ABSTRACT
Positive psychology is a philosophical approach that underpins human endeavour and, along with the related and complementary concepts of emotional intelligence, hope, grit, mindset and mindfulness, can be integrated and accommodated into coping research and practice. These related constructs have been adopted into the positive psychology movement and highlight how our understandings of human endeavour are continuously evolving. U. Bronfenbrenner's socio-ecological systemic approach is a good fit for understanding how people cope, that is, coping in context. Positive psychology at the personal level is about having experiences that are valued, having a sense of wellbeing, contentment, and satisfaction; hope and optimism; and happiness. Well-being itself is a much-used concept that has been linked to happiness. Like positive psychology and well-being resilience is a concept that captures people's attention in that we all want to be resilient. Grit is another useful construct in the resilience and successful achievement domain.
