ABSTRACT

Positive psychology approaches have been shown to play a vital role in protecting mental health in times of challenge and are, therefore, important to include when studying the psychological outcomes of COVID-19. While existing research has focused on individual psychological health, this paper focuses on collective wellbeing and collective posttraumatic growth, with the aim of more clearly identifying the positive experiences and potential for positive growth for key institutions in our society during the pandemic. A range of positive psychology interventions for families, schools, workplaces, and clinical psychology are presented. The paper then considers how three broad-reaching phenomena existing in our wider society (i.e., arts and culture, eco-connection, and wellbeing literacy) can be used to boost collective wellbeing. A positive systems approach to understand civilian responses to the pandemic together with an examination of the role that positive psychology can play in supporting marginalized groups are also discussed.

摘要

事实证明，积极心理学方法在面临挑战时在保护心理健康方面发挥着至关重要的作用，因此，在研究 COVID-19 的心理结果时，将其纳入其中非常重要。虽然现有研究侧重于个人心理健康，但本文侧重于集体福祉和集体创伤后成长，目的是更清楚地确定大流行期间我们社会主要机构的积极经历和积极成长的潜力。介绍了一系列针对家庭、学校、工作场所和临床心理学的积极心理学干预措施。然后，本文考虑了如何利用我们更广泛的社会中存在的三种影响广泛的现象（即艺术和文化、生态联系和幸福素养）来促进集体幸福。