Enhancing Relationships in School Communities: Promoting Cooperative Conflict Resolution and Respect for Cultural Diversity in Schools

Wertheim, Eleanor H.; Freeman, Elizabeth; Trinder, Margot

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“…Thus, it is not surprising that “best lessons” devoted to relationship understanding, communication, and problem‐solving were evident in our data. Indeed, those lessons, as articulated by some of our participants, reflect common ingredients of prevalent marriage and relationship interventions (Hawkins, Blanchard, Baldwin, & Fawcett, ), as well as good communication skills that are widely promoted for well‐being at school (Wertheim, Freeman, & Trinder, ) and in the workplace (Gupta, Boyd, & Kuzmits, ). At a fundamental psychological level, relationships and social contexts are important for human well‐being.…”

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Best Lessons for Well‐being From Psychologists: Implications for the Public and for Psychology

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Boxall

Hodgins

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Australian Psychologist

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Psychological knowledge contributes in many ways to promoting individual and social functioning. Within the discipline, an energetic culture of public education has grown in recent decades with the objective of elucidating the relevance of psychology. There are many examples of translating and communicating psychological science for public consumption. In the current study, we interviewed 30 psychologists to explore their ideas about helping people to live well and be psychological healthy. Through qualitative analysis of transcript data, we identified three “best lessons” for well‐being. The lessons concerned (a) improving relationships, (b) understanding the way that thoughts influence adjustment, and (c) adopting an orientation to self and life that facilitates personal growth. We interpreted these as representing pragmatic wisdom in terms of their content and the process by which interviewees distilled their knowledge and experience. The best lessons can serve as a useful psychological triad for public dissemination. It would also be beneficial for psychologists in training to recognise pragmatic wisdom as a meta‐cognitive process and to develop skills for communicating psychological science to broad audiences.

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confidence: 95%