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Baltes, P. B., & Staudinger, U. M. (2000). Wisdom: A metaheuristic (pragmatic) to orchestrate mind and virtue toward excellence. American Psychologist, 55, 122-136.

Baumeister, R. F., Bratslavsky, E., Finkenauer, C., & Vohs, K. D. (2001). Bad is stronger than good. Review of General Psychology, 5, 323–370.

Benjamin, L. T., Jr. (Ed.). (1992). The history of American psychology [Special issue]. American Psychologist, 47(2).

Biswas-Diener, R., & Diener, E. (2001). Making the best of a bad situation: Satisfaction in the slums of Calcutta. Social Indicators Research, 55, 329–352.

Burn, D. D., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (1992). Therapeutic empathy and recovery from depression in cognitive– behavioral therapy: A structural equation model. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 60, 441–449.

Buss, D. M. (2000). The evolution of happiness. American Psychologist, 55, 15-23.

Castonguay, L. G., Schut, A. J., Aikins, D. E., Constantine, M. J. Laurenceau, J. P., Bologh, L., & Burns, D. D. (2004). Integrative cognitive therapy for depression: A preliminary investigation. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 14, 4–20.

Cohen, S., Alper, C.M., Doyle, W.J., Treanor, J.J., & Turner, R.B. (2006). Positive emotional style predicts resistance to illness after experimental exposure to rhinovirus or Influenza A virus. Psychosomatic Medicine 68, 809–815.

Cohen, S., & Pressman, S.D. (2006). Positive affect and health. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 15, 122–125.

Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J. (1992). Cognitive adaptations for social exchange. In J. H. Barkow, L.Cosmides, & J. Tooby (Eds.), The adapted mind: Evolutionary psychology and the generation of culture (pp. 163–228). New York: Oxford University Press.

Cowan, E. (2000). Psychological wellness: Some hopes for the future. In D. Cicchetti, J. Rappaport, I. Sandler, & R. P. Weissberg (Eds.), The promotion of wellness in adolescents (pp. 477–503). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America Press.

Danner, D. D., Snowdon, D. A., & Friesen, W. V. (2001). Positive emotions in early life and longevity: Findings from the nun study. Journal of Personality  and Social Psychology, 80, 804–813.

Davidson, R. J., Kabat-Zinn, J., et al. (2003).  Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation.  Psychosomatic Medicine, 65, 564-570.

Davidson, R. J. (2001). Toward a biology of personality and emotion. Annals of the N.Y. Academy of Sciences, 935, 191-207.

Deci EL, Ryan RM. 2000. The “what” and “why” of goal pursuits: human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychol. Inq.11(4):227–68

Diener, E. (2000). Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index. American Psychologist, 55, 34-43.

Diener, E., & Diener, C. (1996). Most people are happy. Psychological Science, 7, 181–185.

Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The Satisfaction with Life Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71–75.

Diener, E. & Lucas, R. E. (2000) Subjective emotional wellbeing. In Handbook of emotions (ed. M. Lewis & J. M. Haviland-Jones), pp. 325–337. New York: Guilford.

Diener E. and S. Oishi (2005) The Nonobvious Social Psychology of Happiness, Psychological Inquiry, Vol. 16, No. 4, 162–167

Diener, E., Sandvik, E., Seidlitz, L., & Diener, M. (1993). The relationship between income and subjective well-being: Relative or absolute? Social Indicators Research,28 , 195–223.

Diener, E., & Suh, E. (1997). Measuring quality of life: Economic, social, and subjective indicators. Social Indicators Research, 40, 189–216.

Duckworth, A.L. T. A. Steen and M.E.P. Seligman (2005) Positive  Psychology in Clinical Practice. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology Vol 1:629–51

Erikson, S., Feldman, S. S., & Steiner, H. (1997). Defense reactions and coping strategies in normal adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 28, 45–56.

Fava, G. (1999). Well-being therapy: Conceptual and technical issues. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 68, 171–179.

Fava, G. A., & Ruini, C. (2003). Development and characteristics of a well-being enhancing psychotherapeutic strategy: Well-being therapy. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 34, 45–63.

Fawcett, J., Epstein, P., Fiester, S. J., Elkin, I., & Autry, J. H. (1987). Clinical Management-Imipramine/Placebo administration manual: NIMH Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program. Psychopharmacological Bulletin, 23, 309–324.

Fineman, S. (2006): On being positive: Concerns and counterpoints, in: Academy of Management Review, 31 (2), 270–291

Folkman, S., & Lazarus, R. S. (1988). Coping as a mediator of emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 466–475.

Fordyce, M. W. (1977). Development of a program to increase personal happiness. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 24, 511–520.

