Here are the references from Chris Johnstone’s book Seven Ways to Build Resilience (Robinson, London, 2019). The weblinks listed in the book were accessed Feb and March 2018. Some of these are no longer working. Chris is in the process of including clickable links where available – this should be ready soon, and he will add update notes here from time to time.
Introduction
1) Daily Express (28 August 2016): see https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk /704180/Richard-Branson-accident (link not current).
2) L. Leppin et al., ‘The Efficacy of Resiliency Training Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials’, PLoS ONE 9: 10 (2014): e111420. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111420
3) Gillham,KarenJ.Reivich,LisaH.JaycoxandMartinE.P.Seligman, ‘Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in Schoolchildren: Two-Year Follow -Up’, Psychological Science, vol. 6, no. 6 (November 1995), pp. 343–351.
4) Martin E.P. Seligman, Peter Schulman, Alyssa M. Tryon, ‘Group preven- tion of depression and anxiety symptoms’, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45 (2007), pp. 1111–1126.
5) See Martin Seligman, Flourish (London, Nicholas Brealey, 2011), p. 127.
6) Harms, M. Herian, D. Krasikova, A. Vanhove and P. Lester, ‘Report #4: Evaluation of Resilience Training and Mental and Behavioral Outcomes’, The Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Program Evaluation, 4: 19 (2013). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcon- tent.cgi?article=1009&context=pdharms
7) Robertson,C.Cooper,M.SarkarandT.Curran,‘Resiliencetraininginthe workplace from 2003 to 2014: A systematic review’, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, vol. 88, issue 3 (2015), p. 533–562.
8) For a good short introduction to this concept, see Miriam Akhtar, What is Post-Traumatic Growth, (London, Watkins, 2017).
9) A. Bell and T. D’Zurilla, ‘Problem-solving therapy for depression: A meta- analysis’, Clinical Psychology Review, Volume 29, Issue 4, June 2009, p. 348–353. 321
Chapter One
1.) See Giles Duley, One Second of Light (London, Benway Publishing, 2015).
2) Described by Gile sDuley in his TEDx talk at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=5qdZybH-LnI
3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Rohingya_refugee_crisis, accessed 5 January 2017.
4) Concise Oxford Dictionary, 12th edition (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2011).
5) Giles Duley, ‘I lost three limbs in Afghanistan but had to go back,’ Observer, 10 February 2013, https://www.theguardian.com/artandde- sign/2013/feb/10/gilehiss-duley-photography-amputee-afghanistan
6) Andrew Zolli and Ann Marie Healy, Resilience (London, Headline Business Plus, 2012).
7) Stephen’s story is told at http://stephensstory.co.uk
8) Stephen Sutton, Stephen’s Story (Kindle book Magic Future, 2014).
Chapter Two
1.) Carol Dweck, Mindset,2nd edition (London, Robinson, 2017).
2) For review see Christie Blazer, ‘How students’ beliefs about their intel- ligence influence their academic performance’, Information Capsule Research Services, vol. 1012 (June 2011): http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext /ED536502.pdf
3) Adapted from Dweck, Mindset, cit.
4) Maguire, Woollett, & Spiers, ‘London taxi drivers and bus drivers: a structural MRI and neuropsychological analysis’, Hippocampus, 16: 12 (2006); pp. 1091–101.
5) Janina Boyke, Joenna Driemeyer, Christian Gaser, Christian Büchel and Arne May, ‘Training-Induced Brain Structure Changes in the Elderly’, Journal of Neuroscience, 28: 28 (9 July 2008), pp. 7031–7035; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0742-08.2008
6) Quoted in ‘Can you grow new brain cells?’, Harvard Men’s Health Watch (September 2016), https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/ can-you-grow-new-brain-cells
7) Alvaro Fernandez and Elkhonon Goldberg, ‘Neuroplasticity’, https:// sharpbrains.com/resources/1-brain-fitness-fundamentals/neuroplasti- city-the-potential-for-lifelong-brain-development/
8) Lee,YeagerandJamieson,‘HowtoImproveAdolescentStressResponses’,Psychological Science, 27: 8 (August 2016), pp. 1078–91.
