MAPP Magazine

The importance of connectedness to others is the focus of the September 2023 issue of MAPP Magazine. How does virtue grow as it resonates among friends? Why are some health care providers prescribing activities such as attending concerts and art museums and dance classes? Why does Sonja Lyubomirsky believe connectness is so important to happiness?

The intersection where technology and well-being collide is the focus of the June 2023 issue of MAPP Magazine. How can well-being benefit from advances in technology? What role can positive psychology practitioners play in its responsible development? How do we keep our use of technology lined up with our values?

This issue of the MAPP Magazine introduces the new magazine staff for the magazine with articles about their passion areas: Abi Tschetter writes about the power of personal narratives, Pax Tandon about the directions she thinks positive psychology should take, Mark O’Brien about a deeply personal experience of post-traumatic growth, and Kimberly Dickman about the importance of touch.

This issue of MAPP Magazine deals with the theme of Civic Engagement: how volunteering to help run elections can increase well-being; how positive psychology can be applied to approach discussions with adherents of extremist groups so that interventions are not perceived as personal attacks; and how members of a community can use strengths to make connections and facilitate curious conversations among those with opposing political views.

The latest issue of MAPP Magazine focuses on educational applications: applying Hope Theory with students on an immersive Holocaust education trip to Poland; making Positive Psychology accessible to high schoolers; and building resilience strengths in COVID-weary summer campers.