Editor's Note: As an acute condition quickly associated with multiple chronic susceptibilities,
COVID-19 has rekindled interest in, and controversy about, the potential role of the host in …

As the COVID-19 global health disaster continues to unfold across the world, calls have
been made to address the associated mental illness public crisis. The current paper seeks to …

Highlights•Certain positive emotions arise from and create religious and spiritual
experiences.•Worship, prayer, and meditation generate positive emotions such as awe or …

Mindfulness meditation interventions—which train skills in monitoring present-moment
experiences with a lens of acceptance—have shown promise for increasing positive …

Meditation is an umbrella term, which subsumes a huge number of diverse practices. It is still
unclear how these practices can be classified in a reasonable way. Earlier proposals have …

Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

Pleasantness and meaningfulness are sometimes seen as opposing pursuits. Yet past
research has found that the pursuit of meaning often leads to pleasure. In four longitudinal …

Keep Calm and Be Happy: A Mixed Method Study from Character Strengths to Well-being*
Page 1 Received: October 17, 2017 Revision received: January 26, 2018 Accepted: May 24 …

Positivity resonance is a type of interpersonal connection characterized by shared positivity,
mutual care and concern, and behavioral and biological synchrony. Perceived positivity …

Mindfulness has become an increasingly popular practice and in parallel scholarly research
has grown considerably. However, the study of mindfulness at work remains limited and …