A Study on Positive Psychology and Its Impact on Human Behaviour

Undergraduate & Postgraduate Research Proposal
Qualitative Study
Student Name and
No
Supervisor Name
Dissertation Title A study on positive psychology related to its character & traits and
impact on human behaviour.
Introduction
Positive Psychology is undertaken as relatively new kinds of psychology. Moreover, this highlights
the optimistic within individual’s life. Additionally, these could involve character strengths,
affirmative emotions and productive institutions. In addition to this, particular theory is depends
upon the belief that gladness is derived from mental and emotional factors as well. This intents
to assists individuals to determine happiness form moment to moment. Also, its key aim is to
motivate person to identify as well as nurture their character strengths, instead of channelling its
potential within appropriate shortcomings.
Furthermore, this represents the requirements for one to move its adverse outlook towards
much affirmative view for improving quality of life. The main objective of positive psychology is
to complement as well as explore the problem –focused psychology and vital idea from
optimistic psychology is that one way for resolving the issues is through determining and
leveraging person & societal assets and strengths. There are wide range of potential benefits of
practising which make a positive impact on human nature as it related increase in human nature,
self-esteem and improved relationship. This research will be helpful in make a positive
relationship which has found with the gratitude, social connections and knowing the values for
the living thing that make a best impact on lives. In addition, it is possible to work efficiently
intentionally to relieve its symptoms of positive impact and its growth in the human life. On the
other hand, the concern and dedication to what makes life bad, that is, aspects of the disease
diverted Psychology's focus from what makes life “worth it” (Antoine, et al., 2018). Concomitant
with the investigation of pathologies, some domains of Psychology, such as social and health,
continued the study of issues related to life satisfaction, quality of life and the like, such as the
phenomenon of well-being (Hendriks, et al., 2020).
In this sense, it is noteworthy that “people want more than just correcting their weaknesses;
they want lives full of meaning, not just one day after another until death” (Antoine, et al., 2018).
Thus, there is an interest in the study of aspects that can lead to proper functioning, and
promote resilience. Research on Positive Psychology in the UK identified that well-being was the
most researched topic at the time, and an increase in research investment in the area was
suggested incipient when compared to production in the UK. In turn, indicated that Positive
Psychology is expanding in the UK, although there are important gaps, especially with regard to
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studies focused on interventions.
The authors draw attention to the importance of understanding the causes and consequences of
well-being, as one of the ways to develop human potential. In addition, Seligman, (2019)
highlight the importance of investigating the interrelationships that the variables studied in this
movement establish amongst themselves due to cultural, historical and political aspects. In
general, there is a difference between the focuses of the UK and foreign research in Positive
Psychology since the latter have focused on how people and institutions can flourish, whilst, in
the UK, research on the theme of well-being still predominates, which shows an adherence to
the initial studies of Positive Psychology, and not so much to the movement suggested by
Niemiec, (2017) more recently.
Aims of the study (State what you intend to achieve with your study)
The aim of this study is to “assess the impact of positive psychology research on character and
traits of the human behaviour”.
Why the study is important
The rationale is that it's a big part of positive psychology to think about things like character
strengths, happiness and well-being, thankfulness and self-compassion (as well as self-
compassion), self-esteem and confidence, hope, and elevation though it is substantial to make
these considerations. The main reason for choosing this research method is related to having
appropriate knowledge about potential benefits and need to practice about the positive
psychological concepts. It further helps in improving the self-esteem and improved growth in the
relationship with others. The use of higher concept and manage the source to complete effective
growth and complete need of social connection and kind of importance to living best lives for the
others. This study helps the researcher for examine for the growth of people to complete
different happier and complete the need of social workers for fulfilled the personal growth and
management techniques to cherish the strengthen for managing positive psychological.
Research Questions
How secondary research technique can be used to find out the impacts of positive
psychology research on character and traits?
Methods
(Complete each Methods sub-section separately, writing in the right column)
Qualitative
Approach
For the respective study, Primary qualitative research is used that is in
relation to the objectives. For this exploratory and descriptive research
will be used. There are wide range of methods which are used by
researchers for completing their qualitative research methods.
