Evidence based coaching as a positive psychological intevention

Authors

Suzy Green, University of Wollongong, University of Sydney
Gordon B. Spence, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

100531

Publication Details

Green, S. & Spence, G. B. (2014). Evidence based coaching as a positive psychological intevention. The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Positive Psychological Interventions (pp. 273-285). United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

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Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract

[extract] As has been stated many times by its chief proponents, positive psychology is focused on the application of psychological science to the optimization of human experience (Seligman, 20 ll ). It is therefore no surprise that advances in positive psychological science tend to be closely followed by efforts to develop and validate new positive psychological interventions (PPis). PPis arc intentional acti vi ties that aim to increase well-being through the cultivation of positive feelings, cognitions, and behaviors. Examples of popular PPis include methods used for idcntif), ing and developing strengths (sec Chapter 4), exercises for cultivating gratitude (sec Chapter 1), and visualizations of one's best possible self (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005; Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006 ). Encouragingly, a recent meta- analytic study of 51 PPI-related studies has reported that many of these practical applications arc capable of both significantly enhancing well-being and reducing psychopathology (Sin & Lyubomirsky, 2009).