Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Positive psychology"

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    • Exploring a positive SWB model in a sample of university students in South Africa 

      Jonker, Cara S.; Koekemoer, Eileen; Nel, Jan Alewyn (Springer, 2015)
      Positive affect, optimism, self-efficacy, sense of coherence (SOC), satisfaction with life and emotional intelligence are all positive subjective well-being (SWB) constructs. However, research regarding of what a positive ...

    • Purpose and meaning in career development applications 

      Dik, Bryan J.; Duffy, Ryan D.; Allan, Blake A.; O'Donnell, Maeve B.; Shim, Yerin; Steger, Michael F. (Sage Publications Inc, 2015)
      Purpose and meaning in career development is a rapidly growing, crossdisciplinary area of research and practice in which counseling and vocational psychology aligns with positive psychology to yield promising applications ...

    • Strengths use and deficit correction in organizations: development and validation of a questionnaire 

      Van Woerkom, Marianne; Mostert, Karina; Els, Crizelle; Bakker, Arnold B.; De Beer, Leon; Rothmann, Sebastiaan (Taylor & Francis, 2016)
      Although the positive psychology tradition emphasizes the importance of a balanced approach regarding individual strengths and weaknesses, there is no valid instrument to measure these phenomena in organizations. The purpose ...