9) Discussed by Jan Hoffman in ‘Teaching Teenagers to Cope with Social Stress’, New York Times (29 September 2016), https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/health/teenagers-stress-coping-skills.html
10) SeeChrisJohnstone,FindYourPower,2ndEdition(EastMeon,Permanent Publications, 2010).
11) Gabrielle Oetingen, ‘Future Thought and Behaviour Change’, European Review of Social Psychology, 23 (2012), pp. 1–63.
12) Heidi Grant Halvorson, Succeed (New York, Plume, 2012), p. 24.
Chapter Three
1) http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/coldsandflu/Pages/Preventionandcure. aspx, accessed November 2017, and widely quoted by other health websites. Page taken down when revisited February 2018.
2) Sheldon Cohen, ‘The Pittsburgh Common Cold Studies: Psychosocial Predictors of Susceptibility to Respiratory Infectious Illness’, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 12, no. 3 (2005), pp. 123–131.
3) Sheldon Cohen et al., ‘Positive emotional style predicts resistance to illness after experimental exposure to rhinovirus or influenza A virus’, Psychosomatic Medicine, 68 (2006), pp. 809–815.
4) C. Nieman, D. A. Henson, M. D. Austin et al., ‘Upper respiratory tract infection is reduced in physically fit and active adults’, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45 (2011), pp. 987–992.
5) ,‘SleepHabitsandSusceptibilitytotheCommon Cold’, Archives of Internal Medicine, 169: 1 (12 January 2009), pp. 62–67.
6) Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness (London, Nicholas Brealey, 2003), p.45.
7) Seligman, Authentic Happiness, op. cit., p. 47.
8) See https://www.genome.gov/19016904/faq-about-genetic-and-genomic -science/
9) Emmy Werner and Ruth Smith, ‘Resilience and Recovery: Findings from the Kauai Longitudinal Study’, FOCAL POiNT: Research, Policy, and Practice in Children’s Mental Health, vol. 19, no. 1 (Summer 2005), pp. 11–14.
10) ‘Even mild dehydration affects mood, energy level and ability to think clearly’ (18 February 2012), at https://www.news-medical.net/news/ 20120218/Even-mild-dehydration-affects-mood-energy-level-and-abil- ity-to-think-clearly.aspx
11) Quoted by Denis Campbell, ‘Half of fizzy drinks have more sugar in one can than adult daily limit,’ Guardian (15 November 2016): https://www. theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/jun/12/how-much-sugar-is-in- your-fizzy-drink
12) Dr Mehmet Oz, at https://www.sharecare.com/health/energy-boosters /how-sugar-affect-energy-level
13) J. Schoenthaler, ‘The Northern California diet-behavior program: An empirical examination of 3,000 incarcerated juveniles in Stanislaus County Juvenile Hall’, International Journal of Biosocial Research, 5: 2 (1983), pp. 99–106.
14) B. Gesch et al., ‘Influence of supplementary vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids on the antisocial behaviour of young adult prison- ers. Randomised, placebo-controlled trial’, British Journal of Psychiatry, 181: 1 (July 2002), pp. 22-28.
15) T. Akbaraly et al., ‘Dietary pattern and depressive symptoms in middle age’, British Journal of Psychiatry, 195: 5 (October 2009), pp.408- 413. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19880930
16) Dr Mike Evans, ‘231⁄2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo
17) Jim Loe and Tony Schwartz, On Form (London, Nicholas Brealey, 2003), p.175.
