A surge of attention has emerged on this concept called character strengths, a phrase that implies a special, potent form of personality. In 2004, Martin Seligman and Chris Peterson edited a book ...

Sometimes it seems like the saying “only the good die young” is true. But is it? Weziak-Bialowolska, Bialowolski, and Niemiec report the impact of honesty and integrity on physical and mental health ...

Two years ago, as GreatSchools embarked on research for the second season of our podcast for parents, Like a Sponge, I faced a mounting sense of worry. Our podcast was about the science of learning, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Character strengths refer to the set of favorable or positively-valued aspects ...

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In classrooms around the world, educators strive to nurture not only students’ academic skills but also the qualities that help them thrive more generally as dynamic people, namely character strengths ...