Well-Being and Well-Doing: Bringing Mindfulness and Character Strengths to the Early Childhood Classroom and Home

Lottman, Thomas J.; Zawaly, Sarah; Niemiec, Ryan M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51787-2_6

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“…MBSP has received theoretical support for its two-way, mutual integration ( Pang and Ruch, 2019b ) and there are several intervention studies with positive findings (e.g., Wingert et al, 2020 ). A wide range of application areas have been explored with MBSP (e.g., Bretherton and Niemiec, 2020 ), for example, supervision ( Sharp and Rhinehart, 2018 ), early childhood development ( Lottman et al, 2017 ), meaning in life ( Littman-Ovadia and Niemiec, 2017 ), and intellectual/developmental disability ( Shogren et al, 2017 ).…”

Section: The Research On Character Strengths: Soaring Emerging or Rmentioning

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The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice

Niemiec

Pearce²

2021

Front. Psychol.

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What does it mean to be “strengths-based” or to be a “strengths-based practitioner?” These are diffuse areas that are generic and ill-defined. Part of the confusion arises from the customary default of practitioners and leaders across many cultures to label anything positive or complimentary as “strengths-based,” whether that be an approach, a theoretical orientation, an intervention, or a company. Additional muddle is created by many researchers and practitioners not making distinctions between very different categories of “strength” in human beings – strengths of character, of talent/ability, of interest/passion, of skill/competency, to name a few. To add clarity and unification across professions, we offer seven characteristics and a comprehensive definition for a character strengths-based practitioner. We center on the type of strength referred to as character strengths and explore six guiding principles for understanding character strengths (e.g., character is plural; character is being and doing) and their practical corollaries. Reflecting this foundation and based on character strengths research, our longstanding work with strengths, discussions with practitioners across the globe, and a practitioner survey asking about strength practices (N = 113), we point out several character strengths practices or approaches we describe as soaring (e.g., explore and encourage signature strengths; practice strengths-spotting), emerging (e.g., the integration of mindfulness and character strengths), or ripe with potential (e.g., phasic strengths; the tempering effect; the towing effect). We use the same framework for describing general research domains. Some areas of research in character strengths are soaring with more than 25 studies (e.g., workplace/organizations), some are emerging with a handful of studies (e.g., health/medicine), and others are ripe with potential that have none or few studies yet opportunity looms large for integrating character science (e.g., peace/conflict studies). Using this framework, we seek to advance the exchange and collaboration between researcher and practitioner, as well as to advance the science and practice of character strengths.

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Section: The Research On Character Strengths: Soaring Emerging or Rmentioning

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The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice

Niemiec

Pearce²

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…And, character strengths have been associated with productivity at work, in the classroom, and in personal goal achievement (Linley et al, 2010;Lavy and Littman-Ovadia, 2016;Weber et al, 2016). They help us achieve what we want to do in life, and as such they promote "well-doing" (Lottman et al, 2017).…”

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The Character Strengths Response: An Urgent Call to Action

Mayerson

2020

Front. Psychol.

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A model on the role of character strengths in individual, collective, and species success is proffered. It is derived from viewing character strengths from a species perspective as opposed to one of individual differences/personality psychology. The history of the VIA initiative on character science is overviewed, and results to date are summarized in terms of promoting well-being, helping to accomplish aspirational intentions, and allowing the greater good of the collective to grow. "The character strengths response" is described as the response capacities that character strengths may enable for helping us fulfill the human promise of surviving, thriving, and successfully creating a next-generation so that individuals and the collective flourish while also living in harmonious balance with other species. An argument is presented that there is an urgent need for advancing population-wide psychological maturity to be better prepared to navigate the difficult decisions that accompany growing technological powers, and that the character strengths response warrants special attention of research funding to accomplish this imperative.

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“…well-doing) and not enough on expanding character strengths and positive mindsets (i.e. well-being; Lottman et al, in press).…”

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Using Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practices with gifted populations

Sharp

Niemiec

Lawrence

2016

Gifted Education International

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Mindfulness and character strengths are synergistic tools that work together to cultivate well-being. Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice (MBSP) combines the research and practice of these constructs to enhance well-being, meaning, and engagement. In this article, research supporting how mindfulness and character strengths may benefit the gifted population is explored. Particular attention is devoted to exploring practical implications for the integration of mindfulness and character strengths together and the application to support gifted students and their teachers/parents. MBSP provides a promising avenue for addressing some of the unique challenges inherent in working with gifted students.

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Well-Being and Well-Doing: Bringing Mindfulness and Character Strengths to the Early Childhood Classroom and Home

Cited by 29 publications

References 36 publications

The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice

The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice

The Character Strengths Response: An Urgent Call to Action

Using Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practices with gifted populations

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