The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors

The Positive Psychology of Personal Factors: Implications for Understanding Disability, 1st Edition, is an anthology edited by Michael L. Wehmeyer and Dana S. Dunn. The volume investigates personal factors derived from positive psychology to establish strengths-based approaches that encourage dignity, well-being, and participation for disabled people.

Interventions historically focused on deficits-based models of disability. This collection highlights the conceptual transition introduced by World Health Organization frameworks, emphasizing dynamic interactions among personal attributes, environmental conditions, and health status that shape everyday activities and social engagement.

Grounded in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, the 296-page text examines intrapersonal resources such as optimism to support functioning and reduce disability.