Abstract Recent developments in positive psychology and wellbeing research are moving away from the narrow positive focus of individual wellbeing towards the broader context of existential universals, multiculturalism, and ecological concerns. This paradigm shift...
As a war baby growing up in war-torn China, Paul T. P. Wong learned even as a child that life was a constant battle. His parents believed that endurance of suffering and higher education were essential to living a good life. It is not surprising that Paul Wong’s...
Abstract More than a decade has passed since major concerns emerged about the WEIRD-centric focus of mainstream psychological science. Since then, many calls have been made for the discipline of psychology (and other disciplines within the social sciences) to become...
*This is an unrevised version of the paper. (This paper was co-authored with Richard G. Cowden, Claude-Hélène Mayer, & Victoria L. Bowers) Abstract Recent developments in positive psychology and wellbeing research highlight the tremendous capacity for individual...
(This paper was co-authored with Gökmen Arslan, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University) Positive psychology emphasizes the importance of virtues and an individual’s signature strengths, such as hope and gratitude (Lopez & Snyder, 2009; Peterson & Seligman, 2004). In...
