Online Positive Psychological Interventions:State of the Art and Future Directions
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Many people make use of the internet and new technologies, such as mobile apps and social media. Using these resources to disseminate positive psychological interventions offers opportunities for positive psychology to achieve its main goal: to make people flourish. Online interventions can be highly engaging and persuasive, thereby supporting behavioral change and subsequently promoting people's well-being and resilience. This chapter outlines several aspects and applications of online positive psychological interventions. The benefits of online positive psychological interventions and challenges for research and development are addressed. Also, a literature review was conducted on their effectiveness. Many online positive psychological interventions are already available;however, more high-quality research is needed to strengthen their evidencebase.
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Given the widespread interest in taking positive psychology online for clinical and subclinical populations, it is salient to ensure that interventions are not undermined by issues of acceptability.
“Given the widespread interest in taking positive psychology online for clinical and subclinical populations, [3, 5, 6] it is salient to ensure that interventions are not undermined by issues of acceptability [8].”
From What might affect acceptability of online positive psychology interventions for depression: A qualitative study on patient expectations' (2018) · cites this paper as [6]
It has previously been argued that taking positive psychology online has the potential to address treatment needs through a resource that once developed does not require further therapist time or resources to deliver.
“Finally, moving to the wider implications of the study, it has previously been argued that taking positive psychology online has the potential to address treatment needs through a resource that once developed does not require further therapist time or resources to deliver [6].”
From What might affect acceptability of online positive psychology interventions for depression: A qualitative study on patient expectations' (2018) · cites this paper as [6]
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- Authors
- Bolier, L., & Abello, K. M.
- ORCID
- Bolier, Linda
- Venue
- The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Positive Psychological Interventions
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-04-11
- Pages
- 286-309
- OpenAlex
- W2099397800
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
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- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- positive psychology, eudaimonia, mobile application, social media, behavior change, well-being, resilience, persuasive technology, intervention effectiveness, intervention dissemination
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