Positive Psychology

Dana S. Dunn is Professor of Psychology at Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He earned his PhD in experimental social psychology from the University of Virginia and his BA in psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. Besides positive psychology, Dunn writes about the social psychology of disability and the scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology. He is the author or editor of over 40 books and over 200 articles, chapters, and book reviews. Dunn is past editor the American Psychological Association journal The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including Rehabilitation Psychology’s Roger G. Barker Distinguished Research Contribution Award (2022) and its Barry Nierenberg Lifetime Education Award (2025).

• Preface Chapter 1 – Positive Psychology Now – Dana S. Dunn Positive Subjective Experiences Chapter 2 – The Funds, Friends, and Faith of Happy People: A Reprise - David G. Myers Chapter 3 – Positive Emotions and Well-Being - Catherine J. Berman, Khoa D. Le Nguyen, and Barbara L. Fredrickson Chapter 4 – Savoring: A Positive Emotion Amplifier – Jaime L. Kurtz & Leah S. Ballinger Chapter 5 – Spending Money Well: Revisited - Kalum Kumar, Katherine B. Hanniball, Dylan Wiwad, & Lara B. Aknin Chapter 6 – What Are the Most Important Predictors of Subjective Well-Being? Insights From Machine Learning and Linear Regression Approaches on the MIDUS Datasets - Seth Margolis, Jacob Elder, James Chinn, Brent Hughes, & Sonja Lyubomirsky Chapter 7 - The Experience of Meaning in Life - Lydia Needy, Morgan G. Peace, Elaine Broussard, Theo Steele, and Joshua A. Hicks Chapter 8 - Existential Threat or Existential Challenge? The Implications of Climate Change for Meaning in Life - Marcus Antu & Laura A. King Chapter 9 - Harnessing Free Will: Optimizing Goal Selection for Well-Being - Kennon M. Sheldon Positive Traits Chapter 10 – Forgiveness and Flourishing - Charlotte V. O. Witvliet & Lindsey Root Luna Chapter 11 – Mindfulness and Well-Being: Expanding Awareness, Unlocking Potential– Ellen J. Langer & Christelle T. Ngnoumen Chapter 12 – Welcoming Accountability and Flourishing - Charlotte V. O. Witvliet & Robert J. Ridder Chapter 13 - Harmony and Peace as Interconnectedness: A Multisystem Perspective - Antonella Delle Fave & Marié P. Wissing Positive Institutional Perspectives and New Approaches to Positive Psychology Chapter 14 – Positive Psychological Capital (PsyCap): Background and Impact on Performance and Well-being - Fred Luthans, Julie Dyrdek Broad, & Regina Cordes Chapter 15 - Cultivating More Respectful Workplaces - Abigail M. Folberg, Lilia M. Cortina, Jeanine Skorinko, & Mikki Hebl Chapter 16 – Applying Principles of Positive Psychology to Student Success and Well-Being: Enabling all Students to Thrive- Laurie A. Schreiner Chapter 17 – Positive Psychology and the Possible Self - Jane S. Halonen & Chelsea L. Greer Chapter 18 - The Transformative Self: How Our Stories Cultivate Growth and Flourishing - Jack J. Bauer & Sophia G. Dixon Chapter 19 – A Positive Psychology of Disability and Rehabilitation: Some Recent Updates – Dana S. Dunn Chapter 20 – Causal Agency Theory: Advancing Self-Determination and Positive Psychology in Disability - Karrie A. Shogren & Austin Myers Chapter 21– A Positive Psychology of Cemeteries? Some Idyl Speculations on Cimetière Père-Lachaise – Dana S. Dunn & Suzanne C. Baker Index