Lockdowns to control the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have had
profound effects on everyday life worldwide, but their effect on mental health remains …

Our current understanding of the efficacy of psychological interventions in improving mental
states of wellbeing is incomplete. This study aimed to overcome limitations of previous …

The efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has been evaluated in many
randomized controlled trials investigating a broad range of target conditions. This paper …

Research into the impact of social media use (SMU) on well-being (eg, happiness) and ill-
being (eg, depression) has exploded over the past few years. From 2019 to August 2021, 27 …

COVID-19 is reshaping human interactions with the natural environment, potentially
generating profound consequences for health and well-being. To assess the effects of …

This chapter provides an overview of two prominent approaches to wellbeing, the hedonic
and the eudaimonic, both with roots traceable to the ancient Greeks. We first examine the …

Computer-mediated communication (CMC), and specifically social media, may affect the
mental health (MH) and well-being of its users, for better or worse. Research on this topic …

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of universities and colleges throughout the
world, with the hope that public health officials' suggestion of social distancing would help …

Nature connectedness relates to an individual's subjective sense of their relationship with
the natural world. A recent meta-analysis has found that people who are more connected to …

Critics of positive psychology have questioned the validity of positive psychological
assessment measures (PPAMs), which negatively affects the credibility and public …