Happiness may not be the same for everyone! New research reveals that happiness and positive emotions may be experienced differently by different cultures and that as such, interventsions and therapies may well need to be tailored...
So much has been written about happiness, positive psychology and a range of related variables in recent years that sometimes we forget to ask a few of the big questions about happiness, health and well being.
For example, why would we want happiness? Is optimism...
Optimist: someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it's a cha-cha.
- Robert Brault
So go and dance your way to happiness! ...
by Dr. Tom Muha for The Capital
Thomas Edison once quipped, "I failed my way to success." Well known for his tenacious pursuit of perfecting the light bulb, we can only wonder what our lives would be like today if Edison had been a pessimist. Rather...
Anthony Seldon: The politics of optimism will be the defining theme of our century
The danger of the _ãÄBig Society_ã_ approach is the opposite to what many Tories fear, not that it will be too important but that it will not be central enough
Steve Hilton, David...
Optimism and Happiness Boosts the Immune System
Feeling better about the future might help you feel better for real. In a new study, psychological scientists Suzanne Segerstrom of the University of Kentucky and Sandra Sephton of the University of Louisville studied how law students' expectations about...
Does an optimistic attitude boost one_ã_s immune system? University of Kentucky psychologist Suzanne Segerstrom has been studying this subject for years, and her latest research, just published in the journal Psychological Science, provides evidence of a link between upbeat expectations and immunological strength.
In a study...
For those of us interested in happiness, positivity and optimism there are, from time to time, those against we need to defend our choices. Some, for example, criticise positive psychology and the pursuit of happiness (including the choice of optimism) without, in my opinion, really...
