Acacia Parks is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Hiram College, USA. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on the efficacy of positive interventions, and the psychological and behavioral characteristics of individuals who use them. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology, as well as co-editor of "Activities for Teaching Positive Psychology" (APA Press). Dr. Parks is an active teacher of both positive psychology and critical writing.Stephen Schueller is a Research Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and a faculty member of the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs). He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. His research focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating Internet and mobile interventions for the treatment and prevention of depression and promotion of well-being. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology. Dr. Schueller is a licensed clinical psychologist and integrates positive psychology into his conceptual and applied work.

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• List of Contributors xiPreface xvPart I Established Areas of Intervention 11 Gratitude Interventions: A Review and Future Agenda 3Tara Lomas, Jeffrey J. Froh, Robert A. Emmons, Anjali Mishra, and Giacomo Bono2 Positive Psychological Interventions for Promoting Forgiveness: History, Present Status, and Future Prospects 20Everett L. Worthington Jr., Nathaniel G. Wade, and William T. Hoyt3 Nurturing the Capacity to Savor: Interventions to Enhance the Enjoyment of Positive Experiences 42Jennifer L. Smith, Patrick R. Harrison, Jaime L. Kurtz, and Fred B. Bryant4 Strengths Interventions: Current Progress and Future Directions 66Michelle C. Louis and Shane J. Lopez5 Promoting Meaning and Purpose in Life 90Joo Yeon Shin and Michael F. Steger6 Empathy-Related Interventions 111Mark H. Davis and Ena BegovicPart II New and Emerging Areas of Intervention 1357 Creativity as a Target and Tool for Positive Interventions 137Marie J. C. Forgeard and Katherine V. Eichner8 Do Good Things Come to Those Who Wait?: Patience Interventions to Improve Well-Being 155Sarah A. Schnitker and Justin T. Westbrook9 Courage Interventions: Future Directions and Cautions 168Cynthia L. S. Pury, Charles B. Starkey, Chad R. Breeden, Christie L. Kelley, Hannah J. Murphy, and Arden Y. Lowndes10 Humor Intervention Programs 179Willibald Ruch and Paul E. McGhee11 Enacting Flow and Student Engagement in the College Classroom 194David J. Shernoff and Brett Anderson12 Positive Education and Teaching for Wisdom 213Michel Ferrari and Christine E. GuthriePart III Areas of Application 23313 Positive Family Therapy Interventions 235Collie W. Conoley, Jane Close Conoley, and Marla E. Pontrelli14 Applications of Positive Psychology to Individual Therapy 255Jeana L. Magyar-Moe15 Evidence-Based Coaching as a Positive Psychological Intervention 273Suzy Green and Gordon B. Spence16 Online Positive Psychological Interventions: State of the Art and Future Directions 286Linda Bolier and Katherina Martin Abello17 Resilience Interventions for Youth 310Craig Springer, Justin Misurell, Amy Kranzler, Lindsay Liotta, and Jane Gillham18 Positive Social Identity Interventions: Finding a Conduit for Well-Being in Stigmatized Group Memberships 327Thomas C. Ball and Michelle R. Nario-Redmond19 Adapting a Positive Psychological Intervention for People with Schizophrenia 344Piper S. Meyer20 Adapting Positive Psychology for Smoking Cessation 358Anne M. Day, Elise M. Clerkin, Nichea S. Spillane, and Christopher W. KahlerPart IV Special Considerations 37121 Making Happiness Last: Using the Hedonic Adaptation Prevention Model to Extend the Success of Positive Interventions 373Katherine Jacobs Bao and Sonja Lyubomirsky22 Person–Activity Fit in Positive Psychological Interventions 385Stephen M. Schueller23 Taking Culture into Account with Positive Psychological Interventions 403Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti24 Dovetailing Ethical Practice and Positive Psychology to Promote Integrity, Industriousness, Innovation, and Impact 416Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick25 Beyond Life Satisfaction: A Scientific Approach to Well-Being Gives Us Much More to Measure 433Jose L. Duarte26 Positive Psychological Interventions and Self-Perceptions: A Cautionary Tale 450Kasley M. Killam and Young-Hoon Kim27 Act Well to Be Well: The Promise of Changing Personality States to Promote Well-Being 462Laura E. R. Blackie, Ann Marie Roepke, Marie J. C. Forgeard, Eranda Jayawickreme, and William FleesonIndex 475