Peer Review

Positive Psychology Videos

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Reviewed:: Dec 31, 2021 by Psychology

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Overview:

The IPPA (International Positive Psychology Association) offers more than 10 engaging video interviews from leading voices in the Positive Psychology movement. The website notes that "these videos, built in partnership with the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California at Berkeley include a series of short interviews with leading positive psychology researchers and practitioners across an array of areas of interest, such as grief, caregiving, stress, and more."

Type of Material:

Multimedia/Videos

Recommended Uses:

Individual videos could be watched in or out of class and then discussed to review the impact and application of Positive Psychology.
For online courses: These videos could be streamed as introductions at the start of modules focused on positive psychology, coping, stress management, and a number of other related academic topics.

Technical Requirements:

These are YouTube videos linked from a website. Users need an updated web browser with speakers or a headset to listen to and view these videos.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

The interviews with relevant researchers in the field of stress, coping, and positive psychology provide an excellent introduction to a wide range of topics. The videos are brief enough to support many individualized teaching practices.

Visitors will learn about the field of Positive Psychology and its applications.

Target Student Population:

College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

No prerequisite knowledge is required; however, a general understanding of psychological principles and a basic understanding of Positive Psychology and research in psychology would make some of the content discussed in these videos more applicable and more easily understood.

Content Quality

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Strengths:

The videos cover a broad range of topics within the field of Positive Psychology including emotions and coping with stress, applications of strength-based parenting, how character strengths can help managers at work, and advancing well-being.
The diversity of content discussed by the speakers is exceptional, and the applicability across a number of course scenarios is high.

Concerns:

None.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

These video interviews are easily adaptable to varying course instructional needs, and they may be useful as both required and supplemental course materials in courses on varying levels and topics.

The site is designed to share information about Positive Psychology from researchers in short YouTube presentations (approximately two minutes each).
The site provides a brief overview about many areas within Positive Psychology and the practical applications of the research.

Concerns:

None.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

The YouTube videos are short and are easy to access.
The closed captioning in English is very good.
The material is well-developed and easy to add to one's instructional materials simply by sharing or embedding a link directly from YouTube or from the site itself.

Concerns:

None.

Other Issues and Comments:

The site is sponsored by PositivePsychology.com, which focuses on assisting practitioners who work with clients and students. The site was not designed directly as a teaching tool but has high applicability in the academic setting.

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