Editing Positive psychology (section)

==== Films ====
The [[film industry]] noticed positive psychology, and films have spurred new research within positive psychology.

''[[Happy (2011 film)|Happy]]'' is a full-length documentary film covering positive psychology and [[neuroscience]]. It highlights case studies on happiness across diverse cultures and geographies. The film features interviews with notable positive psychologists and scholars, including [[Daniel Gilbert (psychologist)|Gilbert]], [[Ed Diener|Diener]], [[Sonja Lyubomirsky|Lyubomirsky]], and [[Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi|Csikszentmihalyi]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Belic|first=Roko|title=Happy|date=2011|title-link=Happy (2011 film)|others=Marci Shimoff, Ed Diener, Richard Davidson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi|publisher=Emotional Content, Iris Films, Wadi Rum Films}}</ref>

For several years, the ''Positive Psychology News'' website included a section on Positive Psychology Movie Awards that highlighted feature films that featured messages of positive psychology.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Ryan|last=Niemiec|date=2019-04-25|title=The Positive Psychology Movie Awards for 2018|url=https://positivepsychologynews.com/news/ryan-niemiec/2019042539708|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Positive Psychology News|language=en-US}}</ref>

The VIA Institute has researched positive psychology as represented in feature films. Contemporary and popular films that promote or represent character strengths are the basis for various academic articles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Positive Psychology Movies and Other Media|url=https://www.viacharacter.org/research/findings/positive-psychology-movies-and-other-media|website=VIA Institute on Character}}</ref>

In Positive Psychology at the Movies, Ryan Niemiec and Danny Wedding explore how mainstream films—ranging from Groundhog Day to The Pursuit of Happyness—illustrate character strengths, hope, and personal growth.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Niemiec |first1=Ryan M. |title=Positive Psychology at the Movies: Using Films to Build Virtues and Character Strengths |last2=Wedding |first2=Danny |publisher=Hogrefe Publishing |year=2014 |isbn=978-0889374430 |edition=2nd}}</ref>