This review focuses on positive aspects of well‐being, or flourishing. It
examines evidence for the causes of positive well‐being and also its
consequences, including beneficial effects for many aspects of cognitive
functioning, health, and social relationships. The neurobiological basis of
psychological well‐being is examined, and recent data on brain activation and
neurochemical pathways are pre... hiện toàn bộ
In this article we present the development and validation of two new measures of
psychological well‐being: the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving (CIT) and the
Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT). These measures were developed with two
specific goals in mind: (1) to measure a broad range of psychological well‐being
constructs and represent a holistic view of positive functioning; and (2) to
predict... hiện toàn bộ
Zhi Ye, Xueying Yang, Chengbo Zeng, Yuyan Wang, Zijiao Shen, Xiaoming Li, Danhua Lin
BackgroundThe COVID‐19 pandemic outbreak might induce acute stress disorder
(ASD) to people living in the epidemic regions. The current study aims to
investigate the association of COVID‐19‐related stressful experiences with ASD
and possible psychological mechanisms of the association among college
students.MethodsData were collected from 7,800 college students via an online
survey during the init... hiện toàn bộ
BackgroundConspiracy theories about the origins of COVID‐19 are widespread and
have even been propagated by highly ranked state officials and politicians in
the US. Health authorities have cautioned that such theories, although not
questioning the existence of the pandemic, may increase the spread of the virus
by reducing people's efforts to socially distance.MethodsWe test this
proposition empiri... hiện toàn bộ
Both nature and daylight have been found to positively influence health. These
findings were, however, found in two separate research domains. This paper
presents an overview of effects found for daylight and nature on health and the
health‐related concepts stress, mood, and executive functioning and
self‐regulation. Because of the overlap in effects found and the co‐occurrence
of both phenomena, ... hiện toàn bộ
Eva Bamberg, Jan Dettmers, Hannah Funck, Birgit Krähe, Tim Vahle‐Hinz
Background: Flexible work schedules and on‐call work are becoming more and more
common in working life. However, little is known about the effects of on‐call
work on health. Methods: Using a daily survey method, 31 employees from an
Information Technology Service Organisation filled out a questionnaire four
times a week while they were on call and another four times a week while they
were not on c... hiện toàn bộ