Fostering Positive Communities: A Scoping Review of Community-Level Positive Psychology Interventions

Montiel, Corentin; Radziszewski, Stephanie; Prilleltensky, Isaac; Houle, Janie

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.720793

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“…There is a growing body of evidence showing that PPIs can help individuals, groups, and institutions to buffer against mental illness, bolster mental health, and build positive processes and capacities to enhance their well-being, personal growth, and development (Carr et al, 2020; Ho et al, 2016; Montiel et al, 2021; Waters et al, 2021). Over the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in PPIs designed to promote positive mental health and optimize human functioning for various population groups and contexts.…”

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Context matters: Sociocultural considerations in the design and implementation of community-based positive psychology interventions in sub-Saharan Africa

Appiah

2022

Culture & Psychology

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Scholars conducting cross-cultural research in mental health often import intervention programs found to be efficacious in one social context (e.g., Western) and directly implement them in other contexts (e.g., African and Asian) without recourse to the sociocultural disparities between the target populations and the theoretical foundations of the constructs and principles underpinning the intervention programs. Such efforts mistakenly assume that positive psychology interventions (PPIs), most of which were developed from Western perspectives and assumed individualistic cultural orientation and value systems, operate equally across all contexts. Drawing on the extant literature and on insights from designing, implementing, and evaluating group-based (mental) health behavior change intervention programs across several communities in Ghana, we discuss some sociocultural, theoretical, and methodological issues that can significantly constrain the design, uptake, and effectiveness of PPIs in the rural, low literate, socioeconomically disadvantaged, highly collectivistic context of Ghana, and sub-Saharan Africa more generally. In all illustrations, we offer suggestions to guide the design and implementation processes to ensure culturally appropriate, highly acceptable, and potentially effective intervention programs. We argue that PPIs can be potentially fructuous in the sub-region when adapted to, or embedded in, the cultural values of the target population and tailored to the needs, capacities, and circumstances of participants.

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Context matters: Sociocultural considerations in the design and implementation of community-based positive psychology interventions in sub-Saharan Africa

Appiah

2022

Culture & Psychology

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“…While no consensus exists regarding the definition of 'community', it can be characterised as a group of people "who share distinctive characteristics associated with common interests or identities" [57]. In the past, PPIs have been implemented with diverse community populations, including elderly people, people with a physical health condition, people with low socio-economic status, families, at-risk groups, unpaid carers of dependent people, and churchgoers [57]. They have been facilitated in person, over the phone, and online.…”

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A Narrative Review of Peer-Led Positive Psychology Interventions: Current Evidence, Potential, and Future Directions

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Positive psychology interventions are an effective means for cultivating flourishing, addressing low levels of wellbeing, and preventing languishing. Peer-led interventions can be a particularly advantageous delivery method of positive psychology interventions, as participants tend to respond more favourably to people that they can identify with personally. Such interventions have been applied in a variety of settings and populations, but the literature on peer-led positive psychology interventions has not yet been summarised. This paper provides a narrative overview of peer-led positive psychology interventions. We reviewed relevant peer-led interventions, assessed the available evidence on their effectiveness, and highlighted promising opportunities for peer-led positive psychology interventions. We found that the majority of the studies were observational in design but showed a high level of acceptability for participants across the reviewed domains. In particular, schools, workplaces, the aged care sector, and community settings are noted as promising target domains for these interventions. However, more studies—particularly high-quality research—will be needed to comprehensively test the effectiveness of peer-led positive psychology interventions. We discuss opportunities for future research in this field.

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“…The differences between positive psychological intervention at the community level and community psychology in terms of values and social change should also be discussed. Even so, community PPI still has great potential value because such intervention can help specific people on a large scale without incurring excessive costs [20].…”

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A Review on Effects of Positive Psychology Interventions on Depression

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2022

Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)

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The rapid development of positive psychology has prompted psychologists to try to create positive interactions from the perspective of positive psychology, so as to help patients with depression. Positive intervention has also been proven to be an effective means of treating depression. This paper reviews the research on the intervention of depression by positive psychological interventions at home and abroad in recent years, and systematically expounds on the origin, form, effect, and influencing factors of positive psychological interventions, aiming to provide a reference for the development of positive psychological interventions and the rehabilitation of patients with depression. The author thinks that it is very important to explore more modelers that affect the effect of PPI on depression and apply them to the actual mental health intervention process in the future.

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Fostering Positive Communities: A Scoping Review of Community-Level Positive Psychology Interventions

Cited by 15 publications

References 92 publications

Context matters: Sociocultural considerations in the design and implementation of community-based positive psychology interventions in sub-Saharan Africa

Context matters: Sociocultural considerations in the design and implementation of community-based positive psychology interventions in sub-Saharan Africa

A Narrative Review of Peer-Led Positive Psychology Interventions: Current Evidence, Potential, and Future Directions

A Review on Effects of Positive Psychology Interventions on Depression

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