The author of all materials offered at this site, Dr. Michael Fordyce, is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the field of human happiness research and theory. For over 33 years, Dr. Fordyce was a professor of psychology, director of a private counseling clinic, and author of numerous professional articles, psychological tests, and popular materials on personal happiness (presented herein in the Books & Videos and Academic Materials pages of this site). Dr. Fordyce is  now retired, and lives in Florida. He may be contacted at gethappy_net@hotmail.com .

As an introduction to Dr. Fordyce's work, we present the following bibliography of academic and popular sources for further consultation...

ARTICLES ABOUT DR. FORDYCE'S RESEARCH THE POPULAR
MEDIA OVER THE YEARS:

"Studying How to Be Happy" THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 16, 1978.

"Happiness Lessons" HUMAN BEHAVIOR, August, 1978.

"Talking About It Can Boost Happiness Level" TRAINING, December, 1978.

"14-Point Plan to Increase Your Happiness" THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER, January, 1979.

"Formula for Happiness: Declassified" GANNETT NEWSPAPERS U.S., July, 1979.

"Can You Teach Yourself To Be Happier?" FAMILY WEEKLY, March, 1980.

"The Psychology of Happiness: Those Who Know" NEW AGE, January, 1983.

"Happiness Is More Than Just a Warm Puppy" WOMAN'S WORLD, October, 1984.

"When Will You Be Happy?" COMMUNIQUÉ, January, 1986.

"Happiness Training" CLINICIAN'S RESEARCH DIGEST, March, 1986.

"Dreaming Can Improve Your Life" THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER, September, 1986.

"Prescribing Happiness" THE GUARDIAN (Great Britain), April 27, 1988.

"Happiness; How to Pursue It" PSYCHOLOGY TODAY, July, 1989.

"Glad-nost" GULF COAST MAGAZINE, October, 1989.

"The Paradox of Happiness" AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (nationwide newspaper release), October, 1989.

"To Achieve Happiness" BOARDROOM, December, 1989.

"Twelve Strategies for Personal Success & Happiness" NEW WOMAN, March, 1990.

"How Scientists Study Happiness" SENIOR SCHOLASTIC, April, 1990.

"How to Raise A Happy Child" WORKING MOTHER, October, 1990.

"Secrets of Raising A Happy Child" GANNETT NEWS SERVICE, October 17, 1990.

"The Pursuit of Happiness" CHATELAINE (Canada), December, 1990.

"Give Your Child The Happiness Trait" READER"S DIGEST, August, 1991.

"Win the Worry War" McCALL'S, February, 1996.

"Seven Days to Happiness" McCALL'S, August, 1996.

"Get Happy!" MACLEAN'S (Canada), September, 1996.

"Why So Glad?"  ELLE, November, 1997.

"Master Your Moods" READER'S DIGEST, December, 1997.

"Get Happy" FITNESS, May, 1998.

"Mood Quiz" FITNESS, May, 1999.

DR. FORDYCE'S OWN PUBLICATIONS (in chronology):

Fordyce, M. W. Happiness; Its Daily Variation and Its Relation to Values. Dissertation Abstracts International, 33, 1266B [Available: University Microfilms, No. 72-23,491], 1972.

Fordyce, M. W. "Development of a Program to Increase Personal Happiness." Journal of Counseling Psychology. 24(6), 511-521, 1977.

Fordyce, M. W.  The Psychology of Happiness: A Brief Version of the Fourteen Fundamentals.  Fort Myers: Cypress Lake Media, 1981.

Fordyce, M. W. "A Program to Increase Happiness: Further Studies." Journal of Counseling Psychology, 30(4), 483-498, 1983.

Fordyce, M. W. "The Psychap Inventory; A Multi-Scale Test to Measure Happiness and its Concomitants." Social Indicators Research, 18(1), 1-33, 1986.

Fordyce, M. W. "A Review of Research on The Happiness Measures; A Sixty Second Index of Happiness and Mental Health." Social Indicators Research, 20, 355-381, 1988.

Fordyce, M. W. Michael Fordyce's Psychology of Happiness.  (A 14 episode, video TeleCourse) Fort Myers: Edison Community College Television Productions, 1990.

Fordyce, M. W. Human Happiness; Its Nature and Its Attainment. (A two-volume set of books -- in draft)

Fordyce, M. W. "Educating For Happiness." Quebec Review of Psychology, 1997.

