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An Exploratory Study of Resilience Among Hong Kong Employees: Ways to Happiness

In: Happiness and Public Policy

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  • Oi-ling Siu
  • S. L. Chow
  • David R. Phillips
  • Lin Lin

Abstract

At the turn of the 21st century, a positive psychology approach is strongly advocated in the United States. Many American psychologists have turned their attention from repairing weakness and damage to promoting human virtues (Seligman 2002). According to Seligman (2002), “the aim of positive psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life (p. 3)”. Seligman further suggested that there are human strengths that can act as buffers against stressed mental illness. These buffers are courage, optimism, interpersonal skills, faith, hope, honesty, perseverance, resilience, putting troubles into perspective, and finding purpose.

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  • Oi-ling Siu & S. L. Chow & David R. Phillips & Lin Lin, 2006. "An Exploratory Study of Resilience Among Hong Kong Employees: Ways to Happiness," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Yew-Kwang Ng & Lok Sang Ho (ed.), Happiness and Public Policy, chapter 10, pages 209-220, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-28802-7_10
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230288027_10
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    Cited by:

    1. Sylvia Kwok & Leveda Cheng & Daniel Wong, 2015. "Family Emotional Support, Positive Psychological Capital and Job Satisfaction Among Chinese White-Collar Workers," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 561-582, June.
    2. Oi Ling Siu & Cary L. Cooper & Lara C. Roll & Carol Lo, 2020. "Occupational Stress and Its Economic Cost in Hong Kong: The Role of Positive Emotions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-22, November.
    3. Paul Siu Fai Yip & Yunyu Xiao & Clifford Long Hin Wong & Terry Kit Fong Au, 2020. "Is there gender bias in research grant success in social sciences?: Hong Kong as a case study," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 7(1), pages 1-10, December.

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