EARTH of Well-Being System: A pilot study of an Information and Communication Technology-based positive psychology intervention

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 482-488

  Baños, Rosa María ^a,b   Etchemendy, Ernestina ^b   Farfallini, Luis ^c   García Palacios, Azucena ^b,c   Quero, Soledad ^b,c   Botella, Cristina ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

information and communication technologies; mood induction procedures; narrative exercises; positive psychology interventions; positive technology; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926206342     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2014.927906     Document Type: Article

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