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Development And Validation Of Hcap 21 Scale.Docx, Timothy H. Barclay May 2017

Development And Validation Of Hcap 21 Scale.Docx, Timothy H. Barclay

Timothy Barclay

The research on resilience has been hampered from a lack of a specific definition that can operationalized for measurement. The High Capacity Model of Resilience and Well-Being (H-CAP21) is a new theoretical model that defines specific traits that create states of resilience and well-being for use as a screening tool in clinical and non-clinical settings. Norming was completed across two studies with a total population of 1442 participants comprised of a clinical population of inpatient psychiatric patients and a non-clinical population of adult mid-career graduate students.
A four-factor model represented by a 21-item scale was confirmed as a best fit. …

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Setting The Scene: The Rise And Coalescence Of Heroism Science, Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals, Roderick M. Kramer Dec 2016

Setting The Scene: The Rise And Coalescence Of Heroism Science, Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals, Roderick M. Kramer

Scott T. Allison

This opening chapter of the Handbook of Heroism and Heroic Leadership offers insights and inspiration about the zenith of human behavior. The contributions to this volume offer a sturdy foundations for the development of a multidisciplinary and even transdisciplinary perspective on the antecedents and consequences of heroic behavior. In aggregate, these chapters chart the landscape of what we currently know about heroism-related phenomena, covering a panoply of  human experiences. The chapters encompass such diverse topics as courage, empathy, resilience, hope, meaning, purpose, spirituality, morality, altruism, character strengths, wisdom, development, regeneration, and transformation.    

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Get What You Give, Peta B. Stapleton Dr Jun 2012

Get What You Give, Peta B. Stapleton Dr

Peta B. Stapleton

There’s more to good health than eating right and exercising, you also need to do good, to feel good. Here’s what you need to know about taking your health to the next level.

Is your fruit bowl always over-flowing with this season’s ripest produce? Is your veggie crisper chock-a-block with greens? Are your sneakers well worn? Are you vigilant about seeing your GP for an annual check-up? If you answered yes to all these questions you’re on your way to ensuring your health and wellbeing is in top shape. But we have one more question. When was the last time …

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Super Women Lawyers: A Study Of Character Strenghs, Patricia Snyder Dec 2011

Super Women Lawyers: A Study Of Character Strenghs, Patricia Snyder

Pat Snyder

The legal profession has relatively high rates of depression and career dissatisfaction. It has been suggested that positive psychology, which correlates the greater use of individual character strengths with increased life satisfaction and success, may have the answers. In this study, 17 women lawyers named to a top lawyers list compiled by the Super Lawyers rating service, took the online Brief Strengths Test, a 24-question version of the 240-question online Values in Action – Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) and 16 participated in interviews probing the extent of their strengths use both personally and professionally. As predicted, the study found that …

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Book Review 12 Happy For No Reason: 7 Steps To Being Happy From The Inside Out By Marci Shimoff, William C. Mcpeck Jun 2008

Book Review 12 Happy For No Reason: 7 Steps To Being Happy From The Inside Out By Marci Shimoff, William C. Mcpeck

William C. McPeck

This is my personal review of Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out by Marci Shimoff and published by Free Press in 2008.

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