unsplash-logoSylwia Bartyzel Shame is a huge but ignored factor in wellbeing research. In an increasingly impersonal digital society, the problem with shame becomes even greater. A wide range of disorders and self-sabotaging behaviours, from addiction to aggression,...
unsplash-logoSylwia Bartyzel Not everyone chooses to be an entrepreneur. However, given today’s job situation, more and more people, especially young people fresh from college, have to strike out on their own to make a living and an impact on society. To be...
President’s Column for the Positive Living Newsletter (March 2019). Read the rest of the newsletter here. Are you worried about being vulnerable? “Vulnerability” is derived from the Latin word vulnerare (to be wounded); it describes the potential to be injured...
Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing (3rd ed.) By William C. Compton and Edward Hoffman Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2019. 528 pp. ISBN 978-1544322926 $95.00 Reviewed by Paul T. P. Wong Abstract Compton and Hoffman’s third edition of Positive...
Abstract This article first critically examines the Jordan B. Peterson phenomenon and the popular appeal of his book, 12 Rules for Life. It then evaluates this book’s contribution to the psychology of wellbeing in four areas: (a) the psychology of religious values,...
