Which Positive Psychology Interventions Work Best? with Scott Donaldson

Scott Donaldson is a post-doctoral scholar in evaluation, statistics, and measurement at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine Moores Cancer Centre. Scott’s research focuses on the design, measurement, and evaluation of individual workplace and community-based well-being interventions and has been published in leading journals.

In this week’s episode, we explore which positive psychology interventions have been found to be the most effective in workplaces, and why.

Connect with Scott Donaldson:

• https://www.scottdonaldsonphd.com/

• [03:15] Scott explains what Dr. Seligman’s PERMA theory of wellbeing suggests about caring for our wellbeing.
• [06:20] Scott shares some of the recent concerns about the PERMA wellbeing theory researchers have been discussing.
• [13:10] Scott shares the additional wellbeing factors his research has been uncovering.
• [15:39] Scott explains the impact studies are finding workplace wellbeing can have on workplace outcomes.
• [20:37] Scott shares how different modes of delivery positive psychology interventions have a different impact on outcomes.
• [22:58] Scott explains what his recent meta-analysis has found were the most effective positive psychology interventions for workplaces.
• [25:17] Scott shares what studies are finding about the impact of wellbeing on performance.

• MPPW Podcast on Facebook
• Good Business by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.

Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free!

You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing.

Until next time, take care!  Thank you, Scott!