Dianne Vella-Broderick’s research while affiliated with Monash University (Australia) and other places

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Table 1 Studies examining the effects of strengths interventions on well-being and performance
Character Strengths Interventions: Building on What We Know for Improved Outcomes
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April 2012

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Dianne Vella-Broderick

For this review strengths intervention studies were located using online searches and collegial networks and included if they explicitly sought to teach or use a strengths classification to enhance well-being, and used pre- and post-intervention measures and a comparison group. Eight studies met the criteria and have been summarised by this review. To date, the effect sizes achieved by character strengths interventions have been small to moderate. An understanding of how these interventions work may facilitate development of more effective interventions, while expanding the field of character strengths interventions to include a broader range of activities and approaches may also offer benefits. Research examining individual factors, such as strengths use, psychological need satisfaction, goal-setting and goal-striving provides promising leads to explain how strengths interventions work. However, the effect on intervention efficacy of relational or contextual factors, such as intervention environment or facilitator attitude to strengths, has not yet been explored. Implications for interventions in school settings are considered.

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Measuring Well-Being

October 2011

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Purpose — In this chapter a case will be made for the importance of measuring well-being in transport mobility research. A number of well-being measures and determinants of well-being will be presented in reference to the current project. This chapter will then conclude with some practical recommendations for transport mobility researchers wishing to include well-being measures in their future studies. Methodology — Measurement methods associated with previous transport mobility and well-being research will be critically examined so that strengths and limitations can be identified. The measurement approach to well-being adopted for the current project will be presented and associated challenges experienced by the research team will then be discussed. Findings — A review of the extant transport mobility research which includes an assessment of well-being shows that it is not uncommon for unstandardised measures of well-being to be adopted. In addition, exploration of relationships between transport mobility and well-being are often undertaken without any consideration of potential moderating or mediating factors. More work is needed to advance our knowledge of the transport mobility and well-being relationship and the underlying mechanisms driving this relationship. Research also needs to focus on undertaking longitudinal studies which will enable causation to be established.

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... Character Strength Intervention (CSI) promotes innate good attributes using psychoeducation and group activities (Quinlan et al., 2012). The intervention element, character strength, is associated with more happiness, life satisfaction, and purpose in life in the general population (Lee et al., 2015;Peterson et al., 2007). ...

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The Effectiveness of Character Strength Intervention on Severe Mental Illness in Hong Kong
Character Strengths Interventions: Building on What We Know for Improved Outcomes