, others’ behaviour, communications – that leads people to flee. A false alarm tends not to be sudden or impulsive, and often follows an initial phase of discounting threat – as with many genuine emergencies. 2.4 How the public behave in false alarm flight incidents • Even in those false alarm incidents where there is urgent flight, there are also other behaviours than running, including ignoring the ‘threat’, and walking away. • Injuries occur but recorded injuries are relatively uncommon. • Hiding is a common behaviour. In our evidence, this was facilitated by orders from police and offers from people staff in shops and other premises. • Supportive behaviours are common, including informational and emotional support. • Members of the public often cooperate with the emergency services and comply with their orders but also question instructions when the rationale is unclear. • Pushing, trampling and other competitive behaviour can occur,s but only in restricted situations and briefly. • At the Oxford Street Black Friday 2017 false alarm, rather than an overall sense of unity across the crowd, camaraderie existed only in pockets. This was likely due to the lack of a sense of common fate or reference point across the incident; the fragmented experience would have hindered the development of a shared social identity across the crowd. • Large and high profile false alarm incidents may be associated with significant levels of distress and even humiliation among those members of the public affected, both at the time and in the aftermath, as the rest of society reflects and comments on the incident. Public behaviour in response to visible marauding attackers • Spontaneous, coordinated public responses to marauding bladed attacks have been observed on a number of occasions. • Close examination of marauding bladed attacks suggests that members of the public engage in a wide variety of behaviours, not just flight. • Members of the public responding to marauding bladed attacks adopt a variety of complementary roles. These, that may include defending, communicating, first aid, recruiting others, marshalling, negotiating, risk assessment, and evidence gathering. Recommendations for practitioners and policymakers • Embed the psychology of public behaviour in emergencies in your training and guidance. • Continue to inform the public and promote public awareness where there is an increased threat. • Build long-term relations with the public to achieve trust and influence in emergency preparedness. • Use a unifying language and supportive forms of communication to enhance unity both within the crowd and between the crowd and the authorities. • Authorities and responders should take a reflexive approach to their responses to possible hostile threats, by reflecting upon how their actions might be perceived by the public and impact (positively and negatively) upon public behaviour. • To give emotional support, prioritize informative and actionable risk and crisis communication over emotional reassurances. • Provide first aid kits in transport infrastructures to enable some members of the public more effectively to act as zero responders.
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