 

 

CITINGS IN COLLEGE TEXTS & ACADEMIC JOURNALS (in chronology)

Lichter, S., Kaye, K., & Kammann, R. "Increasing Happiness through Cognitive Retraining." NEW ZEALAND PSYCHOLOGIST, (9), 1980.

Diener, R. "Subjective Well-Being." PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN, (95-3), 1984.

Friedman, H.L. "The Self-Expansiveness-Level Form: A Conceptualization and Measurement of a Transpersonal Construct". JOURNAL OF TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY, (15-1), 1985.

Larson, R., Diener, E., and Emmons. R. "An Evaluation of Subjective Well-Being Measures." SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH, (17), 1985.

Andrews, F. M. (ed.). RESEARCH IN QUALITY OF LIFE. Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research, 1986.

Veenhoven, R. CONDITIONS OF HAPPINESS. Dordrecht, Holland: Reidel, 1986.

Nagpal, R. & Sell, H. SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING. New Delhi: World Health Organization. 1986.

Kramer, J. & Conoley, J. (eds.). THE MENTAL MEASUREMENT YEARBOOKS. Buros Institute, 1987-current. (Refer to sections dealing with the Psychap Inventory and the Happiness Measures).

Williams, R., et. al.. "Related Measures of Life-Style Habits and Happiness." COLLEGE STUDENT JOURNAL, (21), 1987.

Staff. "Measuring Happiness." JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL INVENTIONS (Great Britain), (8), 1987.

Kowal, L. The Use of a Happiness Increasing Program with Chronic Cancer Patients. Doctoral Dissertation: University of Iowa, 1987.

Sappington, A. "The Third Force and the Psychology of Effective Functioning." THE HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGIST, (17), 1989.

Myers, A. Psychology.  New York: Worth, 1989.

Sappington, A. ADJUSTMENT: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PERSONAL APPLICATIONS. Pacific Grove: Brooks-Cole, 1989.

Staff. HELPING YOURSELF: A SELF-HELP GUIDE TO FEELING BETTER. California Department of Mental Health, 1989.

Allen, B. PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT. New York: Wadsworth, 1990 (and subsequent editions).

Michalos, A. "Satisfaction and happiness." Social Indicators Research, (8), 1990.

Williams, R., & Long J. MANAGE YOUR LIFE; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1991.

Staff. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL INNOVATIONS. Great Britain: Institute for Social Inventions, 1991.

World Database of Happiness. Bibliography of Happiness Researchers. Rotterdam (Holland): Erasmus University, 1991.

Wortman, C. & Loftus, E.  Psychology . New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992 (& subsequent editions)..

Booth, R., Bartlett, D., & Bohnsack, J. "An Examination of the Relationship Between Happiness, Loneliness, and Shyness in College Students." JOURNAL OF COLLEGE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, (33), 1992.

Argyle, M. Psychology of Happiness. London: Griffeon, 1992.

Headey, B., Kelly, J., & Wearing, A. "Dimensions of Mental Health: Life-Satisfaction, Positive Affect, Anxiety and Depression." Social Indicators Research, (29-1), 1993.

Diener, E. "Assessing Subjective Well-Being: Progress and Opportunities." Social Indicators Research, (31-2), 1994.

Atwater, E. Psychology For Living. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1994 (and subsequent editions).

World Database of Happiness. CATALOGUE OF HAPPINESS CORRELATES. Rotterdam (Holland): Erasmus University, 1994.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL POSTINGS

1985 - Selected to serve on the founding Editorial Board of the international journal, SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH  (the first research journal dedicated to the scientific study of social and psychological well-being).

1988 - Selected by the California State Department of Mental Health as one of the "nation's top ten mental health experts" to initially develop and eventually assess the State's Public Mental Health Assessment & Education Project.

1988 - Selected by Archimedes Foundation of Canada for inclusion in the DIRECTORY OF INVESTIGATORS OF HUMAN HAPPINESS AND WELL BEING

1990 - Selected by the World Database of Happiness (Erasmus University, Holland) for inclusion in the DIRECTORY OF HAPPINESS RESEARCHERS.

1997 - Selected by the Quebec Review of Psychology (Canada) as one of the world's twelve leading academics to contribute an article to the journal's special issue on happiness.

1999 - Selected to serve on the founding Editorial Board of the international journal, THE JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES (the first research journal devoted exclusively to the study of human happiness).