Fordyce, M. W. (1983). A program to increase happiness: Further studies. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 30, 483–498.

Fredrickson, B. L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 1.

Fredrickson, B. L. (1998). What good are positive emotions? Review of General Psychology, 2, 300–319.

Fredrickson, B. L. (2003): The value of positive emotions,  American Scientist, 91 (4), 330–335

Fredrickson, B.L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden and build theory of positive emotions. American Psychologist ,56 , 218–226.

Fredrickson, B.L., & Branigan, C.A. (2005). Positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought–action repertoires. Cognition and Emotion 19 , 313–332.

Fredrickson, B. L., & Joiner, T. (2002). Positive emotions trigger upward spirals toward emotional well-being. Psychological Science, 13, 172–175.

Fredrickson, B. L., & Levenson, R. W. (1996). Positive emotions speed recovery from the cardiovascular sequelae of negative emotions. Cognition and Emotion, 12, 191–220.

Fredrickson, B. L. and  Losada, M. F. (2005): Positive affect and the complex dynamics of human flourishing, in: American Psychologist, 60 (7), 678–686

Fredrickson, B. L., Tugade, M. M., Waugh, C. E., & Larkin, G. R. (2003). What good are positive emotions in crises? A prospective study of resilience and emotions following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 365–376.

Gable, S.L., Reis, H.T., Impett, E.A., & Asher, E.R. (2004). What do you do when things go right? The intrapersonal and interpersonal benefits of sharing positive events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 87, 228–245.

Gable, S., Reis, H. T., & Elliot, A. (2000). Behavioral activation and inhibition in everyday life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78, 1135–1149.

Gable S.L. and J. Haidt (2005) What (and Why) Is Positive Psychology?, Review of General Psychology Vol. 9, No. 2, 103–110

George, J. M. (1995): Leader positive mood and group performance: The case of customer service, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25 (9), 778–794

Gillham, J. E., & Reivich, K. J. (1999). Prevention of depressive symptoms in school children: A research update.Psychological Science, 10, 461–462.

Gillham, J. E., Reivich, K. J., Jaycox, L. H., & Seligman, M. E. P. (1995). Prevention of depressive symptoms in school children: Two-year follow-up. Psychological Science,6, 343–351.

Gilovich, T., Vallone, R., & Tversky, A. (1985). The hot hand in basketball: On the misperception of random sequences. Cognitive Psychology, 17, 295–314.

Giltay, E.J., Geleijnse, J., Zitman, M., Hoekstra, F.G., & Schouten, E.G. (2004). Dispositional optimism and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a prospective cohort of elderly Dutch men and women. Archives of General Psychiatry 61 1126–1135.

Government Strategy Unit (2002)  Life Satisfaction: the state of knowledge and implications for government. Discussion paper

Haidt, J. (2003). The moral emotions. In R. J. Davidson, K. R. Scherer, & H. H. Goldsmith (Eds.), Handbook of affective sciences (pp. 852–870). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.

Harker, L., & Keltner, D. (2001). Expressions of positive emotion in women’s college yearbook pictures and their relationship to personality and life outcomes across adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 112–124.

Harter, J. K. / Schmidt, F. L. Hayes, T. L. (2002): Business-unit-level relationship between employee satisfaction, employee engagement, and business outcomes: A meta-analysis, Journal of Applied Psychology, 87 (2), 268–279

Harter, J. K. Schmidt, F. L. Keyes, C. L. M. (2003): Well-being in the workplace and its relationship to business outcomes: A review of the Gallup studies, C. L. M. Keyes  J. Haidt: Flourishing: Positive psychology and the life welllived, Washington, 205–224

Held, B. S. (2004). The negative side of positive psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 44, 9–46.

Hill, J. R. W. (2003): Bleak future or new dawn?, in: The Psychologist, 16 (3), 137–138

Isen, A.M. (2005). A role for neuropsychology in understanding the facilitating influence of positive affect on social behavior and cognitive processes. In C.R. Snyder & S.J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 528–540). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Jette, A.M., Davies, A.R., Cleary, P.D., Calkins, D.R., Rubenstein, L.V., Fink, A.,Kosecoff, J., Young, R.T., Brook, R.H., & Delbanco, T.L. (1986). The Functional Status Questionnaire: Reliability and validity when used in primary care. Journal of General Internal Medicine 1, 143–149.

Josephs, R. A., Bosson, J. K., & Jacobs, C. G. (2003). Self-esteem maintenance processes: Why low selfesteem may be resistant to change. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 920–933.

Joseph, S., & Linley, A. P. (2005). Positive psychological approaches to therapy. Counseling and Psychotherapy Research,5, 5–10.

Judge, T. A.  Thoresen, C. J. Bono, J. E.  Patton, G. K. (2001): The job satisfaction – job performance relationship: A qualitative and quantitative review, Psychological Bulletin, 127 (3), 376–407

Kahneman, D. (1999). Objective happiness. In D. Kahneman, E. Diener,& N. Schwartz (Eds.), Well-being: The foundations ofhedonic psychology (pp. 3-25). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Kessler, R. C., McGonagle, K. A., Zhao, S., Nelson, C. B., Hughes, M., Eshelman, S., Wittchen, H. & Kendler, K. S. (1994) Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in the United States. Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 51, 8–19.

Keyes, C. L. M., & Haidt, J. (Eds.). (2003). Flourishing: Positive psychology and the life well lived. Special Issue:What is Positive Psychology? Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Keyes, C. L. M., & Lopez, S. J. (2002). Toward a science of mental health: Positive directions in diagnosis and interventions. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 45–59). London: Oxford University Press.

King, L. A., & Napa, C. K. (1998). What makes a life good? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 156-165.  

Kubzansky, L.D., Sparrow, D., Vokonas, P., & Kawachi, I. (2001). Is the glass half empty or half full? A prospective study of optimism and coronary heart disease in the normative aging study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 63 , 910–916.

Kubzhansky, L.D., & Thurston, R. (2007). Emotional vitality and incident coronary heart disease. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64 , 1393–1401.

Larson, R. W. (2000). Toward a psychology of positive youth development. American Psychologist, 55, 170-183.

LeDoux, J., & Armony, J. (1999). Can neurobiology tell us anything about human feelings? In D. Kahneman, E. Diener, & N. Schwartz (Eds.), Well-being: The foundations of hedonic psychology (pp. 489-499).New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Leedham, B., Meyerowitz, B.E., Muirhead, J., & Frist, W.H. (1995). Positive expectations predict health after heart transplantation. Health Psychology ,14 , 74–79.

Linley, P. A. (2007): Strengths use, self-concordance and well-being: Implications for strengths coaching and coaching psychologists, International Coaching Psychology Review, 2 (2), 143–153

Linley, P. A., & Joseph, S. (2003). Putting it into practice. The Psychologist, 16, 143.

Linley, P. A., Joseph, S., & Boniwell, I. (Eds.). (2003). In a positive light [Special Issue on Positive Psychology]. The Psychologist, 16 (3).  

Linley, P. A.  and Harrington, S. (2006): Playing to your strengths, in: The Psychologist, 19 (2), 86–89

Linley, P. A.  Harrington, S. and Hill, J. R. W. (2005): Selection and development: A new perspective on some old problems, in: Selection and Development Review, 21 (5), 3–6

Losada, M.  and Heaphy, E. (2004): The role of positivity and connectivity in the performance of business teams: A non-linear dynamics model, in: American Behavioral Scientist, 47 (6), 740–765

Lubinski, D., & Benbow, C. P. (2000). States of excellence. American Psychologist, 55, 137-150.

Luthans, F. (2002): Positive organizational behavior: Developing and managing psychological strengths, in: Academy of Management Executive, 16 (1), 57–72

Lyubomirsky, S., King, L. A., & Diener, E. (2005). The benefits of frequent positive affect. Psychological Bulletin,131, 803–855.

Lyubomirsky, S., Sheldon, K. M., & Schkade, D. (2005).Pursuing happiness: The architecture of sustainable change. Review of General Psychology, 9, 111–131.

Maddux, J. E. (2002). Stopping the “madness”: Positive psychology and the deconstruction of the illness ideology and the DSM. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 13–25). New York: Oxford University Press.

Maruta, T., Colligan, R.C., Malinchoc, M., & Offord, K.P. (2000). Optimists vs.pessimists: Survival rate among medical patients over a 30-year period. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 75, 140–143.

Massimini, F., & Delle Fave, A. (2000). Individual development in a bio-cultural perspective. American Psychologist, 55, 24-33.

McCullough, M. E. (2000). Forgiveness as a human strength: Conceptualization, measurement, and links to well-being. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 19,43–55.

Moneta, G. B., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1996). The effect of perceived challenges and skills on the quality of subjective experience. Journal of Personality, 64, 275–310.

Myers, D. G. (2000). The funds, friends, and faith of happy people. American Psychologist, 55, 56-67.

Nakamura, J., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2002). The concept of flow. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 89–105). New York: Oxford University Press.

Norem, J. K., & Chang, E. C. (2002). The positive psychology of negative thinking. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 58, 993–1001.

Olson, J. M., Roese, N. J., & Zanna, M. P. (1996). Expectancies. In E. T. Higgins & A. W. Kruglanski (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles (pp. 211–238). New York: Guilford Press.

Page, N. / Boyle, S. (2005): Putting positive psychology to work, in: Selection and Development Review, 21 (5), 18–23 

Peterson, C. (2000). The future of optimism. American Psychologist, 55,44 -55.

Peterson, C., Luborsky, L., & Seligman, M.E.P. (1983). Attributions and depressive mood shifts: A case study using the symptom-context method. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 92, 96–103.

Peterson, C.,Park, N. & Seligman,M.E.P. (2005) Approaches to happiness: the full life versus the empty life. American Psychologist

Pratto, F., & John, O. P. (1991). Automatic vigilance: The attention -grabbing power of negative social information. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 380–391

Reis, H. T., & Gable, S. L. (2003). Toward a positive psychology of relationships. In C. L. Keyes & J. Haidt (Eds.), Flourishing: The positive person and the good life (pp. 129–159). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55, 68–78.

Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55, 68-78.

Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (1998). Contours of positive human health. Psychological Inquiry, 9, 1–28.

Ryff, C. D. (2003). Corners of myopia in the positive psychology parade. Psychological Inquiry, 14, 153–159.

Salovey, P., Rothman, A. J., Detweiler, J. B., & Steward, W. T. (2000). Emotional states and physical health. American Psychologist, 55, 110-121.

Schwartz, B. (2000). Self-determination: The tyranny of freedom. American Psychologist, 55, 79-88.

Scheier, M.F., Matthews, K.A., Owens, J.F., Magovern, G.J., Lefebvre, R.C.,Abbott, R.A., & Carver, C.S. (1989). Dispositional optimism and recovery from coronary artery bypass surgery: The beneficial effects on positive physical and psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 1024–1040.

Seligman, M. E. P. (1970). On the generality of the laws of learning. Psychological Review, 77, 406–418.

Seligman, M. E. P. (1971). Phobias and preparedness. Behavior Therapy, 2, 307–320.

Seligman, M. E. P. (1996). Science as an ally of practice.American Psychologist, 51, 1072–1079.

Seligman, M. E. P. (1999): The President’s address, in: American Psychologist, 54 (1), 559–562

Seligman, M. E. P. (2008). Positive Health. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 57, 3–18

Seligman, M. E. P. (2003). Positive psychology: Fundamental assumptions. The Psychologist, 16, 126-127.

Seligman, M. E. P. (2002). Positive psychology, positive prevention, and positive therapy. In C. R. Snyder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (pp. 3–9). New York: Oxford University Press.

Seligman, M. E. P., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. American Psychologist, 55, 5-14.  

Seligman, M. E. P., T. Rashid and A. C. Parks (2006) Positive Psychotherapy, American Psychologist,  Nov. 

Seligman, M., Schulman, P., DeRubeis, R., & Hollon, S. (1999). The prevention of depression and anxiety. Prevention and Treatment, 2,Article 8. 

Seligman M E., T A Park, A. Steen (2004) A Balanced Psychology and a Full Life, The Royal Society.

Seligman M E., T A Park, A. Steen and C. Peterson (2005) Positive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions, American Psychologist, Vol. 60, No. 5, 410–421.

Seligman, M. E. P. & Steen, T. (2005) Making people happier:a randomized controlled study of exercises that build positive emotion, engagement, and meaning. American Psychologist

Sheldon, K. M., & King, L. (2001). Why positive psychology is necessary. American Psychologist, 56, 216-217.

Simonton, D. K. (2000). Creativity: Cognitive, personal, developmental, and social aspects. American Psychologist, 55, 151-158. 

Taylor. S. E., Kemeny, M. E., Reed, G. M., Bower, J. E., & Gruenewald, T. L. (2000). Psychological resources, positive illusions, and health. American Psychologist, 55, 99-109.

Terman, L. M. (1939). The gifted student and his academic environment. School and Society, 49, 65-73.

Tugade, M. M., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2004). Resilient individuals use positive emotion to bounce back from negative emotional experiences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86, 320–333.

Vaillant, G. E. (2000). Adaptive mental mechanisms: Their role in a positive psychology. American Psychologist, 55, 89-98.

Vonk, R. (1994). Trait inferences, impression formation, and person memory: Strategies in processing inconsistent information about people. European Review of Social Psychology, 5, 111–149.

Winner, E. (2000). The origins and ends of giftedness. American Psychologist, 55, 159-169.

Wittenbrink, B., Judd, C. M., & Park, B. (1997). Evidence for racial prejudice at the implicit level and its relationship with questionnaire measures. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 262–274.

Zimmerman, M., Posternak, M. A., & Chelminski, I.(2005). Is the cutoff to define remission on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression too high? Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 193, 170–175.

 

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