No. 49 (2026): Positive Psychology in Action: Well-Being, Strengths, and Interventions in Educational, Social, and Organizational Contexts
This special issue is grounded in an essential premise: well-being is not merely a desirable state, but a capacity that can be understood, strengthened, and intentionally fostered. From this perspective, Positive Psychology moves beyond the discourse on happiness to become a field of research and intervention with the potential to transform individuals, relationships, institutions, and communities.
The contributions gathered in this issue explore well-being from a plural and applied perspective, addressing the development of personal strengths, socio-emotional competencies, resilience, positive relationships, leadership, and psychological resources across diverse educational, social, and organizational settings. In doing so, the special issue bridges academic reflection and real-world challenges, demonstrating how psychological knowledge can be translated into interventions aimed at fostering human development.
With particular sensitivity to the realities of Venezuela, Latin America, and Ibero-America, this edition advances a deeply contextual understanding of well-being: not as the absence of adversity, but as the capacity to build resources that enable individuals and communities to navigate uncertainty, learn, connect with others, work, and thrive more fully.
Ultimately, Positive Psychology in Action invites us to move from understanding to intervention and from evidence to transformation. Because studying what enables individuals and communities to thrive also means asking how we can turn that knowledge into genuine opportunities for well-being.