Additionally, qualitative approach is utilised to perform the research on
particular topic as it is useful to understand how accumulation of
several empirical material like individual’s experiences and others are
useful in performing the investigation in effective way. Moreover, the
evaluated as well as interpreted information from qualitative method in
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order to understands the clear information about research questions.
Some of them are related to, ethnographic, grounded theory, case
study, interview and many more. For the completion of the research,
researcher opted primary qualitative study that make a strong impact
on the completion of activities. Here, researcher opted Interview
method for conducting research in an appropriate ways (Hays and
McKibben, 2021). As interview is one of the effective and beneficial
method for conducting small scale research and utilised to better
understand the aspects related to psychological traits characterisation
and to gather information. Hence, the researcher opted primary
qualitative study for achieving objectives in more effective ways.
To complete this study, researcher opted grounded base theory as it is
systematic methodology which has been working effectively on larger
scale but not at the exclusive manner. This study is related to qualitative
research method and basically conducted through social scientific data.
This theory involves the process for conducting inductive research
methodology and make effective growth in the market analysis.
Whereas, another term which is used in this research is referred to
thematic analysis which is used on the completion of qualitative
research methods. This methods are emphasizes, analyse and
interpretation the pattern for having change in meaning with more
appropriate qualitative data. These two theories are helpful for
conducting environment and manage the basic growth in present study
of positive psychological pattern in the significant behaviour of human.
Participants
(Their defining
characteristics, how
many, sampling
method - how you
will select them)
As this study is thematic and empirical in nature with focus on primary
and secondary sources for data collection. For the completion of
primary data, researcher conducted interview with 5 respondents who
are the peer member of researcher and have different aspects and
thinking related to physiological concepts and its excellence within
concept. Here, researcher opted sampling method, simple sampling
method which is effective and beneficial for conducting wide range of
applicability in an effective and appropriate ways (Morris, Greenblatt
and Saini, 2021).
Whereas, for the use of secondary sources researcher opted pre-
existing research methods, data and online articles that enhance the
study and knowledge of researcher.
Research
Instruments
(List and describe
the research
As already mentioned, secondary sources will be used for data
collection purposes. These sources will comprise of peer-reviewed
articles and scholarly journals. The data will be extracted from the
periods 2017 to 2021 covering the latest findings in the field of positive
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instruments you
will use - e.g. an
interview schedule)
psychology. The data will be collected from different online search
engines like Google scholar, Scihub, SAGE etc. along with that manual
libraries will be utilised to gather the data in the respective interest.
For the completion of primary data, researcher opted interview method
as it is effective and applicable for the small scale researchers.
Investigator appoints the interview schedule with their peer members.
It will be beneficial for the studies to achieve and make high growth in
the market. The reason for choosing this method is to keep flexible
data, get better responses and judge the perspective of other's mind
through non-verbal behaviour of respondents. For the completion of
the research, interview's questions are designed and manage as per the
basic growth in the research. It is effective for the growth to complete
open ended questionnaire. Which are provide a wide range of
opportunities to complete the different aspect with wide range of
concept about psychological data.
Procedure
(Describe all
interactions
between you and
the participants,
what they will do,
what you will do,
where data
collection will take
place, mention any
external
organisation
involved and how
you will obtain
permission)
For the completion of the research, primary and secondary both
methods are noted. These two methods are beneficial for collecting
right objective and implement that to the research for getting more
effective research outcomes. With the response of 5 respondents
researcher is able to understand the concept of physiological and its
concept as per the other's point of view. The need to complete different
working and management to complete data collection for placing the
primary and secondary organisation to complete working in an effective
application of manner (Levitt and et.al., 2021).
Furthermore, for accomplishing this interview method, investigator
adopted both primary and secondary research methods for attaining
the research questions in much efficacious manner. Within this for
performing the primary research, investigator chosen questionnaire as
this is helpful to perform the interview. The process of questionnaire is
related to decide about the information, targeting audience and choose
the methods for completing this source and achieve target market
respondents. Design the meaningful order and formats for managing
work and complete the need for analysing and managing the sources in
an effective and appropriate ways.
The secondary research will be developed based on published material,
consisting mainly of books, monographs, internet and scientific articles.
Secondary research consists of searching and analysing the electronic
and physical files related to the concept (Kumar, 2019). The information
will be collected on the given topic via webcast relating to the years
from 2017 to 2021.
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