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Volume 13, June 2011 THE EUROPEAN HEALTH PSYCHOLOGIST 24 Original article Applied Positive Psychology: Progress and Challenges Robert Biswas-Diener* Portland State University Positive psychology is the study of human flourishing. It is an applied science, and a number of behavioral interventions in the field have been shown to increase subjective well-being. Despite this progress a number of challenges remain for positive psychology in the future. These include a shift in focus from individual happiness to group level well-being as an intervention outcome, a greater focus on contextual fac- tors related to interventions, and the need to better syn- thesize research information. These topics are discussed in this article and specific recommendations for the field are made. Robert Biswas-Diener Applied positive psychology: Progress challenges Portland State University and Positive Acorn Positive psychology is the study of human flourishing and, over the last decade, it has been a topic 2005), the optimal level of life satisfaction (Oishi of increasing interest. Since its formation in the late Diener, 2007), and the health benefits of happiness 1990s, positive psychology has been the focus of inter- (Pressman Cohen, 2005; Diener Chan, 2011). On national conferences, an academic journal, a growing this last point, researchers have found a number of number of graduate education programs and a number health benefits associated with the experienc