Psychopathology and languishing are distinct

Halls-Simmons and McGrath have proposed that character strengths can moderate the impact that clinical symptoms have on functioning. This notion is reasonable in light of existing evidence. Specifically, we provide secondary analyses from data first presented in Blackie, Jayawickreme, Forgeard, &...

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Main Authors: Jayawickreme, Eranda, Blackie, Laura E.R.
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48660/
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description Halls-Simmons and McGrath have proposed that character strengths can moderate the impact that clinical symptoms have on functioning. This notion is reasonable in light of existing evidence. Specifically, we provide secondary analyses from data first presented in Blackie, Jayawickreme, Forgeard, & Jayawickreme (2015) suggesting that character strengths can moderate the impact of psychopathology on functioning. We argue however that this conceptual work should only the first step in developing a comprehensive model of how flourishing can be promoted and languishing avoided.
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spelling nottingham-486602020-05-04T19:19:24Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48660/ Psychopathology and languishing are distinct Jayawickreme, Eranda Blackie, Laura E.R. Halls-Simmons and McGrath have proposed that character strengths can moderate the impact that clinical symptoms have on functioning. This notion is reasonable in light of existing evidence. Specifically, we provide secondary analyses from data first presented in Blackie, Jayawickreme, Forgeard, & Jayawickreme (2015) suggesting that character strengths can moderate the impact of psychopathology on functioning. We argue however that this conceptual work should only the first step in developing a comprehensive model of how flourishing can be promoted and languishing avoided. Taylor & Francis 2017-11-25 Article PeerReviewed Jayawickreme, Eranda and Blackie, Laura E.R. (2017) Psychopathology and languishing are distinct. Journal of Positive Psychology . ISSN 1743-9779 (In Press) character strengths hope wisdom virtue depression Rwandan genocide Personal Growth Initiative
spellingShingle character strengths
hope
wisdom
virtue
depression
Rwandan genocide
Personal Growth Initiative
Jayawickreme, Eranda
Blackie, Laura E.R.
Psychopathology and languishing are distinct
title Psychopathology and languishing are distinct
title_full Psychopathology and languishing are distinct
title_fullStr Psychopathology and languishing are distinct
title_full_unstemmed Psychopathology and languishing are distinct
title_short Psychopathology and languishing are distinct
title_sort psychopathology and languishing are distinct
topic character strengths
hope
wisdom
virtue
depression
Rwandan genocide
Personal Growth Initiative
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48660/