Positive Psychological Coaching Definitions and Models: A Systematic Literature Review

Frontiers in Psychology

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Llewellyn E. van Zyl¹  Lara C. Roll²  Marius W. Stander²  Stefanie Richter⁶ 

[1] Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Eindhoven;Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University (VTC);Department of Human Resource Management, University of Twente;Institut für Psychologie, Goethe University;Department of Applied Psychology, Lingnan University;Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden

关键词: positive psychological coaching;    coaching psychology;    strengths-based coaching;    positive psychological interventions;    coaching model;    positive organizational interventions;    performance enhancement;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00793

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Despite the popularity of the term Positive Psychological Coaching within the literature, there is no consensus as to how it should be defined (framed) or what the components of a positive coaching “model” should include. The aim of this systematic review was to define positive psychological coaching and to construct a clear demarcated positive psychological coaching model based on the literature. A systematic literature review led to the extraction of 2,252 records. All records were screened using specific inclusion/exclusion criteria, which resulted in the exclusion of records based on duplicates ( n = 1,232), titles ( n = 895), abstracts ( n = 78), and criteria violations ( n = 23). Twenty-four academic, peer-reviewed publications on positive psychological coaching were included. Data relating to conceptual definitions and coaching models/phases/frameworks were extracted and processed through thematic content analysis. Our results indicate that positive psychological coaching can be defined as a short to medium term professional, collaborative relationship between a client and coach, aimed at the identification, utilization, optimization, and development of personal strengths and resources in order to enhance positive states, traits and behaviors. Utilizing Socratic goal setting and positive psychological evidence-based approaches to facilitate personal growth, optimal functioning, enhanced wellbeing, and the actualization of people's potential. Further, eight critical components of a positive psychological coaching model were identified and discussed. The definition and coaching process identified in this study will provide coaches with a fundamental positive psychological framework for optimizing people's potential.

【 授权许可】

CC BY