Flourishing: an evolutionary concept analysis

C Agenor, N Conner, K Aroian - Issues in mental health nursing, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Mental health is an important measure of public health (WHO, 2004); however,
nursing practice and research continues to prioritize mental illness, rather than well-being …

Short-term effects of a multidimensional stress prevention program on quality of life, well-being and psychological resources. A randomized controlled trial

RE Recabarren, C Gaillard, M Guillod… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
It is well-documented that university students have an increased risk in developing
psychological problems because they face multiple stressors. Cognitive, behavioral, and …

The relationship between psychological capital and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: A longitudinal mediation model

MN Turliuc, OS Candel - Journal of health psychology, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The new Coronavirus has impacted people's lifestyles, stress, and well-being. Thus, they
need personal positive resources to help them during challenging circumstances. With this …

[HTML][HTML] “Andrà tutto bene”: associations between character strengths, psychological distress and self-efficacy during Covid-19 lockdown

N Casali, T Feraco, M Ghisi, C Meneghetti - Journal of happiness studies, 2021 - Springer
The Covid-19 pandemic obliged people around the world to stay home and self-isolate, with
a number of negative psychological consequences. This study focuses on the protective role …

Evaluation of the relationships among happiness, stress, anxiety, and depression in pharmacy students

RG Silva, M Figueiredo-Braga - Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction To present the results of a survey on stress, anxiety, depression, subjective
happiness, and academic satisfaction among pharmacy students. Methods A total of 410 …

Protective effect of self-compassion to emotional response among students with chronic academic stress

Y Zhang, X Luo, X Che, W Duan - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The literature has shown that self-compassion is a protective factor of an individual's
emotional response to chronic stress. However, this stress-buffering effect has not been …

Character strengths sustain mental health and post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. A longitudinal analysis

N Casali, T Feraco, C Meneghetti - Psychology & Health, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has brought negative and positive changes in the
general population, with some people experiencing post-traumatic growth after the first …

Randomized trial investigating of a single-session character-strength-based cognitive intervention on freshman's adaptability

W Duan, H Bu - Research on Social Work Practice, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To investigate the efficiency of a single-session character-strength-based cognitive
intervention on enhancing freshmen's adaptability. Method: A randomized trial, pretest …

Development and initial validation of a short three-dimensional inventory of character strengths

W Duan, H Bu - Quality of Life Research, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Character strength is described as a positive and organized pattern of emotions,
thoughts, and behaviors. It serves as a schema that organizes categories of information …

Character strengths and psychological vulnerability: The mediating role of resilience

I Demirci, H Ekşi, F Ekşi, Ç Kaya - Current Psychology, 2021 - Springer
The present study examined the relationships between character strengths and
psychological resilience and psychological vulnerability. The sample consisted of 381 high …