The Journal of Positive Psychology, Volume 6, Issue 3 (2011)

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Original Articles

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Is a life without meaning satisfying? The moderating role of the search for meaning in satisfaction with life judgments
Michael F. Steger, Shigehiro Oishi & Selin Kesebir
Pages: 173-180
Published online: 26 Sep 2011
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Genetic and environmental influences and covariance among meaning in life, religiousness, and spirituality
Michael F. Steger, Brian M. Hicks, Robert F. Krueger & Thomas J. Bouchard
Pages: 181-191
Published online: 26 Sep 2011
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Finding happiness in negative emotions: An experimental test of a novel expressive writing paradigm
Rebecca J. North, Anushka V. Pai, J. Gregory Hixon & Charles J. Holahan
Pages: 192-203
Published online: 26 Sep 2011
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Strengths interventions in higher education: The effect of identification versus development approaches on implicit self-theory
Michelle C. Louis
Pages: 204-215
Published online: 26 Sep 2011
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Positive emotion is associated with 6-year change in functional status in individuals aged 60 and older
Beverly H. Brummett, Michael A. Babyak, Morten Grønbæk & John C. Barefoot
Pages: 216-223
Published online: 26 Sep 2011
AbstractforPositive emotion is associated with 6-year change in functional status in individuals aged 60 and older | Full Text | References | PDF (103.3 KB)
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Book Reviews

Book Review
The Moral Landscape: How Science can Determine Human Values by Sam Harris
Michael Hogan
Pages: 224-229
Published online: 26 Sep 2011
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Curious?, by Todd Kashdan
Acacia C. Parks
Pages: 230-233
Published online: 26 Sep 2011
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Happiness: unlocking the mysteries of psychological wealth, by Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener
Yuna L. Ferguson
Pages: 234-236
Published online: 26 Sep 2011
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Research Article

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Promoting emotional well-being through the use of humour
Shelley A. Crawford & Nerina J. Caltabiano
Pages: 237-252
Published online: 26 Sep 2011
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