Waters, L. & Stokes, H. (2015). Positive Education for school Leaders: Exploring the Effects of Emotion-Gratitude and Action-Gratitude. Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist. 32 (1), 1-22. Doi:10.1017/edp.2015.1
Rusk, R., & Waters, L. (August, 2015). Tracing the size, reach, impact and breadth of positive psychology. In Tim Lomas and Kate Hefferon (Eds). Positive Psychology. SAGE Publications. 978-1-4739-0771-3
Williams, V., Deane, F.P., Oades, L.G, Crowe, T.P., Ciarrochi, J. & Andresen. R. (2015). A cluster-randomised controlled trial of values-based training to promote autonomously held recovery values in mental health workers Implementation Science, 11: 13. Published online 2016 Feb 2. doi: 10.1186/s13012-015-0363-5
Vella-Brodrick, D. A., Rickard, N. S., Hattie, J., Cross, D., & Chin, T-C. (November 2015). An Evaluation of Year 10 Positive Education at Geelong Grammar School: Findings from 2014. The University Of Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
P Williams, ML Kern, L Waters (2015). Psychology of Well-Being, A Longitudinal Examination of the Association Between Psychological Capital, Perception of Organizational Virtues and Work Happiness in School Staff. Background Developing employee wellbeing has recently been recognized as an important way to improve organizational performance. Sloan's (1987) dual-intervention approach suggests that employee wellbeing can be developed bottom-up, by improving employee ...
Le Boutillier C, Slade M, Lawrence V, Bird V, Chandler R, Farkas M, Harding C, Larsen J, Oades L, Roberts G, Shepherd G, Thornicroft G, Williams J, Leamy M (2015) Competing priorities: staff perspectives on supporting recovery, Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 42, 429-438
Rusk, R., & Waters, L. (2015). Exploring the underlying components of positive psychology interventions: Five domains of positive function. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10 (2), 141-152 Download publication
Kern, M., Waters, L., Adler, A., & White, M. (2015). A multifaceted approach to measuring wellbeing in students: Application of the PERMA framework. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10, 262-271. Download publication
Rusk, R., Vella-Brodrick, D., & Waters, L. (2015). Theoretical components of appreciative functioning and how they relate to existing measurement scales. Psychology of Wellbeing: Theory, Research and Practise, 5(1) Download publication
Heled, E., Somech, A., & Waters, L., (2015). Psychological capital as a team phenomenon: Mediating the relationship between learning climate and outcomes at the individual and team levels. Journal of Positive Psychology Download publication
BOOK: White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer Press. Springer Press, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5 (Mathew White, Honorary Senior Fellow, Positive Psychology Centre)
White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Building a Positive Institution. In White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell.., pp. 1-26. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_1 (Mathew White, Honorary Senior Fellow, Positive Psychology Centre)
McCall, T., Waters., L., & White, M. (2015). A Comparison Between Theological Christian Approaches to Wisdom and Peterson and Seligman's Classification of Character Strengths and Virtues. In White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell., pp. 27-41. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_2 (Lea Waters, Positive Psychology Centre; Mathew White, Honorary Senior Fellow, Positive Psychology Centre)
Waters, L., White, M., Wang, L., & Murray, S. (2015). Leading whole-school change. In White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell., pp. 43-63. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_3 (Lea Waters, Positive Psychology Centre; (Mathew White, Honorary Senior Fellow, Positive Psychology Centre)
Kern, M., Waters., L., Adler., A., & White, M., (2015). Measuring Whole School Well-being in Students and Staff. In White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell., pp. 65-91. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_4 (Margaret Kern, Positive Psychology Centre; Lea Waters, Positive Psychology Centre; Mathew White, Honorary Senior Fellow, Positive Psychology Centre)
Alford, Z., & White, M. (2015). Positive Schools Psychology. In White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer Press. Springer, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell., pp. 93-109. Doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_5 (Mathew White, Honorary Senior Fellow, Positive Psychology Centre)
Waters, L., & White, M. (2015). Strengths-based approach in the classroom and staffroom. In White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell., pp. 111-133. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_6 (Lea Waters; Mathew White, Honorary Senior Fellow, Positive Psychology Centre)
White, M., Vrodos, J., & McNeil, T. (2015). Student Leadership, Well-Being and Service: Integrating Appreciative Inquiry, Strengths and Leadership. In White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell., pp. 151-165. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_8 (Mathew White, Honorary Senior Fellow, Positive Psychology Centre)
White, M., & Murray, S. (2015). Future Directions in Well-being. In White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer. Springer Press, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell., pp. 167-175. DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_9 (Mathew White, Honorary Senior Fellow, Positive Psychology Centre)
Waters, L. (2015). The relationship between strength-based parenting with children's stress levels and strength-based coping approaches, Psychology, 6(6), 689-699.
