by Katie Hanson | Oct 24, 2009 | Topics
Snyder, Irving & Anderson (1991, as cited in Snyder, 2000, p.8) define hope as “a positive motivational state that is based on an interactively derived sense of successful (a) agency (goal-directed energy) and (b) pathways (planning to meet goals)” . Hope theory...
by Katie Hanson | Oct 24, 2009 | Topics
The flow experience is a state of complete involvement in an activity that requires complete concentration (Csikszentmihalyi, 1999). Flow is characterised by the matching of high environmental challenges with equally high levels of personal skills, the merging of...
by Fiona Parashar | Oct 24, 2009 | Topics
Research in optimism is a burgeoning field. There have been more studies on optimism in the last seven years than in the previous twenty. Reviewing the field of research on optimism, one is at first struck by the overwhelming number of positive outcomes associated...
by Claire Beazley | Oct 24, 2009 | Topics
‘Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement…no pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit’. Helen Keller (1880 – 1968) Helen Keller’s words reflect the popular upbeat...
by Anna Freij | Oct 17, 2009 | Topics
How often have you been advised – or advised others – to “play to your strengths”? It sounds like common sense, but is it actually a recipe for success? Well, there is certainly research evidence to support the value of identifying and playing to your...
by admin | May 30, 2009 | Topics
Irene Kuchner (a summary of Martin Newman’s ‘Emotional Capitalists’) The concept of emotional intelligence was initially developed by psychologists John Mayer of the University of New Hampshire, and Peter Salovey, of Yale University. Reuven Bar-On...
