The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Positive Psychological Interventions

<p>List of Contributors xi</p>
<p>Preface xv</p>
<p>Part I Established Areas of Intervention 1</p>
<p>1 Gratitude Interventions: A Review and Future Agenda 3<br />Tara Lomas, Jeffrey J. Froh, Robert A. Emmons, Anjali Mishra, and Giacomo Bono</p>
<p>2 Positive Psychological Interventions for Promoting Forgiveness: History, Present Status, and Future Prospects 20<br />Everett L. Worthington Jr., Nathaniel G. Wade, and William T. Hoyt</p>
<p>3 Nurturing the Capacity to Savor: Interventions to Enhance the Enjoyment of Positive Experiences 42<br />Jennifer L. Smith, Patrick R. Harrison, Jaime L. Kurtz, and Fred B. Bryant</p>
<p>4 Strengths Interventions: Current Progress and Future Directions 66<br />Michelle C. Louis and Shane J. Lopez</p>
<p>5 Promoting Meaning and Purpose in Life 90<br />Joo Yeon Shin and Michael F. Steger</p>
<p>6 Empathy–Related Interventions 111<br />Mark H. Davis and Ena Begovic</p>
<p>Part II New and Emerging Areas of Intervention 135</p>
<p>7 Creativity as a Target and Tool for Positive Interventions 137<br />Marie J. C. Forgeard and Katherine V. Eichner</p>
<p>8 Do Good Things Come to Those Who Wait?: Patience Interventions to Improve Well–Being 155<br />Sarah A. Schnitker and Justin T. Westbrook</p>
<p>9 Courage Interventions: Future Directions and Cautions 168<br />Cynthia L. S. Pury, Charles B. Starkey, Chad R. Breeden, Christie L. Kelley, Hannah J. Murphy, and Arden Y. Lowndes</p>
<p>10 Humor Intervention Programs 179<br />Willibald Ruch and Paul E. McGhee</p>
<p>11 Enacting Flow and Student Engagement in the College Classroom 194<br />David J. Shernoff and Brett Anderson</p>
<p>12 Positive Education and Teaching for Wisdom 213<br />Michel Ferrari and Christine E. Guthrie</p>
<p>Part III Areas of Application 233</p>
<p>13 Positive Family Therapy Interventions 235<br />Collie W. Conoley, Jane Close Conoley, and Marla E. Pontrelli</p>
<p>14 Applications of Positive Psychology to Individual Therapy 255<br />Jeana L. Magyar–Moe</p>
<p>15 Evidence–Based Coaching as a Positive Psychological Intervention 273<br />Suzy Green and Gordon B. Spence</p>
<p>16 Online Positive Psychological Interventions: State of the Art and Future Directions 286<br />Linda Bolier and Katherina Martin Abello</p>
<p>17 Resilience Interventions for Youth 310<br />Craig Springer, Justin Misurell, Amy Kranzler, Lindsay Liotta, and Jane Gillham</p>
<p>18 Positive Social Identity Interventions: Finding a Conduit for Well–Being in Stigmatized Group Memberships 327<br />Thomas C. Ball and Michelle R. Nario–Redmond</p>
<p>19 Adapting a Positive Psychological Intervention for People with Schizophrenia 344<br />Piper S. Meyer</p>
<p>20 Adapting Positive Psychology for Smoking Cessation 358<br />Anne M. Day, Elise M. Clerkin, Nichea S. Spillane, and Christopher W. Kahler</p>
<p>Part IV Special Considerations 371</p>
<p>21 Making Happiness Last: Using the Hedonic Adaptation Prevention Model to Extend the Success of Positive Interventions 373<br />Katherine Jacobs Bao and Sonja Lyubomirsky</p>
<p>22 Person Activity Fit in Positive Psychological Interventions 385<br />Stephen M. Schueller</p>
<p>23 Taking Culture into Account with Positive Psychological Interventions 403<br />Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti</p>
<p>24 Dovetailing Ethical Practice and Positive Psychology to Promote Integrity, Industriousness, Innovation, and Impact 416<br />Dianne A. Vella–Brodrick</p>
<p>25 Beyond Life Satisfaction: A Scientific Approach to Well–Being Gives Us Much More to Measure 433<br />Jose L. Duarte</p>
<p>26 Positive Psychological Interventions and Self–Perceptions: A Cautionary Tale 450<br />Kasley M. Killam and Young–Hoon Kim</p>
<p>27 Act Well to Be Well: The Promise of Changing Personality States to Promote Well–Being 462<br />Laura E. R. Blackie, Ann Marie Roepke, Marie J. C. Forgeard, Eranda Jayawickreme, and William Fleeson</p>
<p>Index 475</p>