18) Quoted in Sarah Klein, ‘13 All-Natural Ways To Fall Asleep Faster’, Huffington Post, https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/natural-sleep- aids_n_3882229
Chapter Four
1) Jonathan Rottenberg, ‘The Depression Epidemic will not be televised,’ Huffington Post(22 May 2014), https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jona- than-rottenberg/the-depression-epidemic-will-not-be-televised_b_ 5367479.html
2) Interview with Allan Horwitz and Jerome Wakefield, ‘Is there really an epidemic of depression?,’ Scientific American, https://www.scientifi- camerican.com/article/really-an-epidemic-of-depression/
3) Clare Wilson, ‘High antidepressant use could lead to UK public health disaster,’ New Scientist (12 May 2016), https://www.newscientist.com/ article/2087949-high-antidepressant-use-could-lead-to-uk-public- health-disaster/
4) Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive (Edinburgh, Canongate, 2015). p.3.
5) World Health Organization, Problem Management Plus (PM+), http:// www.who.int/mental_health/emergencies/problem_management_ plus/en/
6) S. Lewis, quoted at http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/25736. html
Chapter Five
1) DanielGoleman,EmotionalIntelligence(London,Bloomsbury,1996),p.53.
2) See Dr Laurie Leitch, ‘The Nervous System and Resilience’, at https:// www.thresholdglobalworks.com/pdfs/nervous-system-and-resilience. pdf
3) Dr Laurie Leitch, described in personal communication when inter viewed by author.
4) ImagesadaptedfromLeitch,‘TheNervousSystemandResilience’,op.cit.
5) Goleman, Emotional Intelligence, op. cit., p.18.
6) R. Damasio et al., ‘Subcortical and cortical brain activity during the feeling of self-generated emotions’, Nature Neuroscience, 3, pp. 1049–1056.
7) Stephen Joseph, What Makes Us Stronger (London, Piatkus, 2013).
8) Martin Seligman, Flourish, cit., p. 127.
9) Dr Clay Cook, EdX Course ‘Becoming a resilient person’: https://www. org/course/becoming-resilient-person-science-stress-uwashing- tonx-ecfs311x-0
10) Kircanski, M. Lieberman and M. Craske, ‘Feelings Into Words: Contributions of Language to Exposure Therapy’, Psychological Science, 23: 10 (1 October 2012), pp. 1086–1091.
11) Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone, Active Hope (Novato, California, New World Library, 2012).
12) For a good introduction, see Russ Harris, ACT Made Simple (Oakland, California, New Harbinger, 2009).
13) George A. Bonanno et al., ‘What Predicts Psychological Resilience After Disaster? The Role of Demographics, Resources, and Life Stress,’ Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 75, No. 5 (2007), pp. 671–682.
14) George Everly and Jeffrey Lating, The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid (Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017).
Chapter Six
1) A. Russell, ‘A circumplex model of affect’, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39 (1980), pp. 1161–1178.
2) John Kabat-Zinn, ‘What is mindfulness?’: https://www.psychalive.org/ what-is-mindfulness/
3) Daphne David andJeffrey Hayes, ‘What are the benefits of Mindfulness?’ Monitor on Psychology, vol. 43, no. 7 (July/August 2012), http://www.apa. org/monitor/2012/07-08/ce-corner.aspx
4) StacyLu, ‘Mindfulness holds promise for treating depression,’ Monitor on Psychology, vol. 46, no.3 (2015), p.50, http://www.apa.org/monitor/2015 /03/cover-mindfulness.aspx
5) Denise Williams, ‘Rumination: The danger of dwelling,’ BBC News Magazine (17 October 2013), http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24444431
6) Mark Williams and Danny Penman, Mindfulness (London, Piatkus, 2011), p.5.
7) ibid, p.4.
8) ShawnAchor,‘TheHappinessDividend’,HarvardBusinessReview(23June 2011), https://hbr.org/2011/06/the-happiness-dividend
9) Ö.Schäfer,E.Naumann,E.A.Holmes,B.Tuschen-Caffier,A.C.Samson, ‘Emotion Regulation Strategies in Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Youth: A Meta-Analytic Review’, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46: 2 (2017), pp. 261–276.
10) W.PennebakerandR.C.O’Heeron,‘Confidinginothersandillnessrate among spouses of suicide and accidental-death victims’, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 93: 4 (1984), pp. 473–476.
