October 2, 2023

Try the most recent articles on-line in MAPP Journal. The mission of the MAPP Journal is first to maintain Penn MAPP alumni linked and second to share the big selection of our purposes of optimistic psychology with a broader viewers to encourage collaboration and development within the discipline. 

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INTERVIEW WITH DR. JAMES PAWELSKI

MAPP Journal Editor, Dr. Irem Gunay, talks with Dr. James Pawelski concerning the function of the humanities in human flourishing amidst COVID. She additionally inquires about his private observe of Optimistic Humanities. Pawelski is director of the Humanities and Human Flourishing Lab on the College of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and founding director of UPenn’s Grasp of Utilized Optimistic Psychology (MAPP) Program.

BACH AND THE FINE ART OF JOB CRAFTING

Reflecting on a real story about legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach’s struggles with an unfulfilling job, Robin Litster Johnson asks: What does one do when caught in a less-than-satisfactory job for over 30 years? One job crafts! Her amusing and insightful article covers three core classes of job crafting: process boundaries, relational boundaries, and cognitive reframing. 

USE THE SCIENCE OF HABITS TO MAKE YOUR GOALS STICK!

On any given day, about 43 p.c of our behaviors are attributable to habits, says social psychologist Wendy Wooden, Provost Professor of Psychology and Enterprise on the College of Southern California. She spoke just lately on the College of Pennsylvania Grasp of Utilized Optimistic Psychology (MAPP) Summit. Karen Deppa, MAPP Journal Affiliate Editor, shares highlights from Wooden’s presentation and illuminates three elements that work in tandem when forming new habits. We invite you to subscribe to the MAPP Magazine to obtain future articles as quickly as revealed.


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