Enhance, a mindfulness program that is evidence-based, aims to improve well-being and cognitive skills. It has been tested with adult volunteers from the USA and Canada. It has been replicated successfully in college students. Its effectiveness was tested in four areas: cognitive functioning, attention, memory, physical activity, and spirituality. It was also found that participants enjoyed the most skill lessons that focused on their weakest points. Overall, though, the study found that participants in both groups experienced improvements in well-being.
Self-directedness
Learning how to self-direct is one way to improve your wellbeing. This can be accomplished through a variety different activities. Music or art classes are two examples. You can also sign-up for a gym class. You'll be happier if you take part in these types of activities.
Self-direction can also be achieved by developing a positive self image. This is because people who feel in charge of their lives are more likely to support self-direction in others. Positive self-concepts can help people accept their responsibilities as human relatives.
Cooperativeness
The ability to cooperate is a vital social trait for human wellbeing and can even boost our moods. This is particularly true in workplaces where people need to work together to meet goals and achieve smooth operations. There are many ways to encourage cooperation in the workplace, including a variety of leadership approaches.
Because the participants in the study were college students, it is possible that their results are not representative of daily life. These results may not necessarily reflect the entire U.S. citizenry. However, prior studies have shown that cooperativeness is not correlated with ethnicity or gender. The study also failed to measure trust between participants and strangers. This is crucial in determining whether people will cooperate.
Self-transcendence
Self-transcendence refers to a state of consciousness and an intentional activity that can reduce stress and improve well being. It can be used to help people find meaning in difficult situations or make new meaning after losing someone they love. Increasing self-transcendence may transform a life situation or increase one's level of vulnerability into a positive outcome. Research has shown that self transcendence is a predictor of, mediator, or correlate of well-being.
Recent research has shown that those who have had spiritual experiences score higher in self-transcendence tests than those who didn't. They also found that self-transcendence was associated with higher levels of paranormal beliefs and traditional religiousness. But this relationship wasn't found to be independent from existential health.
Character development
Angela Duckworth, founder of Character Lab is a nonprofit organization that promotes character development. She is also an assistant professor of psychology at Penn State University and Christopher H. Browne Professor. She is also co-director of Penn-Wharton Behavior Change For Good Initiative, and Wharton People Analytics. Duckworth established a summer school in the area of low-income children as part of her academic work. She also has experience as a teacher of science and math, and as a management consultant.
Character development can be a multifaceted process. It involves positive and self-motivated behaviours. These behaviors can be guided by values. Israeli twins evaluated their values at the age of 11 and 13, and found positive associations between prosociality benevolence and prosociality. Negative associations were found with achievement, power, universalism and power. The opposite pattern was found for popular concern and aggression. Similar results were found for peer conformity, risk-taking and openness.