College is a time of strong emotion, from the joy of meeting new friends to the anxiety and even depression that can be triggered by academic intensity or increased social pressure. During his time as ...

Looking for ways to make this new year even happier? Taking any of these free courses may be a great way to start. Several prestigious universities and institutions, including Harvard and Yale, have ...

In 2018, when Professor Laurie Santos introduced her course “Psychology and the Good Life,” a class on the science of happiness, it became the most popular in the history of Yale, attracting more than ...

This letter represents the response of 42 students in an undergraduate positive-psychology course to Eric G. Wilson’s “In Praise of Melancholy” (The Chronicle Review, January 18). It is a synthesis of ...

I n 2008 and 2009, in the wake of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Army had a mental-health crisis on its hands. Soldiers were afflicted by anxiety, depression, PTSD, drug abuse, ...

Students who took an online happiness course during lockdown were less likely to feel anxious at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic than their classmates. First year undergraduates taking the course ...

Starting college can be an exciting time for students to learn new things, make friends and live away from home for the first time. But not every student takes advantage of the opportunity. Emmanuel ...

A powerful way to boost your happiness in life is by leveraging the principals of positive psychology. As its name suggests, positive psychology focuses on growth by building on what’s positive. It ...

Editor’s Note: Grace Ueng is the founder of Savvy Growth, a noted leadership coaching and management consulting firm, and an expert on happiness and human performance. Grace writes a regular column on ...

Bruce Daisley (September 27, 2022) published “Why Quick-Fix Resilience Doesn’t Work” here at PsychologyToday.com. His claim: “peer-reviewed studies show quick-fix resilience courses don’t work.” ...

This post is in response to Bringing Awe Into the Equation By Bob Edelstein L.M.F.T., M.F.T In this article, I propose that despite the nay-saying 1) positive psychology is justifiably a branch of ...