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Managing performance anxiety and improving mental skills in

Anxiety is a normal and healthy reaction to perceived danger that triggers a variety of physical, mental and behavioral changes in order to facilitate a speedy response (WHO … See more

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The virtuousness of adult playfulness: the relation of playfulness …

WEBTable 1 shows that primarily the strengths of creativity, appreciation of beauty and excellence, and humor (all r 2 ≥ .11) were associated with greater …

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The role of passion in sustainable psychological well-being

WEBUsing the Dualistic Model of Passion (DMP), the purpose of the present paper is to show the role of passion for activities in sustainable psychological well-being. …

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PROSPER: A New Framework for Positive Education

WEBPositive psychology is the study of the conditions and processes that contribute to optimal flourishing in people, groups and organisations. This paper outlines …

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Making music for mental health: how group drumming mediates …

WEBWhile music-making interventions are increasingly recognised as enhancing mental health, little is known of why music may engender such benefit. The objective of …

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The Relationship Between Intelligence and Psychological

WEBThis study investigated the relationship between intelligence and psychological well-being in young adults. Contradictory findings are presented about the …

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Musical improvisation and health: a review

WEBThere is an expanding field of research into how making or listening to music can improve wellbeing. As a spontaneous, social, creative nonverbal process unfolding …

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Editorial for “Positive Computing: A New Partnership

WEBThis new area has been called Positive Computing (Calvo and Peters 2014) and it is the focus of this special issue.Positive Computing is an emergent and growing …

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Editorial for “Music and Well-Being” special issue of PWB

WEBIn addition to five full papers from this conference, two lead papers were invited to reflect different perspectives on this topic. In “Musical improvisation and …

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Wellbeing in the Making: Peoples’ Experiences with

WEBThe market of wearable activity trackers, such as Fitbit, Jawbone up, and Nike + Fuelband, has grown to a volume of $330 million in 2013 (NPD, 2013).This …

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The happiness of people with a mental disorder in modern society

WEBRichard Layard (2005) holds modern society responsible for an 'epidemic of mental disorder', which he sees as a major source of contemporary unhappiness. Yet …

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A Meta-Analysis of hope enhancement strategies in clinical and

WEBHope has long been recognized as an important component of psychological growth and change Freud (1905/1968). believed that many of the benefits of …

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Workplace Well-Being: The Role of Job Crafting and

WEBStudies have found that job crafting and employee well-being are correlated. Less is known, however, about the contextual variables that support or thwart job …

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Why won’t it Stick

WEBFollowing the launch of the positive psychology movement teachers and educators emerged as early adopters of this fledgling science. This approach was called …

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The Relationship Between School Climate and Mental and

WEBSchool climate has often been described as the “quality and character of school life”, including both social and physical aspects of the school, that can positively …

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Differences in psychological and affective well-being between

WEBPhysician well-being has rapidly become an important area of interest given that reduced well-being can have a negative effect on patient outcomes. The majority of …

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Promoting Positive Affect through Smartphone Photography

WEBWith the increasing quality of smartphone cameras, taking photos has become ubiquitous. This paper investigates how smartphone photography can be leveraged to …

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Psychological distress and mental health of Thai caregivers

WEBAs the proportion of elderly people within a population increases there is an accompanying increase in the role of informal caregivers. Many studies on caregivers …

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What can’t music do

WEBBackground In this article we consider how the question of what music can or cannot do is linked to the kind of light cast upon musical engagement and its …

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