Michael W. Fordyce
Michael W. Fordyce (December 14, 1944 – January 24, 2011) was a psychologist and pioneer researcher in the field of empirical happiness measurement and intervention.[1] As a forerunner who approached "happiness" as an applied science, he ushered-in the modern academic branch of Positive Psychology[2][3]
Fordyce contributed a happiness-measurement article to the journal Social Indicators Research, which ranked in the journal's top 2.4% most-cited articles.[4] He demonstrated that happiness can be statistically measured[5] and willfully increased (i.e. through "volitional" behavior).[6]
Fordyce worked at Edison Community College (Fort Myers, Florida) where he taught a data-driven "happiness training program" for over three decades.[7]
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External links
- GetHappy.net at the Wayback Machine (archived January 13, 2007), Fordyce's original site
- A Program to Increase Happiness: Further Studies USCD.edu
- Videorecording of his happiness training program on YouTube at Edison Community College
- Online obituary tribute "I never met Dr. Fordyce in person, but his online book...had a tremendous impact on my life"
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