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Promoting cognitive support technology use and employment success among postsecondary students with traumatic brain injuries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
OBJECTIVE: This article applies positive psychology principles to the purpose and objectives of a five-year, federally-funded initiative to provide cognitive support technology (CST) training and career preparatory services for undergraduate college ...
Elias, Eileen   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

The effects of the Australian bushfires on physical activity in children

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2021
Objectives: To determine the impact of bushfires on children’s physical activity. Design: Natural experiment comparing device-measured physical activity and air quality index data for schools exposed and not exposed to the Australian bushfires.
Borja del Pozo Cruz   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic position as a predictor of youth's movement trajectory profiles between ages 10 and 14 years

open access: yesInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2023
Background Combinations of movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep) are associated with health and developmental outcomes in youth. Youth vary in how they accumulate these behaviors, both in volume and specific domains (e.g.
Katrina Wilhite   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adult friendship and wellbeing: A systematic review with practical implications

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
This study aimed to systematically review research findings regarding the relationship between adult friendship and wellbeing. A multidimensional scope for wellbeing and its components with the use of the PERMA theory was adopted.
Christos Pezirkianidis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the Effectiveness of Body Appreciation Training and Self-Healing Training for Food Cravings and Weight Control Self-Efficacy among Overweight Women [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت, 2023
Food cravings and weight control self-efficacy are psychological issues that can initially and steadily lead to the phenomenon of overweight. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of body appreciation training and self-healing training ...
Zahra Fathi, Zohreh Latifi
doaj   +1 more source

The Light vs. Dark Triad of Personality: Contrasting Two Very Different Profiles of Human Nature

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
While there is a growing literature on “dark traits” (i.e., socially aversive traits), there has been a lack of integration with the burgeoning research literature on positive traits and fulfilling and growth-oriented outcomes in life.
Scott Barry Kaufman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward a Unified Framework for Positive Psychology Interventions: Evidence-Based Processes of Change in Coaching, Prevention, and Training

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Since 2000, research within positive psychology has exploded, as reflected in dozens of meta-analyses of different interventions and targeted processes, including strength spotting, positive affect, meaning in life, mindfulness, gratitude, hope, and ...
Joseph Ciarrochi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Person-Event Data Environment (PDE): Leveraging Big Data for Studies of Psychological Strengths in Soldiers

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2013
The Department of Defense (DoD) strives to efficiently manage the large volumes of administrative data collected and repurpose this information for research and analyses with policy implications. This need is especially present in the United States Army,
Loryana L. Vie   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The psychological conditions for employee engagement in organizational change: Test of a change engagement model

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
In the contemporary world of work, organizational change is a constant. For change to be successful, employees need to be positive about implementing organizational change.
Simon L. Albrecht   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marriage, religion and human flourishing: how sustainable is the classic Durkheim thesis in contemporary Europe? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper draws on the three waves of the European Values Survey across five countries (Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Spain and Sweden) to investigate the relationship between indicators of positive psychology (conceptualised ...
Andrew Village   +16 more
core   +1 more source

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