Editing Positive psychology (section)

=== Third-wave positive psychology ===
The third wave of positive psychology emphasizes going beyond the individual to take a deeper look at the groups and systems in which we live. It also promotes becoming more interdisciplinary and multicultural and incorporates more methodologies.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lomas |first1=Tim |last2=Waters |first2=Lea |last3=Williams |first3=Paige |last4=Oades |first4=Lindsay G. |last5=Kern |first5=Margaret L. |title=Third wave positive psychology: broadening towards complexity |journal=The Journal of Positive Psychology |date=3 September 2021 |volume=16 |issue=5 |pages=660–674 |doi=10.1080/17439760.2020.1805501 }}</ref>

In broadening the scope and exploring the systemic and socio-cultural dimensions of people's lived realities, there are four specific things to focus on:<ref name="LomasIvtzan2016" />

# The focus of enquiry: becoming more interested in emergent paradigms like "systems-informed positive psychology" which incorporates principles and concepts from the systems sciences to optimize human social systems and the individuals within them.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kern |first1=Margaret L. |last2=Williams |first2=Paige |last3=Spong |first3=Cass |last4=Colla |first4=Rachel |last5=Sharma |first5=Kesh |last6=Downie |first6=Andrea |last7=Taylor |first7=Jessica A. |last8=Sharp |first8=Sonia |last9=Siokou |first9=Christine |last10=Oades |first10=Lindsay G. |title=Systems informed positive psychology |journal=The Journal of Positive Psychology |date=November 2020 |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=705–715 |doi=10.1080/17439760.2019.1639799 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
# Disciplines: becoming more multi- and interdisciplinary, as reflected in hybrid formulations like [[positive education]], which combines traditional education and research based ways of increasing happiness and overall well-being.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MBA |first=Catherine Moore, Psychologist |date=2020-02-24 |title=What is Positive Education, and How Can We Apply It? (+PDF) |url=https://positivepsychology.com/what-is-positive-education/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=PositivePsychology.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
# Cultural contexts: becoming more multicultural and global.
# Methodologies: embracing other paradigms and ways of knowing, such as qualitative and mixed methods approaches rather than relying solely on quantitative research.