Positive psychology: An introduction.
2000/01/01 by Martin E. P. Seligman, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi · 11,171 citations
Psychology · #Applied psychology #Optimism, Hope, and Well-being #Psychoanalysis #Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction #Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research #Psychology
paper · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.55.1.5
published in American Psychologist 55(1), 5-14 (American Psychological Association)
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