Reuben Rusk

An Adaptive Motivation Approach to Understanding the 'How' and 'Why' of Wellbeing

Reuben D Rusk

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

A new model provides insight into the 'how' and 'why' of wellbeing to better understand the 'what'. Informed by evolutionary psych..

A complex dynamic systems approach to lasting positive change: The Synergistic Change Model

Reuben D Rusk, Dianne A Vella-Brodrick, Lea Waters

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

This paper argues that psychological and social functioning is fundamentally complex, and that this complexity is critical to unde..

Positive education: Visible wellbeing and positive functioning in students

L Waters, J Sun, R Rusk, A Cotton, A Arch

Book Chapter  |  2017

According to the World Health Organisation, "Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; whe..

Gratitude or Gratefulness? A Conceptual Review and Proposal of the System of Appreciative Functioning

Reuben D Rusk, Dianne A Vella-Brodrick, Lea Waters

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES

Growing evidence indicates that gratefulness and gratitude are important for well-being and happiness. Yet, research to date has b..

A psycho-social system approach to well-being: Empirically deriving the Five Domains of Positive Functioning

Reuben D Rusk, Lea Waters

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

A new psycho-social system approach to well-being is presented, in which psychological and social functioning is understood throug..

Tracing the size, reach, impact, and breadth of positive psychology

Reuben D Rusk, Lea E Waters

Journal article  |  2013  |  JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

This study quantitatively assessed the size, disciplinary reach, impact, and topic breadth of positive psychology (PP), in order t..