Conceptions of Well-Being in Psychology and Exercise Psychology Research: A Philosophical Critique

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Bloodworth ◽  
Mike McNamee
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Exercise Psychology ◽  
Philosophical Critique

Temporal Focus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbie J. Shipp
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Future ◽  
Behavior Based ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Temporal Focus

Temporal focus is the individual tendency to characteristically think more or less about the past, present, and future. Although originally rooted in early work from psychology, research on temporal focus has been steadily growing in a number of research areas, particularly since Zimbardo and Boyd’s (1999) influential article on the topic. This chapter will review temporal focus research from the past to the present, including how temporal focus has been conceptualized and measured, and which correlates and outcomes have been tested in terms of well-being and behavior. Based on this review, an agenda for research is created to direct temporal focus research in the future.

scholarly journals Exercise psychology research in Taiwan over three decades: A quasi-systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Sean H. Liu ◽  
Frank J.H. Lu ◽  
Diane L. Gill ◽  
Bin-bin Fang ◽  
Jhih-Syuan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Exercise Psychology

scholarly journals Spiritual Well-Being in Sport and Exercise Psychology

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401983746
Author(s):  
Dev Roychowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Exercise Psychology ◽  
Negative Behaviors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Psychology Literature ◽  
Sport And Exercise

Research indicates that spirituality plays a cardinal role in enhancing sporting performance, personal growth, and well-being. Numerous researchers have attempted to examine the nexus of religion, spirituality, and psychological constructs to understand their role in sport and exercise performance and contexts. Despite the findings that spiritual well-being plays a crucial role in athletic excellence and as a buffer against a wide range of stressors and negative behaviors, it has received scant attention in the sport and exercise psychology literature. This present commentary examines the role of spirituality in sport psychology literature and proposes that spiritual well-being be incorporated into sport and exercise psychology training and consultancy to improve and enhance service delivery. This article also identifies a number of key areas for future research and practice.

scholarly journals Fostering Positive Communities: A Scoping Review of Community-Level Positive Psychology Interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corentin Montiel ◽  
Stephanie Radziszewski ◽  
Isaac Prilleltensky ◽  
Janie Houle
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Positive Psychology Interventions ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Target Populations ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Group Outcomes

Historically, positive psychology research and practice have focused on studying and promoting well-being among individuals. While positive psychology interventions focusing on the well-being of communities and marginalized groups have recently been developed, studies reporting on their nature and characteristics are lacking. The aim of this paper is to examine the nature of community-level positive psychology interventions. It reviews the target populations, intervention modalities, objectives, and desired effects of 25 community-level positive psychology interventions found in 31 studies. This scoping review shows that community-level programs based on positive psychology vary greatly in all these aspects. However, most interventions are aimed at individual-level changes to achieve target group outcomes. Contextual issues such as social conditions, values, and fairness affecting well-being are rarely considered. Discrepancies between community-level positive psychology interventions and community psychology in terms of values and social change are discussed.

Positive Psychology

2019 ◽  
pp. 271-374
Author(s):  
Seema Mehrotra ◽  
Ravikesh Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
General Framework ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Indian Thought ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Recent Addition ◽  
Research Questions

The field of positive psychology is a relatively recent addition to the research agenda of Indian psychologists. This chapter comprehensively examines the themes pursued in this field. It begins with an overview of the Indigenous Indian thought in terms of the insights it offers for positive psychology. Research studies on meanings and sources of happiness and interventions for the promotion of well-being are analysed. Key challenges to the growth of positive psychology are identified and a general framework for research is offered. In particular, attention is drawn towards the nature of research questions, scope for cultural contributions, nuances of research designs and expansion of the methodological repertoire. As the thoughts and intentions are coloured with the hues of emotions and get reflected in language, psychologists have to be sensitive to the linguistic diversity and nuances of verbal expressions across different regions of India.

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