Waters, L., Hall, D., & Briscoe, J. (2015). Protean careers: Existing and emerging evidence. In Ronald J. Burke., Cary L. Cooper & Kathryn M. Page (Eds.), Flourishing in life, work, and careers: Individual wellbeing and career experiences. (pp. 235-260). Edward Elgar Publishing. (Lea Waters, Centre for Positive Psychology)
Waters, L., & White, M. (2015). Case study of a school wellbeing initiative: Using appreciative inquiry to support positive change. International Journal of Wellbeing, 5(1), 19-32. doi:10.5502/ijw.v5i1.2 Download publication
Eichstaedt, J.C., Schwartz, H.A., Kern, M.L., Park, G., Labarthe, D.R., Merchant, R.M., Jha, S., Agrawal, M., Dziurzynski, L.A., Sap, M., Weeg, C., Larson, E.E., Ungar, L.H., & Seligman, M.E.P., (2015), Psychological Language on Twitter Predicts County-Level Heart Disease Mortality, Psychological Science 26(2), 159-169., doi:10.1177/0956797614557867.
Kern, M. L., Adler, A., Waters, L. E., & White, M. A. (2015). Measuring whole-school well-being in students and staff. In Evidence-Based Approaches in Positive Education: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-Being in Schools (pp. 65-91). doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_4
Kern, M. L., & Friedman, H. S. (2015). Health Psychology. In T. Widiger (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of the Five Factor Model (1st ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199352487.013.2
Oades, L.G. & Patterson, F. (in press, accepted March 2015). Experience Cycle Methodology: A qualitative method to understand the process of revising personal constructs. Wiley Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology. Chichester: Wiley.
Waters, L. E., White, M. A., Wang, L., & Simon Murray, A. (2015). Leading whole-school change. In Evidence-Based Approaches in Positive Education: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-Being in Schools (pp. 43-63). doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9667-5_3
Waters, L., Hall, D., Wang, L., & Briscoe, J. (2015). Protean career orientation: a review of existing and emerging research. In R. Burke, K. Page, & C. Cooper (Eds.), Flourishing in Life, Work and Careers: Individual Wellbeing and Career Experiences (1 ed., pp. 235-260). UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Building a Positive Institution. In White, M. & Murray, S. (2015). Evidence-based Approaches to Positive Education in Schools: Implementing a Strategic Framework for Well-being in Schools. Springer, Netherlands. Series Editor Ilona Boniwell, pp. 1-26. Doi: 10.1007/978-94-017
Waters, L. (forthcoming). Positive Psychology and Parenting. In Rosina McAlpine (Ed.) Inspired Children II: How the leading minds of today raise their children. Darlington Press.
Waters, L., Sun, J., Aarch, A., & Cotton, A. (forthcoming, 2015). Positive Education: Visible wellbeing and the five domains of positive functioning. In M Slade., L Oades., & A Jarden (Eds). Wellbeing, recovery and mental health. (Chapter 13; pp 235-260). Cambridge University Press.
Brunzell, T., Stokes, H., & Waters, L. (2015). Trauma-Informed Positive Education: Using Positive Psychology to Strengthen Vulnerable Students. Contemporary School Psychology, 19(3), 1-21. doi:10.1007/s40688-015-0070-x
Brunzell, T., Waters, L., & Stokes, H. (2015). Teaching with Strengths in Trauma-Affected Students: A New Approach to Healing and Growth in the Classroom. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 85(1), 3-9. doi:10.1037/ort0000048
Delbosc, A., & Vella-Brodrick, D. (2015). The role of transport in supporting the autonomy of young adults. Transportation Research Part F - Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 33, 97-105. doi:10.1016/j.trf.2015.03.011
Farber, R. S., Kern, M. L., & Brusilovsky, E. (2015). Integrating the ICF With Positive Psychology: Factors Predicting Role Participation for Mothers With Multiple Sclerosis. Rehabilitation Psychology, 60(2), 169-178. doi:10.1037/rep0000023
Kern, M. L., Waters, L. E., Adler, A., & White, M. A. (2015). A multidimensional approach to measuring well-being in students: Application of the PERMA framework. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10(3), 262-271. doi:10.1080/17439760.2014.936962
Kern, M. L., & Bowling, D. S. (2015). Character strengths and academic performance in law students. Journal of Research in Personality, 55, 25-29. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2014.12.003
Khaw, D & Kern, M. (2015). A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the PERMA Model of Well-Being. Undergraduate Journal of Psychology at Berkeley.
