Psychologists outline a plan for promoting human strengths through a positive approach.
The quality of one's inner life is determined by the nature of one's goal pursuits. He and the psychologists who joined him in Lincoln compared notes on the scientific foundations of positive psychology and set the stage for regular conferences. The gathering was the start of a scholarly attempt to examine how positive human feelings affect life, says Barbara Frederickson, PhD, a University of Michigan psychologist who studies positive emotions. It's just the beginning. Third, the study of positive institutions.