Positive Psychology Collection

Van Pelt stacks range BF204.6 holds many positive psychology titles.

Penn psychology professor and former American Psychological Association (APA) president Martin E.P. Seligman is known for laying the foundation for positive psychology as it appears today. He was instrumental in writing the core literature for the field and serves as the director of Penn's Positive Psychology Center as well as a founding director of Penn's Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program. The MAPP program attracts positive psychology researchers from around the globe with a wide range of research interests. Popular research interests include topics such as well-being, hope, happiness, resilience, and grit.

With the help of the Howard R. Jachman Memorial Fund, the Penn Libraries has gathered a range of works that highlight Penn as a research hub for the study of positive psychology, acquiring essential and top-cited works within the field, including: