Research

Adler, M. & Fagley, N. S. (In press). Appreciation: Individual differences in finding value and meaning as a unique predictor of subjective well being. Journal of Personality.

Adler, M. & Fagley, N. S. (2001). Appreciation: One path to well-being. Poster presented at the 109th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August.

Adler, M. (2001). Conceptualizing and Measuring Appreciation: The development of a new positive psychology construct. Dissertation Abstracts International, Vol. 63, 08B.

Cherniss, C., Goleman, D., Emmerling, R., Cowan, K., & Adler, M. (1998). Bringing emotional intelligence to the workplace. New Brunswick, NJ: Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations, Rutgers University.

Cherniss, C. & Adler, M. (2000). Promoting Emotional Intelligence in Organizations: Making training in emotional intelligence effective. Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training and Development.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. New York: Harper Perennial.

Davidson, K.J., Kabat-Zinn, J. et al., (2003) Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation, Psychosomatic Medicine, 65, 564-570

Ivancevich, J.M., Matteson, M.T., Freedman, S.M., Phillips, J.S. (1990). Worksite Stress Management Interventions. American Psychologist, 45(2), 252-261.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Massion, A.O., Krsteller, J., Peterson, L.G., Fletcher, K.E., Pbert, L., Lenderking, W.R., Santorelli, S.F. (1992). Effectiveness of a Meditation-Based Stress Reduction Program in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 149(7), 936-943.

Oakley, R. (2004). How the Mind Hurts and Heals the Body. American Psychologist, 59(1), 29-40.

Shapiro, S.L., Schwartz, G.E., Bonner, G. (1998). Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Medical and Premedical Students. Journal of Behavioral Medicine,21(6), 581-599.

Schneider, S. (2001). In search of realistic optimism: Meaning, knowledge, and warm fuzziness. American Psychologist, 56: 3, 250-263.

Teasdale, J.D., Williams, J.M.G., Soulsby, J.M., Segal, Z.V., Ridgeway, V.A., Lau, M.A. (2000). Prevention of Relapse/Recurrence in Major Depression by Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68(4), 615-623.

Statistics

Job stress is estimated to cost American industry $200 -$300 billion annually.
—Center for Disease Control

Health care expenditures are nearly 50% greater for workers who report high levels of stress.
—Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Workers who must take off work because of stress, anxiety, or a related disorder will be off the job for about 20 days.
—Bureau of Labor Statistics

To replace an employee, it is estimated to cost 33% of their salary.
—US Department of Labor

One-fourth of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives.
—Northwestern National Life

Problems at work are more strongly associated with health complaints than are any other life stressor — more so than even financial problems or family problems.
—St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co

…there were was a 70% reduction in malpractice claims in 22 hospitals that implemented stress prevention activities. In contrast, there was no reduction in claims in a matched group of 22 hospitals that did not implement stress prevention activities.
—Journal of Applied Psychology

82% of 751 Americans Surveyed said they experience work-related stress.
—2001 Harris Interactive Poll for the Marlin Company

85% of human resource professionals are concerned about voluntary resignations
—Society for Human Resource Management, 2001