...Claude-Hélène Mayer Purpose Mental health and flourishing are essential components of leading a meaningful, fulfilled and good life. However, flourishing has hardly been studied across the lifespan in extraordinary individuals through psychobiography. The purpose of this psychobiographical study...

...Richard G. Cowden; Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce Dr Richard Cowden, a social-personality psychologist and explore some novel concepts – including redemptive ropes and transcendent threads – that are relevant to mental health and human flourishing...

...Corey L.M. Keyes; Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into mental health, flourishing and languishing from a pioneer in these areas: Emeritus Professor Corey L.M. Keyes. Design/methodology/approach This article presents an interview with Corey Keyes...

... youth. The participants were in the age range of 15–35 years. The tools used included the Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale, Mental Health Continuum (Short-form) and a demographic questionnaire. Findings A considerable proportion of the participants (36%) were found in flourishing category whereas...

...Suzette Cora Ragadu; Sebastiaan Rothmann Purpose This study aims to investigate the associations among decent work (DW), capabilities and the flourishing of employees in a South African context. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience sample...

... scale (Goldberg, 1999), self-compassion scale (Neff, 2003a), flourishing scale (Diener et al., 2009), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - Negative Scale (Watson et al., 1988), generalised anxiety disorder seven-item (Spitzer et al., 2006) and repetitive thinking...

... conducted at a large gym (n = 181) and two community mental health facilities (n = 127) in the Greater Manchester area using a convenience sample approach. All participants completed the PERMA Scale, a measure of flourishing. Findings Gym attenders scored significantly higher on the five elements...