What (and Why) is Positive Psychology?

• DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.9.2.103
• Publication Date: 2005-06-21T17:45:15Z
• Authors: Shelly L. Gable; Jonathan Haidt
• Keywords: Flourishing; Positive Psychology

Positive psychology is the study of conditions and processes that contribute to flourishing or optimal functioning people, groups, institutions. In this brief introduction, authors give examples current work in positive try explain why movement has grown so quickly just 5 years. They suggest it filled a need: It guided researchers understudied phenomena. The close by addressing some criticisms shortcomings psychology, such as relative lack progress studying