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    Chinese international students' conceptualizations of wellbeing: A prototype analysis
    Huang, L ; Kern, MLL ; Oades, LGG (FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2022-08-24)
    Wellbeing can mean different things to different people, even in the same culture with the same language. People living at the intersection of two languages and cultures, such as Chinese students studying in an English-speaking nation, not only speak a different language than their host country, but also may have different conceptualizations of wellbeing itself. This study investigated Chinese international students' (aged 18-39, N = 123) conceptualizations of wellbeing using a modified prototype analysis, which provided insights on people's underlying structure of the construct as revealed through language. Chinese international students' conceptualizations of wellbeing were prototypically structured; key components of wellbeing included positive relationships, security, positivity/optimism, physical health, and self-strength. The findings broaden the understanding of layperson wellbeing conceptualizations, provide insights into the wellbeing related concepts and language that are most used by international Chinese students, and inform strategies that tertiary education institutions might adopt to effectively support Chinese international students' wellbeing.
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    Well-being literacy: Language use as a way to contextualize the process of positive education
    Oades, L ; Hou, H ; Francis, J ; Baker, L ; Huang, L ; Allen, K-A ; Furlong, M ; Vella-Broderick, D ; Suldo, S (Routledge, 2022)
    The Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools offers the most current and comprehensive insights into how positive psychology principles provide a framework for young people to become active agents in their own learning.
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    Wellbeing literacy and early childhood education
    Baker, LM ; Oades, LG ; Raban, B (Childforum Research Network, 2021)
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    Wellbeing literacy as an emancipatory and transformative capability
    Oades, LG ; Taylor, JA ; Francis, J ; Baker, LM ; White, MA ; McCallum, F (Routledge, 2021-05-19)
    Wellbeing Literacy (WL) is conceptualised as the habitual, intentional language use about and for the wellbeing of self and the wellbeing of others. It is language use capability, what we can be and what we can do, with language, for the sake of wellbeing of oneself or others. We argue that this capability can be transformative and emancipatory for individuals and communities, enabling one to live a life with value, freedom and wellbeing. Wellbeing literacy, and its six modes of communication, link well with existing literacy curriculum and structures within education systems. An opportunity exists amongst the crisis to change education broadly and, specifically, wellbeing and resilience education through the intentional use of language about and for wellbeing, during times of adversity and change. This chapter discusses wellbeing literacy, as a model and capability for transforming wellbeing and wellbeing education, both during and post the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Positive psychology techniques - Active constructive responding
    Passmore, J ; Oades, LG (British Psychological Society, 2022-05-13)
    This short article focuses on the skill of Active Constructive Responding, a technique used when working within a positive psychology coaching framework. The paper offers a table that describes the behaviours, cognitions and emotions at six levels of listening. It offers a way to combine active listening with positive feedback responses to help demonstrate empathy and foster positive self-regard.
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    Positive psychology techniques - Random acts of kindness and consistent acts of kindness and empathy
    Passmore, J ; Oades, LG (British Psychological Society, 2022-05-13)
    In this techniques paper we explain how using random acts of kindness can be built into consistent acts of kindness and empathy, helping clients build, hope, self-regard as well as long-term physical health.
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    Positive psychology techniques - Three good things
    Passmore, J ; Oades, LG (British Psychological Society, 2022-05-13)
    This short article is the last in a series of six papers exploring positive psychology coaching techniques. The previous papers have explored the concept of positive coaching psychology and how it may be applied. The focus of this paper is a technique that encourages the mind to pay more attention to good things and develop a mind more observant of the positive in life.
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    Positive psychology techniques - Gratitude
    Passmore, J ; Oades, LG (British Psychological Society, 2022-05-13)
    This article builds on a descriptive paper on positive psychology coaching and several previous techniques papers. This paper explores the application of gratitude, with its associated benefits, as a part of positive psychology coaching practice.
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    Positive psychology techniques - Positive case conceptualisation
    Passmore, J ; Oades, LG (British Psychological Society, 2022-05-13)
    This short techniques article is part of a series of papers and builds on the initial outline paper which explored the potential of positive psychology approaches within coaching (Passmore & Oades, 2014). This paper focuses on the skill of positive case conceptualisation, which allows coach and coachee to work collaboratively on building a shared understanding of the positive issues under discussion.
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    Positive Psychology Coaching – a model for coaching practice
    Passmore, J ; Oades, LG (British Psychological Society, 2014-12)
    This is the first in a series of papers to look at Positive Psychology Coaching (PPC) as an approach suitable for use with coaching clients. This paper presents a brief overview of PPC for readers who are less familiar with the approach and highlights other sources for a fuller account of PPC. The paper sets the scene for a subsequent series of papers in this and future issues within the Coaching Psychology Techniques section. Each of these subsequent techniques papers presents a short description of a technique grounded in PPC and which are suitable for use with coachees.