Positive Psychology

This special issue provides a sampling of some of the best work in positive psychology. All but the first and last articles come from presentations at the Second International Positive Psychology Summit, held in 2003 in Washington, DC.

Positive Psychology at the Summit
Pages 99–102
Simonton, Dean Keith; Baumeister, Roy F.

What (and Why) Is Positive Psychology?
Pages 103–110
Gable, Shelly L.; Haidt, Jonathan

Pursuing Happiness: The Architecture of Sustainable Change
Pages 111–131
Lyubomirsky, Sonja; Sheldon, Kennon M.; Schkade, David

Experientialism, Materialism, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Pages 132–142
Van Boven, Leaf

Sociality, Spirituality, and Meaning Making: Chicago Health, Aging, and Social Relations Study
Pages 143–155
Cacioppo, John T.; Hawkley, Louise C.; Rickett, Edith M.; Masi, Christopher M.

Conscientiousness and Health Across the Life Course
Pages 156–168
Roberts, Brent W.; Walton, Kate E.; Bogg, Tim

What We Know About Leadership
Pages 169–180
Hogan, Robert; Kaiser, Robert B.

Positive Psychology's Two Cultures
Pages 181–192
Bacon, Steven F.