Waters, Lea

What Schools Need to Know About Fostering School Belonging: a Meta-analysis

Allen, K., Kern, M. L., Vella-Brodrick, D., Hattie, J., & Waters, L. (2018) · Educational Psychology Review

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentEducational Environments and Student Outcomes

Cited by 1,141

A multidimensional approach to measuring well-being in students: Application of the PERMA framework

Kern, M. L., Waters, L. E., Adler, A., & White, M. A. (2015) · The Journal of Positive Psychology

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionFlow Experience in Various Fields

Cited by 743

Social Media Use and Social Connectedness in Adolescents: The Positives and the Potential Pitfalls

Allen, K. A., Ryan, T., Gray, D. L., McInerney, D. M., & Waters, L. (2014) · The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Impact of Technology on AdolescentsChild Development and Digital Technology

Cited by 420

Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health

Waters, L., Algoe, S. B., Dutton, J., Emmons, R., Fredrickson, B. L., Heaphy, E., Moskowitz, J. T., Neff, K., Niemiec, R., Pury, C., et al. (2022) · The Journal of Positive Psychology

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionCOVID-19 and Mental Health

Cited by 377

School Belonging: A Review of the History, Current Trends, and Future Directions

Slaten, C. D., Ferguson, J. K., Allen, K.-A., Brodrick, D.-V., & Waters, L. (2016) · The Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentHigher Education Research Studies

Cited by 289

Assessing employee wellbeing in schools using a multifaceted approach: Associations with physical health, life satisfaction, and professional thriving

Kern, M. L., Waters, L., Adler, A., & White, M. (2014) · Psychology

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Cited by 234

Fostering School Belonging in Secondary Schools Using a Socio-Ecological Framework

Allen, K.-A., Vella-Brodrick, D., & Waters, L. (2016) · Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentYouth Development and Social Support

Cited by 212

SEARCH: A Meta-Framework and Review of the Field of Positive Education

Waters, L., & Loton, D. (2019) · International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionStudent Stress and Coping

Cited by 138

Teaching with strengths in trauma-affected students: A new approach to healing and growth in the classroom

Brunzell, T., Waters, L., & Stokes, H. (2015) · American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Child Abuse and TraumaChild Therapy and Development

Cited by 135

Collective wellbeing and posttraumatic growth during COVID-19: how positive psychology can help families, schools, workplaces and marginalized communities

Waters, L., Cameron, K., Nelson-Coffey, S. K., Crone, D. L., Kern, M. L., Lomas, T., Oades, L., Owens, R. L., Pawelski, J. O., Rashid, T., et al. (2022) · The Journal of Positive Psychology

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionCOVID-19 and Mental Health

Cited by 98

Positive Education in Australia: Practice, Measurement, and Future Directions

Slemp, G. R., Chin, T.-C., Kern, M. L., Siokou, C., Loton, D., Oades, L. G., Vella-Brodrick, D., & Waters, L. (2017) · Social and Emotional Learning in Australia and the Asia-Pacific

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionFlow Experience in Various Fields

Cited by 85

Why do you work with struggling students? Teacher perceptions of meaningful work in trauma-impacted classrooms

University of Melbourne, Brunzell, T., Stokes, H., University of Melbourne, Waters, L., & University of Melbourne (2018) · Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Teacher Professional Development and MotivationEducation and Work Dynamics

Cited by 66

Examining the mediational role of psychological flexibility, pain catastrophizing, and visceral sensitivity in the relationship between psychological distress, irritable bowel symptom frequency, and quality of life

Cassar, G. E., Knowles, S., Youssef, G. J., Moulding, R., Uiterwijk, D., Waters, L., & Austin, D. W. (2018) · Psychology, Health & Medicine

Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Cited by 40

Positive Instruction in Music Studios: Introducing a New Model for Teaching Studio Music in Schools Based upon Positive Psychology

Patston, T., & Waters, L. (2015) · Psychology of Well-Being

Diverse Music Education InsightsMusic Education and Analysis

Cited by 22