Chapter 11

References and Recommended Readings for
AE2H Chapter 11 - HAPPINESS is a verb

The following provides references, further information and additional highly recommended readings for this chapter:

The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, Jonathan Haidt, 2006

Handbook of PositivePsychology, Ed. C. R. Synder & Shane J. Lopez, Oxford University Press, 2011

Character Strengths andVirtues – A Handbook and Classification, Christopher Peterson & Martin E. P. Seligman, Oxford University Press, 2004

Positive Emotions Trigger Upward Spirals Toward Emotional Well-Being, Barbara L. Fredrickson & Thomas Joiner, Psychological Science, Vol. 13, No. 2, March 2002, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11934003

The Science of Smiling: A Guide to Human’s Most Powerful Gesture, Leo Widrich, April 9th 2013, http://blog.bufferapp.com/the-science-of-smiling-a-guide-to-humans-most-powerful-gesture

Smile Intensity in Photographs Predicts Longevity, Abel E. and Kruger M., Psychological Science, 21, 542–544, 2010, http://annasbones.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/happy-people.pdf

The benefits of frequent positive affect: Does happiness lead to success?, Lyubomirsky, S., King, L., and Diener, E., Psychological Bulletin 131: 803–55, 2005, http://www.wisebrain.org/papers/SuccessHappiness.pdf

Pay it Forward, Greater Good – The Science of a Meaningful Life, Robert Emmons, http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/pay_it_forward

Scientists pursue happiness, William J. Cromie, http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/01.15/01-happiness.html
A Program to Increase Happiness: Further Studies, Michael W. Fordyce, Journal of Counseling Psychology 1983, Vol. 30, No. 4,483-498, http://pages.ucsd.edu/~nchristenfeld/Happiness_Readings_files/Class%208%20-%20Fordyce%201983.pdf
Trying to be happier really can work: Two experimental studies, Yuna L. Fergusona and Kennon M. Sheldon, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2013 Vol. 8, No. 1, 23–33, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130909092839.htm

The Paradoxical Effects of Pursuing Positive Emotion, Brett Ford & Iris Mauss, In Positive Emotion: Integrating the Light Sides and Dark Sides, June Gruber and Judith Tedlie Moskowitz, Oxford Scholarship Online: April 2014, http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~eerlab/pdf/papers/Ford_Mauss_Pursuit_of_Positive_Emotion.pdf

Can seeking happiness make people unhappy? Paradoxical effects of valuing happiness, Mauss, I. B., Tamir, M., Anderson, C. L., & Savino, N. S., Emotion, 2011 Aug;11(4):807-15, http://scholar.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/clanderson/files/mauss_tamir_anderson_savino_2011.pdf

The Pursuit Of Happiness May Be A Recipe For Misery, Adam Grant, Business Insider, http://www.businessinsider.com.au/happiness-quest-may-be-misery-recipe-2013-5

The Pursuit of Happiness Can Be Lonely, Mauss, I. B. et al., Emotion, 2012, Vol. 12, No. 5, 908–912 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~eerlab/pdf/papers/2012_Mauss_Pursuit_of_Happiness.pdf

Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in eight weeks, ScienceDaily, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110121144007.htm

Major Research Studies and Findings, Center for Mindfulness, http://www.umassmed.edu/Content.aspx?id=42426
Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation, Richard J. Davidson et al., Psychosomatic Medicine 65:564–570 2003, http://www.brainnewlife.com/uploads/download_file/pdf/Alterations%20in%20Brain%20and%20Immune%20Function%20Produced%20by%20Mindfulness.pdf

Updated Thinking on Positivity Ratios, Barbara Fredrickson, American Psychologist, July 15, 2013, http://www.unc.edu/peplab/publications/Fredrickson%202013%20Updated%20Thinking.pdf