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Psychological Formulation, a Critical Viewpoint: Illness Ideology in Disguise (2021)
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Recent years have seen a surge of interest by clinical psychologists in the idea of psychological formulation. Interest in this idea has also been shown by humanistic psychologists as evidenced by a recent issue of this journal, in which formulation... Read More about Psychological Formulation, a Critical Viewpoint: Illness Ideology in Disguise.

Journaling: A More Mindful Approach to Researching a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in a Junior School (2021)
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Mindfulness, often defined as present-moment awareness, has in recent years become a topic of multidisciplinary interest. This article addresses methodological issues for researching mindfulness and education. It is argued that there are advantages t... Read More about Journaling: A More Mindful Approach to Researching a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in a Junior School.

Examining the structure of authenticity: A factor analytic study of the Authenticity Scale and Authenticity Inventory Subscales. (2020)
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Authenticity has received much empirical research attention in recent years. It is currently often measured using one of two psychometric tools - The Authenticity Scale (AS) and The Authenticity Inventory (AI). Although the development of both was in... Read More about Examining the structure of authenticity: A factor analytic study of the Authenticity Scale and Authenticity Inventory Subscales..

A systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative research into teachers’ authenticity (2020)
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Teachers’ authenticity is a topic of emerging interest in the field of education. This paper systematically reviews existing qualitative research on the subject of teachers’ authenticity from the perspective of teachers and students. The findings fro... Read More about A systematic review and metasynthesis of qualitative research into teachers’ authenticity.

From ego-centred to eco-centred: an investigation of the association between authenticity and ecological sensitivity (2020)
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This study aimed to assess the empirical validity of Carl Rogers’ vision of the authentic person to be ecologically minded. 238 participants were asked to complete the Authenticity Scale, the Connectedness to Nature Scale, the Love and Care for Natur... Read More about From ego-centred to eco-centred: an investigation of the association between authenticity and ecological sensitivity.

Post‐traumatic growth in prisoners and its association with the quality of staff–prisoner relationships (2020)
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Background: Being sentenced to prison can be a traumatic experience for many people that leads to negative effects, including reoffending or disorders of mental health. Emerging research, however, has suggested that traumatic events can at times also... Read More about Post‐traumatic growth in prisoners and its association with the quality of staff–prisoner relationships.

Being yourself for the ‘greater good’: An empirical investigation of the moderation effect of authenticity between self-compassion and compassion for others (2020)
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Self-compassion offers profound benefits to well-being and healthy psychological functioning. Surprisingly however, the relationship assumed between compassion for self and others has been questioned by recent research findings and is at best inconsi... Read More about Being yourself for the ‘greater good’: An empirical investigation of the moderation effect of authenticity between self-compassion and compassion for others.

Authenticity Is Correlated With Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence (2020)
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Humanistic psychology has long been interested in authenticity. Carl Rogers proposed that authenticity leads to more fully functioning behavior. However, it is only in recent years that there has been empirical research into the correlates of authent... Read More about Authenticity Is Correlated With Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence.

A quiet revolution? Reflecting on the potentiality and ethics of mindfulness in a junior school (2020)
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This article examines the potentiality, acceptability and ethical considerations of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for supporting pupils’ mental well-being in a junior school. To date, research has predominantly focused on the psychological o... Read More about A quiet revolution? Reflecting on the potentiality and ethics of mindfulness in a junior school.

Client-centred therapeutic relationship conditions and authenticity: a prospective study (2020)
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The aim was to investigate the association between experiencing a therapeutic relationship and subsequent authenticity. Forty-six clients completed the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory (B-LRI, 1968), Relational Depth Inventory (RDI, Wiggins, E... Read More about Client-centred therapeutic relationship conditions and authenticity: a prospective study.

Positive education: A new look at Freedom to Learn (2020)
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Recent years have seen much interest in positive education. In this article, we will show how person-centred education, like positive education, is concerned with the promotion of human flourishing. Both offer ways in which education goes beyond trad... Read More about Positive education: A new look at Freedom to Learn.

Unnecessary and incompatible: a critical response to Cooper and McLeod’s conceptualization of a pluralistic framework for person-centered therapy (2020)
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© 2020 World Association for Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counseling. The aim of this paper is to critically examine the axiom of Cooper and McLeod that the person-centered approach should incorporate pluralistic practices based... Read More about Unnecessary and incompatible: a critical response to Cooper and McLeod’s conceptualization of a pluralistic framework for person-centered therapy.

The positive psychology of relational depth and its association with unconditional positive self-regard and authenticity (2020)
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© 2020 World Association for Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counseling. Relational depth (RD) refers to moments in a therapeutic relationship in which a person has feelings of aliveness, satisfaction and immersion. However, no res... Read More about The positive psychology of relational depth and its association with unconditional positive self-regard and authenticity.

Posttraumatic growth as a process and an outcome: Vexing problems and paradoxes seen from the perspective of humanistic psychology (2019)
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The aim of this article is to discuss the concept of posttraumatic growth (PTG) from the perspective of humanistic psychology. Research findings in PTG have posed what seem to be challenging theoretical questions. Questions that seem perplexing or pa... Read More about Posttraumatic growth as a process and an outcome: Vexing problems and paradoxes seen from the perspective of humanistic psychology.

Why we need a more humanistic positive organizational scholarship: Carl Rogers' person- centered approach as a challenge to neoliberalism (2019)
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Recent years have seen much interest in the new field of Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS). POS focuses specifically on what is positive, flourishing, and life-giving in organizations, and how to cultivate individual and organizational perfor... Read More about Why we need a more humanistic positive organizational scholarship: Carl Rogers' person- centered approach as a challenge to neoliberalism.

Young Carers Research, Practice and Policy: An Overview and Critical Perspective on Possible Future Directions (2019)
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Many children, adolescents, teenagers, and young adults have caring responsibilities for parents and family members. These young carers and young adult carers are present in every country. Their responsibilities include domestic chores as well as int... Read More about Young Carers Research, Practice and Policy: An Overview and Critical Perspective on Possible Future Directions.

Young carers in England: Findings from the 2018 BBC survey on the prevalence and nature of caring among young people (2019)
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Background. Many young people are involved in caring for parents, siblings, or other relatives who have an illness or disability. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of caring by young people in England. Method. A national survey of... Read More about Young carers in England: Findings from the 2018 BBC survey on the prevalence and nature of caring among young people.

Perceived posttraumatic growth and depreciation after spinal cord injury: actual or illusory? (2018)
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Objective: This study examined whether retrospective reports of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and depreciation (PTD) of individuals recently diagnosed with a spinal cord injury (SCI) coincide with prospectively measured changes in the conceptually close... Read More about Perceived posttraumatic growth and depreciation after spinal cord injury: actual or illusory?.

Focusing manner and posttraumatic growth (2018)
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© 2018, © 2018 World Association for Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counseling. Recent scholarship in the person-centered experiential (PCE) approach has theorized how organismic valuing might be an important process factor in the... Read More about Focusing manner and posttraumatic growth.

After the genocide in Rwanda: humanistic perspectives on social processes of post-conflict posttraumatic growth (2018)
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The aim was to contribute to an understanding of social processes of post-conflict healing, reconciliation and development, by reflecting on what lessons might be taken from posttraumatic growth research to inform trauma practitioners and researchers... Read More about After the genocide in Rwanda: humanistic perspectives on social processes of post-conflict posttraumatic growth.