Evolving an idionomic approach to processes of change: Towards a unified personalized science of human improvement

SC Hayes, J Ciarrochi, SG Hofmann, F Chin… - … Research and Therapy, 2022 - Elsevier
The wide variety of “third wave” cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) methods (eg,
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or “ACT”, Compassion Focused Therapy, Meta …

A three-body problem: The effects of foreign language anxiety, enjoyment, and boredom on academic achievement

JM Dewaele, E Botes, R Meftah - Annual Review of Applied …, 2023 - cambridge.org
This study is part of a growing wave of interest in foreign language (FL) learners' emotions,
their sources, and their effects. Previous studies have confirmed that there is a clear …

Third wave positive psychology: Broadening towards complexity

T Lomas, L Waters, P Williams, LG Oades… - The Journal of Positive …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The development of academic fields is often described through the metaphor of
'waves.'Following the instantiation of positive psychology (the first wave), scholarship …

Systems informed positive psychology

ML Kern, P Williams, C Spong, R Colla… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the rapid growth and uptake of the positive psychological perspective by
researchers and general audiences, hype regarding the field's potential can lead to …

Comprehensive meta-analysis of resilience interventions

JJW Liu, N Ein, J Gervasio, M Battaion, M Reed… - Clinical psychology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Rationale There is no current consensus on operational definitions of
resilience. Instead, researchers often debate the optimal approach to understanding …

The roles of social–emotional skills in students' academic and life success: A multi-informant and multicohort perspective.

J Guo, X Tang, HW Marsh, P Parker… - Journal of personality …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Social–emotional skills have been shown to be beneficial for many important life outcomes
for students. However, previous studies on the topic have suffered from many issues (eg …

A review of character strengths interventions in twenty-first-century schools: Their importance and how they can be fostered

S Lavy - Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2020 - Springer
A main challenge of educational organizations is how to foster students' capacity to fulfill
their potential. The present paper, based on educational, psychological, and organizational …

Mindfulness and acceptance approaches to sporting performance enhancement: A systematic review

M Noetel, J Ciarrochi, B Van Zanden… - International Review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Mindfulness and experiential acceptance approaches have been suggested as
a method of promoting athletic performance by optimally managing the interplay among …

Positive education: Learning and teaching for wellbeing and academic mastery

MA White, ML Kern - International …, 2018 - internationaljournalofwellbeing.org
Over the past decade, positive education has emerged as a rapidly growing arm of positive
psychology that has attracted both interest and critique. Through a case study, we show that …

Toward a unified framework for positive psychology interventions: Evidence-based processes of change in coaching, prevention, and training

J Ciarrochi, SC Hayes, LG Oades… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Since 2000, research within positive psychology has exploded, as reflected in dozens of
meta-analyses of different interventions and targeted processes, including strength spotting …