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Handbook of Positive Psychology, Snyder and Lopez (2002)
This is a link to a pdf of Snyder and Lopez (2002). This seminal book organizes research articles in chapters with titles such as cognitive-based approaches, identify strengths, and self-based approaches. It serves as a basis for applied research-based interventions.
Character Strengths and Virtues:
A Handbook and Classification, Peterson and Seligman (2004)
This is a link to the pdf of another seminal text in Positive Psychology. It classifies 24 indelible strengths, organized within 6 broad virtues that are universal across history and culture: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence.
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