TY - JOUR
AU1 - Seligman, Martin E. P.
AU2 - Steen, Tracy A.
AU3 - Park, Nansook
AU4 - Peterson, Christopher
AB - Positive psychology has flourished in the last 5 years. The authors review recent developments in the field, including books, meetings, courses, and conferences. They also discuss the newly created classification of character strengths and virtues, a positive complement to the various editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (e.g.,American Psychiatric Association, 1994), and present some cross-cultural findings that suggest a surprising ubiquity of strengths and virtues. Finally, the authors focus on psychological interventions that increase individual happiness. In a 6-group, random-assignment, placebo-controlled Internet study, the authors tested 5 purported happiness interventions and 1 plausible control exercise. They found that 3 of the interventions lastingly increased happiness and decreased depressive symptoms. Positive interventions can supplement traditional interventions that relieve suffering and may someday be the practical legacy of positive psychology.
TI - Positive Psychology Progress
JF - American Psychologist
DO - 10.1037/0003-066X.60.5.410
DA - 2005-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/positive-psychology-progress-UJOpBjXTEc
SP - 410
EP - 421
VL - 60
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -