Positive psychology is a branch of psychology focused on the character strengths and behaviors that allow individuals to build a life of meaning and purpose—to move beyond surviving to flourishing.

Positive psychology explores what enables individuals and societies to flourish. It examines how people can cultivate happiness, strength, and resilience, and ultimately live a fulfilling ...

The Positive Psychology class was created and taught by Jennifer Sepetys, who has been a teacher for over 18 years and at ...

They are a central focus of positive psychology, which emphasizes the study of what makes life worth living and how individuals can thrive. Recent research has explored the connections between ...

Making America healthier and making the world healthier are not mutually exclusive goals,’ writes Simon Williams.

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Researchers Trystan Loustau and Liane Young explore how autism can buffer against the negative impact of social comparisons.

Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood during the third ...

Welcome to Psychology at CMU. With nearly 30 award-winning faculty and almost 150 people in total, we are a vibrant community whose research continues our department’s 100-year tradition of studying ...

The studies suggested that doing one small act of kindness for someone else every day for as little as 10 days could make ...

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Jan. 21, 2025 — Parents attending an adult weight management program, who were worried about their child's weight, would accept support and signposting to services ... Researchers Track Sharp ...