Positive Psychology News
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Cambridge University researchers have discovered an application of positive psychology that vastly improves teen boys’ level of self-esteem and sense of well-being. Called mindfulness training, the researchers worked with 155 volunteer participants – 14 and 15 year old boys who spent four weeks learning mindfulness techniques.
Professor Felicia Huppert, who led the study on behalf of [...]
China is embracing Positive Psychology as a way to remain culturally intact and centered on community rather than the more Western ideal of profit. Psychologist Kaiping Peng, the founder of the Program for Advanced Study in Psychology, wealth is dominating the minds of many younger Chinese.
Peng says, “We want to switch the focus in China [...]