11) W.PennebakerandS.K.Beall,‘Confrontingatraumaticevent:toward an understanding of inhibition and disease,’ Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 95: 3 (1986), pp. 274–281.
12) Karen A. Baikie and Kay Wilhelm, ‘Emotional and physical health bene- fits of expressive writing’, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 11: 5 (August 2005), pp. 338–346.
13) James W. Pennebaker, ‘Writing about Emotional Experiences as a Therapeutic Process’, Psychological Science, vol. 8, no. 3 (May 1997), pp. 162–166.
14) For example, see G. Ramirez and S. L. Beilock, ‘Writing about testing worries boosts exam performance in the classroom,’ Science, 331 (2011), 211–213.
15) Daeun Park et al., ‘The Role of Expressive Writing in Math Anxiety’, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, vol. 20, no. 2 (2014), pp. 103–111.
16) Martin Wolgast and Lars-Gunnar Lundh, ‘Is Distraction an Adaptive or Maladaptive Strategy for Emotion Regulation? A Person-Oriented Approach’, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 39, issue 1 (March 2017), pp. 117–127.
17) KarenReivich,‘Howtoraiseanoptimisticchild’(4August2009),https:/ /www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/how-to-raise-an-optimis- tic-child/
18) Barbara L. Fredrickson, ‘The Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions’, Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, vol. 359, no. 1449 (29 September 2004), pp. 1367–1378.
19) ,‘PositivePsychologyProgress,EmpiricalValidation of Interventions’, American Psychologist, vol. 60, no. 5 (2005), pp. 410–421.
20) Jo Barton and Jules Pretty, ‘What is the Best Dose of Nature and Green Exercise for Improving Mental Health? A Multi-Study Analysis,’ Environmental Science Technology, 44: 10 (2010), pp 3947–3955.
21) S. Ulrich, ‘View through a window may influence recovery from surgery’, Science, 224: 4647 (27 April 1984), pp. 420-1.
22) Stephanie Pappas, ‘Oxytocin: Facts About the “Cuddle Hormone” ’, Live Science (4 June 2015), https://www.livescience.com/42198-what-is- oxytocin.html
23) Alexandra Sifferlin, ‘Our Brains Immediately Judge People,’ Time Health (6 August 2014), http://time.com/3083667/brain-trustworthiness/
Chapter Seven
1) Thomas J. Watson, https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Watson
2) Quoted by Sean Billings, ‘The Importance of Failure’ (14 March 2017), https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/importance-failure-why-we-should- afraid-anyone-whos-never-billings/
3) Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within (London, Simon and Schuster, 1992), p. 78.
4) Edward de Bono, De Bono’s Thinking Course (Harlow, BBC Active, Pearson Education, 2006), p. 58.
5) R. Brewin and J. Firth-Cozens, ‘Dependency and self-criticism as predicting depression in young doctors’, Journal of Occupational Health (APA), 2: 3 (1997), pp. 242–6.
6) Vandevala et al., ‘Psychological rumination and recovery from work in intensive care professionals: associations with stress, burnout, depression and health’, Journal of Intensive Care, 5: 16 (2 February 2017).
7) Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatté, The Resilience Factor, (New York, Broadway Books, 2002), p. 65.
8) Seligman, Authentic Happiness, op. cit., p.288.
Chapter Eight
1) Jack Kornfield, interviewed in Lucinda Watson, How They Achieved (New York, John Wiley, 2001).
2) Necker Cube, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necker_cube
3) These are from the Life Orientation Test: see M. F. Scheier, C. S. Carver and M. W. Bridges, ‘Distinguishing optimism from neuroticism (and trait anxiety, self-mastery, and self-esteem): A re-evaluation of the Life Orientation Test’, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67 (1994), pp. 1063–1078.
4) M. Kleiman et al., ‘Optimism and well-being: a prospective multi- method and multi-dimensional examination of optimism as a resilience factor following the occurrence of stressful life events, Cognition and Emotion, 31: 2 (February 2017), pp. 269–283.
