Positive psychology progress: empirical validation of interventions.

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Published in Am Psychol on July 27, 2005

Authors

Martin E P Seligman1, Tracy A Steen, Nansook Park, Christopher Peterson

Author Affiliations

1: Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. seligman@psych.upenn.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Web-based Implementation for the Science of Enhancing Resilience Study (WISER) | NCT02603133

Integrative Health Coaching in Community Settings | NCT02186327

Improving Happiness in Flanders (HAP-FLA) | NCT02041741

A Novel Web-based Positive Psychology Intervention Addressed to Pregnant Women | NCT03158649

Computerized Single-Session Interventions for Indian Adolescents | NCT03982563

Effectiveness of Character Strengths-based Intervention Among Breast Cancer Patients | NCT04219267

The Utility of Positive Psychology in Military TBI Rehabilitation | NCT04257435

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