The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Positivity and Strengths-Based Approaches at Work

Lindsay G. Oades is Associate Professor and Deputy Director (Learning and Teaching) at the Centre for Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne, Australia, where he is also program coordinator of the Masters in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP). He speaks at conferences around the world, and has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and scholarly book chapters. He is co-editor of the International Journal of Wellbeing. Michael F. Steger is Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology and Applied Social Psychology at Colorado State University, USA. He is also Director for the Laboratory for the Study of Meaning and Quality of Life. His research interests concern better understanding the factors that promote human flourishing and ameliorate psychological suffering. He is the author of two books and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Psychology of Well-Being. Antonella Delle Fave is Professor of Psychology at the Medical School, Universit degli Studi di Milano, Italy. She has contributed to the development of the field of positive psychology as founding member and President of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), the European Network of Positive Psychology (ENPP), and the Societ Italiana di Psicologia Positiva (SIPP). She is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Happiness Studies. Jonathan Passmore is Professor of Psychology at the University of vora, Portugal, Managing Director of Embrion, a psychology consulting company, and one of the UK's foremost leadership coaches with a wealth of private sector and academic experience. His prolific research, writing, consultancy, and speaking have made him a recognized authority on coaching and organizational change. His many books include Excellence in Coaching (2006).

About the Editors vii About the Contributors ix Foreword xv Series Preface xvii Supported Charity: Railway Children xix 1 The Psychology of Positivity and StrengthsBased Approaches at Work 1 Lindsay G. Oades, Michael F. Steger, Antonella Delle Fave, and Jonathan Passmore Part I Individual Approaches to Positive Psychology at Work 9 2 The Psychology of Positivity at Work 11 Suzy Green, Michelle McQuaid, Alicia Purtell, and Aylin Dulagil 3 Psychological Strengths at Work 34 Robert BiswasDiener, Todd B. Kashdan, and Nadezhda Lyubchik 4 Hope at Work 48 Christian A. Wandeler, Susana C. Marques, and Shane J. Lopez 5 Creating Meaning and Purpose at Work 60 Michael F. Steger 6 Optimal Motivation at Work 82 Christopher P. Niemiec and Gordon B. Spence 7 Flow at Work 99 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Sonal Khosla, and Jeanne Nakamura 8 Mindfulness at Work 110 Gordon B. Spence 9 Resilience at Work 132 Andrew Denovan, Lee Crust, and Peter J. Clough 10 Mental Fitness at Work 150 Paula Robinson and Lindsay G. Oades 11 Positive Relationships at Work 171 Sue Roffey 12 Humility at Work 191 Don E. Davis, Joshua N. Hook, Cirleen DeBlaere, and Vanessa Placeres 13 Compassion at Work 210 Tim Anstiss Part II Organizational Approaches to Positive Psychology at Work 231 14 Good Work: The MeaningCentered Approach (MCA) 233 Paul T. P. Wong, Itai Ivtzan, and Tim Lomas 15 Workplace and Organizational WellBeing 248 Lindsay G. Oades and Aylin Dulagil 16 Positive Approaches to Organizational Change 272 Stefan P. Cantore 17 Positive Approaches to Leadership Development 297 Doug MacKie 18 Employee Engagement 317 Sebastiaan Rothmann 19 Job Crafting 342 Gavin R. Slemp 20 Positive Approaches to MidLife Careers 366 SungKyung Yoo and Hyjin Lee 21 Positive Organizations and Maturing Workers 389 Jeanette N. Cleveland, Gwenith G. Fisher, and Kevin M. Walters 22 Positive Psychological Assessment for the Workplace 415 Aaron Jarden and Rebecca Jarden Part III International Business Applications of Positive Psychology 439 23 WellBeing in Health Professionals: Positive Psychology at Work 441 Ulrich Wiesmann 24 The WellBeing of Teachers and Professors 466 Brittany Branand and Jeanne Nakamura 25 The WellBeing of Information Technology Professionals 491 Kamlesh Singh and Mohita Junnarkar 26 WellBeing in the Arts and Crafts Sector 508 Antonella Delle Fave and Gaja Zager Kocjan 27 The WellBeing of Workers in the Agricultural Sector 527 Lawrence SoosaiNathan and Antonella Delle Fave Index 546