5) Seligman, Authentic Happiness, op. cit., p. 88.
6) ibid, p. 93.
7) ibid, p. 95.
8) Karen Reivich, described in her excellent online course ‘Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills’, https://www.coursera.org/learn/positive-psychology-resilience
Chapter Nine
1) ListofBridgeFailures.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listof _bridge_failures
2) Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Are We Working Harder Than Ever? (London, CIPD, 2014).
3) The Radicati Group, Email Statistics Report 2015–2019, https://www.radi- cati.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Email-Statistics-Report- 2015-2019-Executive-Summary.pdf
4) With thanks to Patricia Ezechie, https://www.patriciaezechie.com
5) M. Hunter and C. Wu, ‘Give me a better break: Choosing workday break activities to maximize resource recovery’, Journal of Applied Psychology, 101: 2 (2016), pp. 302-311.
6) Atsunori Ariga and Alejandro Lleras, ‘Brief and rare mental “breaks” keep you focused: Deactivation and reactivation of task goals pre-empt vigilance decrements,’ Cognition, vol. 118, issue 3 (March 2011), pp. 439-443.
7) Alejandro Lleras, quoted in ‘Brief diversions vastly improve focus, researchers find,’ Science Daily (8 February 2011), https://www.science- com/releases/2011/02/110208131529.htm
8) See https://www.startstanding.org/sitting-new-smoking/
9) Hannah Steinberg et al., ‘Exercise enhances creativity independently of mood,’ British Journal of Sports Medicine, 31 (1997), pp. 240–245.
10) Budde et al., ‘Acute coordinative exercise improves attentional performance in adolescents,’ Neuroscience Letters, 22: 441(2) (August 2008), pp. 219–23.
11) Berman,J.JonidesandS.Kaplan.‘TheCognitiveBenefitsofInteracting With Nature’, Psychological Science, vol. 19, issue 12 (2008), pp. 1207-1212.
12) Gladwell et al., ‘The great outdoors: how a green exercise environ- ment can benefit all,’ Extreme Physiology & Medicine, 2:3 (2013).
13) Tom Rath and Jim Harter, Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements (NewYork, Gallup Press, 2010).
14) LovatoandL.Lack,‘Theeffectsofnappingoncognitivefunctioning’,Progress in Brain Research, 185 (2010), pp. 155–66.
15) Leslie Perlow and Jessica Porter, ‘Making Time Off Predictable – and Required’, Harvard Business Review (October 2009), https://hbr.org/2009 /10/making-time-off-predictable-and-required
Chapter Ten
1) See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV3gMTOEWt8
2) See ‘The Pareto Principle’, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Pareto_principle
3) Eslam et al., ‘The Effectiveness o fAssertiveness Training on the Levels of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression of High School Students’, Iran Red Crescent Medical Journal, 18: 1 (January 2016).
4) A. Karakaş and A. Okanli, ‘The Effect of Assertiveness Training on the Mobbing That Nurses Experience’, Workplace Health Safety, 63: 10 (October 2015), pp. 446-51.
5) ‘This Month’s Expert: Motivational Interviewing by William Miller, ’, https://pro.psychcentral.com/this-months-expert-motivational- interviewing-by-william-miller-phd/
6) Rubak, A. Sandbæk, T. Lauritzen and B. Christensen, ‘Motivational interviewing: A systematic review and meta-analysis’, British Journal of General Practice, 55 (2005), pp. 305–312.
7) See https://www2.fgcu.edu/studentservices/StudentConduct/files/ E.S.C._Script.pdf
Chapter Eleven
- Chris Hadfield, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth (London, Pan Books, 2015), p. 54.
- ibid, p. 61.
- Mark King, ‘30 million UK adults have not made a will’, Guardian (23 October 2010), https://www.theguardian.com/money/2010/oct/23/ making-will-dying-intestate
- A well-known example is Rhonda Byrne, The Secret (London, Simon and Schuster, 2008).
