Cultivating positivity to achieve a resilient society: A critical narrative review from psychological perspectives

Author

Andree HARTANTO, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
K. T. A. Sandeeshwara KASTURIRATNA, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Xun Ci SOH, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

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 | Social 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, K. T. A. Sandeeshwara, & 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

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https://doi.org/10.3390/knowledge2030026