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Strengths-based positive psychology interventions: A randomized placebo-controlled online trial on long-term effects for a signature strengths- vs. a lesser strengths-intervention [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 Recent years have seen an increasing interest in research in positive psychology interventions. There is broad evidence for their effectiveness in increasing well-being and ameliorating depression.
René T. Proyer +3 more
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Associations between the Application of Signature Character Strengths, Health and Well-being of Health Professionals [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Previous research has shown a positive relation between character strengths, well-being and health. The aim of this analysis was to identify relations between the application of signature character strengths (ASCS) at work, and well-being and health ...
Melanie Hausler +7 more
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It takes two to tango: Linking signature strengths use and organizational support for strengths use with organizational outcomes [PDF]
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 2023 Abstract The present study tested and extended the motivational process of the Job Demands‐Resources (JD‐R) theory to explicate the role of signature strengths use as a personal resource and organizational support for strengths use as a job resource for a host of organizational outcomes.
Claudia Harzer
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The Application of Signature Character Strengths and Positive Experiences at Work [PDF]
Journal of Happiness Studies, 2012 We hypothesized that the amount of positive experiences at work (job satis- faction, pleasure, engagement, meaning) is a function of the extent to which the situational circumstances at the workplace allow for the application of an individual’s signature character strengths.
Willibald Ruch +2 more
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Development of Cynicism in Medical Students: Exploring the Role of Signature Character Strengths and Well-Being [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Reports of medical students experiencing burnout-related symptoms (e.g., cynicism) have increased in recent years. Little is known about the developmental process of this phenomenon and its relations with signature character strengths and well-being. The
Timo Kachel +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Research on applying signature character strengths demonstrated positive effects on well-being, health and work behavior. Future health care professionals represent a group at risk for impaired well-being due to high study demands.
Alexandra Huber +4 more
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When the job is a calling: The role of applying one's signature strengths at work [PDF]
Journal of Positive Psychology, 2012 Familial aggregation and the effect of parenting styles on three dispositions toward ridicule and being laughed at were tested. Nearly 100 families (parents, their adult children, and their siblings) completed subjective questionnaires to assess the presence of gelotophobia (the fear of being laughed at), gelotophilia (the joy of being laughed at), and
Willibald Ruch, Claudia Harzer
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Decentralized Malware Attacks Detection using Blockchain [PDF]
ITM Web of Conferences, 2023 This research introduces an approach to detect malware attacks using blockchain technology that integrates signature-based and behavioralbased methods. The proposed system uses a decentralized blockchain network to share and store malware signatures and ...
Sheela S. +4 more
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Using Character Strengths to Address English Writing Anxiety
Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, 2021 Positive psychology has been introduced to the applied linguistics literature with the broad goal of improving the experience of language learners and teachers through a variety of interventions (MacIntyre & Mercer, 2014; Gabryś-Barker & Gałajda, 2016).
Tammy Gregersen +2 more
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Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 2023 Background and Aims: Indian women from lower socioeconomic statuses battle severe hardships owing to various social, cultural, and economic reasons. They have limited opportunities for personal growth, development, and progress in life which adversely ...
Amreen Shaik +2 more
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