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Positive functioning inventory: initial validation of a 12-item self-report measure of well-being (2014)
Journal Article
Joseph, S., & Maltby, J. (2014). Positive functioning inventory: initial validation of a 12-item self-report measure of well-being. Psychology of Well-Being, 4(15), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13612-014-0015-6

Background: This paper describes the validation of the Positive Functioning Inventory (PFI-12). This is a 12-item self-report tool developed to assess a spectrum of functioning ranging from states of mental distress to states of well-being. Method:... Read More about Positive functioning inventory: initial validation of a 12-item self-report measure of well-being.

Expressive writing and posttraumatic growth: an Internet-based study (2014)
Journal Article
Stockton, H., Joseph, S., & Hunt, N. (2014). Expressive writing and posttraumatic growth: an Internet-based study. Traumatology, 20(2), https://doi.org/10.1037/h0099377

This study examined the effects of Internet-based expressive writing on posttraumatic growth. Expressive (n = 14) and control writing (n = 10) participants wrote for 15 min on 3 occasions spaced 3 days apart. Measures of intrusive and avoidant though... Read More about Expressive writing and posttraumatic growth: an Internet-based study.