- Seligman, Authentic Happiness, op. cit., p.288.
- Wilkinson and R. Kupers, ‘Living in the futures’, Harvard Business Review (May 2013).
- Adam Kahane, Transformative Scenario Planning (San Francisco, Berrett- Koehler Publishers, 2012), p. 5.
- Laura King, ‘The Health Benefits of Writing about Life Goals’, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27: 7 (July 2001), pp. 798–807.
- Lucy Hone, Resilience Grieving (New York, The Experiment Publishing, 2017).
- ibid, p. 228.
- ibid, p. 19.
- ibid, p.21.
- Lucy Hone, personal communication, 16 Sept 2018.
- Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Boston, MA, Shambhala Publications, 2005), p.10.
Chapter Twelve
- Claire Robertson-Kraft and Angela Lee Duckworth, ‘True Grit: Trait- Level Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals Predicts Effectiveness and Retention Among Novice Teachers,’ Teachers College Record, vol. 116 (March 2014).
- Deborah Perkins-Gough, ‘The Significance of Grit: A Conversation with Angela Lee Duckworth’, Educational Leadership, vol. 71, no. 1 (September 2013), p. 14–20.
- Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers (London, Penguin, 2009), p. 246.
- http://www.twoquotes.org/einstein-all.html
- Seligman, Authentic Happiness, op. cit., p. 88.
- Mitchell,J.EdwardRussoandNancyPennington,‘Backtothe Future: Temporal Perspective in the Explanation of Events’, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 2 (1989), pp. 25–38.
Chapter Thirteen
- BellandT.D’Zurilla,‘Problem-solvingtherapyfordepression:Ameta- analysis’, Clinical Psychology Review, vol. 29, issue 4 (June 2009), pp. 348–353.
- Gail Matthews, see https://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/study- highlights-strategies-for-achieving-goals
Chapter Fourteen
- SeePeterShaw,Hole:KidnappedinGeorgia(PembrokeDock,AccentPress, 2006), p. 167.
- Susan Davidson and Phil Rossall, Age UK Loneliness Evidence Review (July
2015), https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/ reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/health–wellbeing/rb_ june15_lonelines_in_later_life_evidence_review.pdf
- Haroon Siddique, ‘Half a million older people spend every day alone, poll shows,’ Guardian(6 January 2017), https://www.theguardian.com/ society/2017/jan/06/half-a-million-older-people-spend-every-day- alone-poll-shows
- Miller Mcpherson et al., ‘Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades’, American Sociological Review, 71: 3 (June 2006), pp. 353–375.
- John Cacioppo,Psychology Today (12 December 2008), https://www. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/connections/200812/easing-your-way- out-loneliness
- ,‘Self-TalkandSportsPerformance:AMeta -Analysis’, Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6: 4 (2011), pp. 348–356.
- R. Zastowny, D. S. Kirschenbaum and A. L. Meng, ‘Coping skills train- ing for children: Effects on distress before, during, and after hospitaliza- tion for surgery’, Health Psychology, 5: 3 (1986), pp. 231–247.
- See http://www.viacharacter.org
- Martin Seligman et al., ‘Positive Psychology Progress, Empirical Validation of Interventions’, American Psychologist, vol. 60, no. 5 (2005), 410–421.
- See http://www.evworthington-forgiveness.com/reach-forgiveness-of -others/
Chapter Fifteen
- Gerin, C. Pieper, R. Levy and T. G. Pickering, ‘Social support in social interaction: a moderator of cardiovascular reactivity’, Psychosomatic Medicine (May/June 1992).
- Vaillant study, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Study
- Sheldon Cohen, ‘Social Relationships and Health’, American Psychologist (November 2004), pp. 676–684.
- Rosengren,K.Orth-Gomer,H.WedelandL.Wilhelmsen,‘Stressfullife events, social support, and mortality in men born in 1933’, British Medical Journal, 307 (1993), pp. 1102–1105.
- TomRathandJimHarter,Wellbeing(NewYork,GallupPress,2010),p.41.
- Stephanie L. Brown, Randolph M. Nesse, Amiram D. Vinokur and Dylan M. Smith, ‘Providing Social Support May Be More Beneficial Than Receiving It: Results From a Prospective Study of Mortality,’ Psychological Science, 14, issue 4 (2003), pp. 320–327.
- Sybil Carrère, Kim T. Buehlman, John M. Gottman, James A. Coan and Lionel Ruckstuhl, ‘Predicting marital stability and divorce in newlywed couples’, Journal of Family Psychology, vol. 14: 1 (March 2000), pp. 42-58.
- GottmanandR.Levenson,‘ATwo-FactorModelforPredictingWhena Couple Will Divorce: Exploratory Analyses Using 14-Year Longitudinal Data,’ Family Process, 41 (2002), pp. 83–96.
- See https://www.gottman.com/about/the-gottman-method/. I also recommend the video ‘How to Make Relationships Work’, available to buy at the Gottmans’ website at https://www.gottman.com/product/ how-to-make-relationships-work/
- Gable,GianC.GonzagaandAmyStrachman,‘WillYouBeThere for Me When Things Go Right? Supportive Responses to Positive Event Disclosures,’ Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 91, no. 5 (2006), pp. 904–917.
Chapter Sixteen
- NicolaBanningandChrisJohnstone,‘Fromcounsellingroomtotraining room’, Counselling at Work (Autumn 2010), pp. 2–8.
- Charles Duhigg, ‘What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team’, New York Times Magazine (25 February 2016), https:// www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from- its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html
- George Monbiot, ‘The town that’s found a potent cure for illness – community’, Guardian(21 February 2018), https://www.theguardian. com/commentisfree/2018/feb/21/town-cure-illness-community- frome-somerset-isolation
- Quoted in Health Connections Mendip, Annual Report 2016, https:// healthconnectionsmendip.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hcm- annual-report-2016.pdf, p.11.
- D. Putnam, Better Together (Report of the Saguaro Seminar on Civic Engagement in America, 2000).
- PricewaterhouseCoopers,‘Buildingthecaseforwellness’(2008),https:/ /www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data /file/209547/hwwb-dwp-wellness-report-public.pdf
- See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnstone_v_Bloomsbury_HA
- Tuttleetal.,‘ComparisonofLow-FatVersusMediterranean- Style Dietary Intervention After First Myocardial Infarction’, American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 101, issue 11 (2008), pp. 1523–1530.
- AndrewSimms,‘Ninemealsfromanarchy’,Guardian(11Jan2010),https: //www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/jan/11/nine-meals- anarchy-sustainable-system
- See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_temperature_record and https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/long-term-warming-trend- continued-in-2017-nasa-noaa
- Bill George, Forbes(17 February 2017), https://www.forbes.com/sites/ hbsworkingknowledge/2017/02/17/vuca-2-0-a-strategy-for-steady- leadership-in-an-unsteady-world/#624217e013d8
- ‘World troubles affect parenthood’, BBC News (8 October 2007), http:// news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7033102.stm
- James Gleick, Chaos(New York, Penguin, 1987).
- ‘Stressed Nation: 74% of UK “overwhelmed or unable to cope” at some point in the past year’, Mental Health Foundation (14 May 2018), https:/ /www.mentalhealth.org.uk/news/stressed-nation-74-uk-overwhelmed -or-unable-cope-some-point-past-year
Chapter Seventeen
- Brunner et al., ‘How tree roots respond to drought’, Frontiers in Plant Science, 6: 546 (August 2015), pp. 547.
- Viktor Frankl,Man’s Search for Meaning (New York, Pocket Books, 1985), p. 95.
- Stacey M. Schaefer et al., ‘Purpose in Life Predicts Better Emotional Recovery from Negative Stimuli,’ PLoS One, 13: 8: 11 (November 2013), e80329.
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