Evidence-Based Positive Psychological Interventions in Multi-Cultural Contexts

This volume presents clearly defined and described evidence-based positive psychology interventions (PPIs), which have been validated in multi-cultural contexts. It discusses validated PPIs which have been shown to have a significant impact in both clinical and real-world settings. From the late 1990s, there has been an upsurge in popular psychological “self-help” publications drawing from processes and principles of positive psychology. These publications are based on clinically validated PPI studies and translated in a “consumer friendly” manner. However, in these popular works the intervention methods are significantly altered from the original forms, and the contexts of the consumers are meaningfully different from those of the original study populations, the impact on outcome variables are often misinterpreted or over-inflated, and incorrect outcome variables are targeted. Original research articles also do not extensively discuss the content of the interventions, but merely present short descriptions of the PPI. As such, the intervention content cannot accurately be translated into practice. Hence, the need for this volume which discusses in depth how validated PPIs in various multi-cultural contexts work in both clinical and real-world settings.

1. SOAR: A Framework To Build Positive Psychological Capacity In Strategic Thinking, Planning, And Leading.- 2 #NoFilter: An Online Photographic Meaningful-Moments Intervention.- 3 Exploring Positive Psychological Interventions Intended for a Supportive Work-Family Culture.- 4 Strategies for resilience-focused interventions for youth within collectivistic cultures: Reflections on the Pathways to Resilience Project.- 5Happy together: The development of dyadic functioning and individual wellbeing of heterosexual couples through a positive psychological intervention.- 6 Applying Positive Psychology to Prenatal Care within Multi-cultural Contexts: A web-based positive psychology intervention.- 7 Positive Psychology Interventions: Examing the effect of expert and similarity heuristics on uptake and adherence in an Irish sample.- 8 An Intervention On Reemployment Crafting And Psycap Among The Unemployed.- 9 Well-being at school: development and evaluation of a positive psychology intervention in multi-cultural background children in France and in Singapore.- 10 The effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness-based intervention in two Irish primary schools.- 11 Combining mindfulness and gratitude interventions to facilitate student well-being in an African university context.- 12 Voluntary Work As A Way To Find Meaning: The Case Of Grassroot Volunteers In India.- 13 The Best Possible Self-intervention: evidence from its efficacy in multi-cultural contexts.- 14 Implementing and evaluating positive psychology programs with youth in diverse communities: Promoting character strengths and well-being.- 15 Future Directions for Positive Psychological Interventions Within Multi-Cultural Contexts.