Posted on May 24, 2022
Prof Tharina Guse (ORCiD) is the HOD at the Department of Psychology and the co-editor of Embracing Well-Being in Diverse African Contexts: Research Perspectives and chapter author of Positive Psychological Interventions in African Contexts: A Scoping Review.
The book brings together perspectives from scholars in different domains of positive psychology and well-being promotion. It illustrates the universal and culture-specific manifestations and applications of positive psychology. Contributes to the global discourse in positive psychology and facilitates the development of a science.
Tharina Guse is a counselling psychologist, professor, and Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Pretoria. Her broad research area concerns the field of positive psychology. In particular, she is interested in examining factors related to youth well-being, including interventions to maintain and promote their psychological well-being. Tharina further investigates the nature, dynamics and mechanisms of psychological strengths, specifically hope and gratitude. She also examines the application of hypnosis for mental health promotion. Tharina has been invited as visiting professor to the University of Bologna, Italy, on several occasions received an Erasmus scholarship to the University of Porto, Portugal in 2016. She has been elected as founding President of the South African Positive Psychology Association.
Book Link: Embracing Well-Being in Diverse African Contexts: Research Perspectives
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-85924-4#affiliations
Chapter Link: Positive Psychological Interventions in African Contexts: A Scoping Review
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-85924-4_16
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