LibGuides: PSYC446: Week 2 Resources

Week 2 Resources

Textbook

Your course textbook reading can be accessed via the Open Education Resources (OER) links below.

Positive Psychology: The Science of Wellbeing and Human Strengths
Carr, A. (2023). Positive psychology: The science of wellbeing and human strengths. Routledge.
Read Chapters 2, 3, and 4 (pp. 30-160).
Positive Psychology: Established and Emerging Issues
Dunn, D. (2017). Positive psychology: Established and emerging issues. Taylor & Francis Group.
Read Chapter 4 (pp. 46-60).

Highly Recommended and Important Resources

Learned Helplessness
Seligman, M. E. (1972). Learned helplessness. Annual Review of Medicine, 207–412.
Savoring: A New Model of Positive Experience
Bryant, F. B., & Veroff, J. (2007). Savoring: A new model of positive experience. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Explanatory Style
Buchanan, G. M., & Seligman, M. E. P. (Eds.). (1995). Explanatory style. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2008). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. Harper Perennial.
Wherever you Go, There you are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever you go, there you are: mindfulness meditation in everyday life. Hyperion.
Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification
Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Oxford University Press; American Psychological Association.

TED Talk – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – Flow – 2004
A.R. (2015). Ted Talk- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow: 2004 [Video]. YouTube
Beyond Reciprocity: Gratitude and Relationships in Everyday Life
Algoe, S. B., Haidt, J., & Gable, S. L. (2008). Beyond reciprocity: Gratitude and relationships in everyday life. Emotion, 8(3), 425–429. https://doi.org/10.1037/1528-3542.8.3.425
Reciprocity Behavior in the Relationship Between Donor and Recipient and Between Harm-Doer and Victim
Bar-Tal D., Bar-Zohar Y., Greenberg M. S., & Hermon M. (1977). Reciprocity behavior in the relationship between donor and recipient and between harm-doer and victim. Sociometry, 40(3), 293–298.
Promoting Gratitude as a Resource for Sustainable Mental Health: Results of a 3‑Armed Randomized Controlled Trial up to 6 Months Follow‑up
Bohlmeijer, E. T., Kraiss, J. T., Watkins, P., & Schotanus-Dijkstra, M. (2021). Promoting gratitude as a resource for sustainable mental health: Results of a 3-armed randomized controlled trial up to 6 months follow-up. Journal of Happiness Studies: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Subjective Well-Being, 22(3), 1011–1032. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-020-00261-5
Current Progress and Future Directions for Theory and Research on Savoring
Bryant F. B. (2021). Current progress and future directions for theory and research on savoring. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 771698. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.771698
Counting Blessings Versus Burdens: An Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life
Emmons, R. A., & McCullough, M. E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(2), 377–389. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.2.377
Optimism Is Universal: Exploring the Presence and Benefits of Optimism in a Representative Sample of the World
Gallagher, M. W., Lopez, S. J., & Pressman, S. D. (2013). Optimism is universal: Exploring the presence and benefits of optimism in a representative sample of the world. Journal of personality, 81(5), 429–440. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12026
The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance
Mumford, G. (2015). The mindful athlete: secrets to pure performance. Parallax Press.
Video 4: Explanatory Thinking Styles
Positivity in Learning. (2021). Video 4: Explanatory Thinking Styles [Video]. YouTube.
Optimism, Coping, and Health: Assessment and Implications of Generalized Outcome Expectancies
Scheier, M. F., & Carver, C. S. (1985). Optimism, coping, and health: Assessment and implications of general outcome expectancies. Health Psychology, 4, 219–247. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.4.3.219
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
Seligman, M. E. P. (2006). Learned optimism: How to change your mind and your life. Vintage Books.
Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Positive Traits of the Values in Action Classification, and Biometric Covariance with Normal Personality
Steger, M. F., Hicks, B. M., Kashdan, T. B., Krueger, R. F., & Bouchard, T. J., Jr. (2007). Genetic and environmental influences on the positive traits of the values in action classification, and biometric covariance with normal personality. Journal of Research in Personality, 41(3), 524–539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2006.06.002
The Mindful Athlete: George Mumford: Talks at Google
Talks at Google. (2016). The mindful athlete: George Mumford: Talks at Google [Video]. YouTube.
Christina Costa: How Gratitude Rewires Your Brain
TED. (2022). Christina Costa: How gratitude rewires your brain. TED [Video]. YouTube.
A simple strategy for happiness: Ashley Whillans: TEDxCambridge
TEDxTalks. (2019). A simple strategy for happiness: Ashley Whillans: TEDxCambridge [Video]. YouTube.
From Learned Helplessness to Learned Hopefullness with Martin Seligman: The Psychology Podcast
The Psychology Podcast. (2021). From learned helplessness to learned hopefulness with Martin Seligman: The psychology podcast [Video]. YouTube.
Gratitude and the Good Life: Toward a Psychology of Appreciation
Watkins, P. C. (2014). Gratitude and the good life: Toward a psychology of appreciation. Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7253-3

Optional Resources

The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance
Mumford, G. (2015). The mindful athlete: secrets to pure performance. Parallax Press.