Park, G., Schwartz, H. A., Sap, M., Kern, M. L., Weingarten, E., Eichstaedt, J. C., Berger, J., Stilwell, D., Kosinski, M., Ungar, L & Seligman, M. E. (2016). Living in the Past, Present, and Future: Measuring Temporal Orientation with Language. Journal of Personality. doi:10.1111/jopy.12239
Le Boutillier, C., Slade, M., Lawrence, V., Bird, V. J., Chandler, R., Farkas, M., Harding, C., Larsen, J., Oades, L., Roberts, G., Shepherd, G., Thornicroft, G., Williams, J., & Leamy, M. (2015). Competing Priorities: Staff Perspectives on Supporting Recovery. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 42(4), 429-438. doi:10.1007/s10488-014-0585-x
Magee, C, Gordon, R., Robinson, L., Reis, S., Caputi, P, Oades, L. (2015) Distinct workplace bullying experiences and sleep quality: A person-centred approach, Personality and Individual Differences, 87, 200-205. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.08.004
Martin, L.S., Oades, L.G., Caputi, P. (2015).Clients experience of intentional personality change coaching. International Coaching Psychology Review, 10, 1.
Park, G., Schwartz, H. A., Eichstaedt, J. C., Kern, M. L., Kosinski, M., Stillwell, D. J., Ungar, L., & Seligman, M. E. (2015). Automatic personality assessment through social media language. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108(6), 934-952. doi:10.1037/pspp0000020
Patston, T., & Waters, L. (2015). Positive Instruction in Music Studios: Introducing a New Model for Teaching Studio Music in Schools Based upon Positive Psychology. Psychology of Well-Being, 5(10). doi:10.1186/s13612-015-0036-9
Quinlan, D. M., Swain, N., Cameron, C., & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2015). How 'other people matter' in a classroom-based strengths intervention: Exploring interpersonal strategies and classroom outcomes. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10(1), 77-89. doi:10.1080/17439760.2014.920407
Rickard, N. S., Chin, T. C., & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2015). Cortisol Awakening Response as an Index of Mental Health and Well-Being in Adolescents. Journal of Happiness Studies, 1-14. doi:10.1007/s10902-015-9706-9
Rusk, R. D., Vella-Brodrick, D. A., & Waters, L. (2015). Gratitude or Gratefulness? A Conceptual Review and Proposal of the System of Appreciative Functioning. Journal of Happiness Studies. doi:10.1007/s10902-015-9675-z
Rusk, R. D., & Waters, L. (2015). A psycho-social system approach to well-being: Empirically deriving the Five Domains of Positive Functioning. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10(2), 141-152. doi:10.1080/17439760.2014.920409.
Rusk, R., Vella-Brodrick, D., & Waters, L. (2015).Theoretical components of appreciative Functioning and how they relate to existing measurement scales. Psychology of Wellbeing: Theory, Research and Practise, 5(1).
Slade, M., Bird, V., Le Boutillier, C., Farkas, M., Grey, B., Larsen, J., Leamy, M., Oades, L & Williams, J. (in press, accepted Oct 2015). Development of the REFOCUS intervention to increase mental health team support for personal recovery The British Journal of Psychiatry, doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.155978
Slemp, G. R., Kern, M. L., & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2015). Workplace Well-Being: The Role of Job Crafting and Autonomy Support. Psychology of Well-Being, 5(7), 1-17. doi:10.1186/s13612-015-0034-y
Waters, L., & White, M. (2015). Case study of a school wellbeing initiative: Using appreciative inquiry to support positive change. International Journal of Wellbeing, 5(1), 19-32. doi:10.5502/ijw.v5i1.2
White, M. A., & Waters, L. E. (2015). A case study of 'The Good School:' Examples of the use of Peterson's strengths-based approach with students. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10(1), 69-76. doi:10.1080/17439760.2014.920408
Williams, K., Kern, M., & Waters, L. (2015). A Longitudinal Examination of the Association Between Psychological Capital, Perception of Organizational Virtues and Work Happiness in School Staff. Psychology of Well-Being, 5(5), 1-18. doi:10.1186/s13612-015-0032-0
Williams, V., Oades, L.G., Deane, F.P, Crowe, T.P, Ciarrochi, J, & Andresen, R. Enhancing recovery orientation within mental health services: Expanding the utility of values (in press, accepted Sept 2015). Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice.
Schwartz, H. A., Park, G., Sap, M., Weingarten, E., Eichstaedt, J., Kern, M., Stilwell, D., Kosinski, M., Berger, J., Seligman, M & Ungar, L. H. (2015). Extracting human temporal orientation language from Facebook language. In 2015 Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics – Human Language Technologies (NAACL HLT 2015) (pp. 409-419). Stroudsburg, PA, USA: Association for Computational L. Retrieved from https://www.aclweb.org/
Waters, L. (2015). The Relationship between Strength-Based Parenting with Children’s Stress Levels and Strength-Based Coping Approaches, Psychology, 6, 689-699. View.