Tag: well-being

A new study associates the presence of meaning in life with well-being and cognitive functioning in an adult population.

New research highlights differences in levels of school connectedness among students diagnosed with emotional and behavioral disorders,

Greater perceptions of discrimination during adolescence are linked to more depressive and internalizing symptoms.

This week we e-release a new free booklet, Pathways to Enhance Well-Being. Its creation began with my colleague Linda Lentini sharing with me some of the barriers she experienced as she moved towards bringing alternative approaches such as meditation and breath practices into state psychiatric institutions.

Utilizing Maslow’s published books and essays, psychologist William Compton delineates common myths and attempts to respond to them.

From Aeon: The finding that only one in five people avoid any kind of mental health problems or psychiatric diagnoses through their lives has prompted...

How does social network site use influence well-being? Researchers suggest this depends on the extent to which site use is “connection-promoting."

The bidirectional relationship between diet and nutrition and social, emotional, and educational factors among European youth.

In this piece for Psychology Today, Dr. Todd Kashdan critiques a new model of assessing well-being designed by positive psychologist Martin Seligman. Although the new...

Cross-cultural data suggest that happiness involves feeling the emotions one deems as right, in accordance with personal and cultural values.