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Positive psychology interventions (PPIs) for temperance, including forgiveness, humility, and patience, are emerging. More research is needed, especially for humility and patience, to foster growth in this area.

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  • Positive Psychology
  • Intervention Science
  • Virtue Ethics

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  • Positive psychology extensively studies human strengths and virtues.
  • Research on positive psychology interventions (PPIs) to cultivate these virtues is nascent.
  • Temperance, encompassing forgiveness, humility, and patience, is a key virtue needing further intervention development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current state of research on temperance-related positive psychology interventions (PPIs).
  • To identify challenges and opportunities in conceptualizing and intervening on temperance.
  • To propose a research agenda for advancing temperance interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing research on temperance and PPIs.
  • Analysis of the conceptualization and efficacy of interventions for forgiveness, humility, and patience.
  • Formulation of recommendations for future research and intervention development.

Main Results:

  • Forgiveness interventions are well-established within PPIs.
  • Interventions for humility and patience require more robust, evidence-based research.
  • Challenges exist in both theoretical conceptualization and practical application of temperance PPIs.

Conclusions:

  • Significant opportunities exist for expanding temperance research within positive psychology.
  • Developing new interventions and attracting funding are crucial for advancing temperance PPIs.
  • The field of temperance intervention research is poised for growth with a second generation of positive psychology research.