dc.contributor.advisor |
Kelloway, E. Kevin |
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dc.creator |
Carleton, Erica Leigh |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-06-21T17:36:34Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-06-21T17:36:34Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009 |
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dc.identifier.other |
BF481 C37 2009 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/22996 |
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dc.description |
vi, 68 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Includes abstract and appendices. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-55). |
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dc.description.abstract |
Being happy has many benefits such as being more successful, more socially engaged and healthy (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005). In organizations, individuals who are happy at work have greater productivity and organizational citizenship behaviour, and less job withdrawal (Lyubomirsky, King, & Diener, 2005). Given these potential benefits, this study attempted to increase and sustain worker happiness over a one month period, using two interventions from Seligman' s positive psychotherapy (Seligman et al., 2005). The effectiveness of these two interventions was evaluated against a neutral control condition using a pre-post design. The study was internet-based and the participants were required to complete their intervention six times over a 10 day work period. It was found that the gratitude condition showed some potential to increase happiness, but the results were not significant. Limitations and future research directions are discussed. |
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dc.description.provenance |
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Previous issue date: 2009 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University |
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dc.subject.lcc |
BF481 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Work -- Psychological aspects |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Job satisfaction |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Happiness -- Psychological aspects |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Quality of work life |
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dc.title |
Happiness at work : using positive psychology interventions to increase worker well-being |
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dc.type |
Text |
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thesis.degree.name |
Master of Science in Applied Psychology |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Psychology |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.) |
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