Health & Wellness Research

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  • Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 822–848. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.822
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Well-being concepts. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/wellbeing.htm
  • Chida, Y., & Steptoe, A. (2008). Positive psychological well-being and mortality: A quantitative review of prospective observational studies. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70(7), 741–756. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e31818105ba
  • Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2008). Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 49(3), 182–185. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012801
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  • Durlak, J. A., & DuPre, E. P. (2008). Implementation matters: A review of research on the influence of implementation on program outcomes and the factors affecting implementation. American Journal of Community Psychology, 41(3-4), 327–350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-008-9165-0
  • Frank, J. W., Di Ruggiero, E., & Moloughney, B. W. (2003). The future of public health in Canada: Developing a public health system for the 21st century. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 94(3), 178–181. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03405047
  • Goleman, D. (2006). Social intelligence: The new science of human relationships. Bantam Books.
  • Hassed, C., & Chambers, R. (2015). Mindful learning: Reduce stress and improve brain performance for effective learning. Shambhala Publications.
  • Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Coming to our senses: Healing ourselves and the world through mindfulness. Hyperion.
  • Khoury, B., Sharma, M., Rush, S. E., & Fournier, C. (2015). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for healthy individuals: A meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 78(6), 519–528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.03.009
  • Koithan, M. (2009). Introducing complementary and alternative therapies. Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 5(1), 18–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2008.10.010
  • McEwen, B. S. (2007). Physiology and neurobiology of stress and adaptation: Central role of the brain. Physiological Reviews, 87(3), 873–904. https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00041.2006
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. (2022). What is integrative health? U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/integrative-health
  • Park, C. L. (2010). Making sense of the meaning literature: An integrative review of meaning making and its effects on adjustment to stressful life events. Psychological Bulletin, 136(2), 257–301. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018301
  • Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (2008). Know thyself and become what you are: A eudaimonic approach to psychological well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 9(1), 13–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-006-9019-0
  • Seligman, M. E. P. (2011). Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being. Free Press.
  • Siegel, D. J. (2010). The mindful therapist: A clinician’s guide to mindsight and neural integration. W. W. Norton & Company.
  • Taylor, S. E. (2011). Health psychology (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Walsh, R. (2011). Lifestyle and mental health. American Psychologist, 66(7), 579–592. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0021769
  • World Health Organization. (1948). Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/about/governance/constitution
  • World Health Organization. (2022). Mental health and well-being in the workplace. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-at-work