Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2022
Abstract
With the rapid speed of globalization and technological breakthroughs, current social issues have become more complex than in past decades. As many issues such as pandemics, terrorism, and interracial conflict are realistically unpredictable, the idea of resilience offers an intuitively plausible and attainable strategy to deal with these potential adversities. The current narrative review explores the cultivation of positive emotions and traits as a plausible way to achieve a resilient society. Based on research in the social and industrial organizational psychology literature, we reviewed the role of positive emotions and traits on resilience. Lastly, we highlight important experiences and interventions that have been shown to be effective in cultivating positivity and discuss several potential considerations and boundary conditions.
Keywords
positivity, optimism, resilience, psychological perspectives, adversity
Discipline
Cognition and Perception | Cognitive Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Knowledge
Volume
2
Issue
3
First Page
443
Last Page
451
Identifier
10.3390/knowledge2030026
Publisher
MDPI
Citation
HARTANTO, Andree, KASTURIRATNA TENNAKOON APPUHAMILLAGE SANDEESHWARA KASTURIRATNA, , & SOH, Xun Ci.(2022). Cultivating positivity to achieve a resilient society: A critical narrative review from psychological perspectives. Knowledge, 2(3), 443-451.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3664
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge2030026