Positive Psychology

Christina Chwyl of the Perelman School of Medicine provides tips on accepting yourself and treating yourself with kindness.

James Pawelski of the School of Arts & Sciences says that it’s better to listen and be attuned to your child’s emotional processing than to have a game plan which assumes they’ll still be sad.

Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses his new co-authored book, “TOMORROWMIND,” which shows how people can meet future challenges while thriving in the workplace.

Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences is lauded for convening a 2005 meeting at Penn of the world’s leading experts in the emerging field of positive psychology.

A study of soldiers by Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences found a correlation between catastrophizing and greater risk of PTSD.

A study by Katherine N. Cotter and James O. Pawelski of the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that the wellbeing of art museum visitors should receive greater attention as a goal.

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School discusses her book “How to Change,” which offers science-backed tips to turn New Year’s resolutions into reality.

A quoted study from Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences found that writing down three good things that happened at the end of each day led to long-term increases in happiness and decreases in depressive symptoms.

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School is lauded for co-founding the Behavior Change for Good initiative, which seeks to dramatically accelerate the development of interventions that work to change common human behaviors.