Academic Articles & Research Papers
General Academic Wellbeing Resources
Baumeister, R. F., Bratslavsky, E., Finkenauer, C., & Vohs, K. D. (2001). Bad is stronger than good. Review of general psychology, 5(4), 323.
Bloom, D.E., Cafiero, E.T., Jané-Llopis, E., Abrahams-Gessel, S., Bloom, L.R., Fathima, S., Feigl, A.B., Gaziano, T., Mowafi, M., Pandya, A., Prettner, K., Rosenberg, L., Seligman, B., Stein, A.Z., & Weinstein, C. (2011). The Global Economic Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases. Geneva: World Economic Forum.
Deci, E.L., & Ryan, R.M. (1985). Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior. New York: Plenum.
Ryan, R. & Deci, E. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55(1), 68-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0003-066x.55.1.68
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1991). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience (Vol. 41). New York, NY: HarperPerennial.
Diener, E. (1984). Subjective wellbeing. Psychological Bulletin, 95(3). 542-575.
Diener, E.& Biswas-Diener, R. (2008) Happiness: Unlocking the mysteries of psychological wealth. Oxford, UK: Wiley- Blackwell.
Dodge, R., Daly, A., Huyton, J., & Sanders, L. (2012). The challenge of defining wellbeing. The International Journal of Wellbeing, 2(3), 222-235. doi:10.5502/ijw.v2i3.4
Dweck, Carol S. (2008). Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Ballantine Books.
Fredrickson, B. (2001). The role of positive emotions in Positive Psychology. The broaden and build theory of positive emotions. American Psychologist, 56(3), 218-226. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.56.3.21
Fredrickson, B. (2008). Promoting positive affect. In M. Eid & R. Larsen, The Science of Subjective Well-being (pp. 449-468). New York: Guilford Press.
Gable, S. L. & Haidt, J. (2005). What (and why) is positive psychology? Review of General Psychology, 9(2), 103-110.
Keyes, C. L. M., & Haidt, J. (Eds.). (2003). Flourishing: Positive psychology and the life well lived. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Marcs, N. in Dodge, R., Daly, A., Huyton, J., & Sanders, L. (2012). The challenge of defining wellbeing. The International Journal of Wellbeing, 2(3), 222-235. doi:10.5502/ijw.v2i3.4
Neff, K. D. (2012). The science of self-compassion. In C. Germer & R. Siegel (Eds.), Compassion and Wisdom in Psychotherapy (pp. 79-92). New York: Guilford Press.
Oades, L. (2015, August). Wellbeing literacy: linking tangible learning to broader systems changes. Presentation at the Practicing Positive Education Conference. Sydney, Australia.
OECD. (2011). Health at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators. OECD Publishing. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/health_glance-2011-en
Reeve, J. (2002). Self-Determination Theory Applied to Educational Settings. In E. L. Deci & M. Ryan (Eds.), Handbook of Self-Determination. Rochester, NY: The University of Rochester Press.
Robinson, P. L., Oades, L. G., & Caputi, P. (2015). Conceptualising and measuring mental fitness: A Delphi study. International Journal of Wellbeing, 5, 53-73.
Ryff, C. (1989). Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological wellbeing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57(6), 1069-1081.
Seligman, M. (2002). Authentic Happiness. New York, NY: Free Press.
Seligman, M. (2011). Flourish: A new understanding of happiness and wellbeing and how to achieve them. London, UK: Nicholas Brealey Publishing.
Sheldon, K.M., & Elliot, A.J. (1999). Goal striving, need satisfaction, and longitudinal wellbeing: The self-concordance model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(3), 482-497. doi: 0022-3514/99/$3.00
Sheldon, K. M., & King, L. (2001). Why positive psychology is necessary. American Psychologist, 56, 216-217.
Sheldon, K. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2007). Is it possible to become happier? (And if so, how?). Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1, 129-145.
Sin, N. L., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2009). Enhancing wellbeing and alleviating depressive symptoms with Positive Psychology interventions: A practice-friendly meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65 (5), 467–487.
Wong, P. (2010, November 9). The PURE Strategy for Organizational Excellence. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/the-pure-strategy-for-organizational-excellence
Wong, P. (2011, July 5). The Positive Psychology of Meaning in Life and Well-Being. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/the-positive-psychology-of-meaning-in-life-and-well-being/
World Health Organisation. (2014, May 14). WHO calls for stronger focus on adolescent health. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/focus-adolescent-health/en/
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