• Dr Harcharan Singh

This sequential explanatory mixed-methods study develops and validates a Positive-Psychology-Informed Coaching (PPIC) framework that blends strengths discovery, autonomy-supportive goal setting, hope-scaffolded pathway design, and broaden-and-build micro-interventions to produce sustainable gains in multidimensional well-being. In Phase 1, 120 Indian knowledge-workers were randomly allocated to a six-session PPIC programme or a wait-list control. Standardised instruments assessed flourishing (PERMA-Profiler), life satisfaction, strengths use, and psychological capital at baseline, post-intervention, and three-month follow-up. Repeated-measures ANOVA revealed large, durable improvements for the PPIC group across all PERMA domains (partial η² = .27; Cohen’s d = 1.60), whereas controls remained stable. Structural-equation modelling confirmed a serial mediation pathway in which heightened strengths use fuelled autonomous motivation, which in turn predicted well-being, accounting for 17 % of the total effect. Coaching-alliance strength moderated the first link, amplifying strengths activation when relational safety was high. Phase 2 involved in-depth interviews with twenty extreme- and typical-case participants. Thematic analysis generated four convergent themes: awakening the “best self” through strengths feedback; translating external targets into value-aligned aspirations; reframing obstacles as opportunities via pathway flexibility; and diffusing positive-emotion practices into family life. These narratives illuminated the quantitative mechanisms and highlighted cultural nuances: autonomy drove change for low power-distance clients, whereas relatedness fulfilled a parallel role for collectivist respondents. Integrated meta-inference positions PPIC as a process-based intervention that simultaneously leverages affective, motivational, and identity resources to create an upward spiral of flourishing. Unlike many short-lived positive-psychology exercises, PPIC embeds maintenance features—booster sessions and ecosystem diffusion strategies—that preserved gains at follow-up. Methodologically, the study offers a documented fidelity index, transparent participant flow, and open data repository, raising the evidentiary bar for coaching trials. It also shows the feasibility of pairing quantitative tests with narrative insight in real workplaces. Limitations include an urban professional sample, a wait-list control, and a three-month follow-up; sensitivity checks and member-validated themes nonetheless support internal validity. Future work should replicate PPIC in diverse contexts, dismantle components to isolate active ingredients, and explore digital delivery for scale. Policymakers could position strengths-based coaching as a preventive complement to traditional mental-health services, especially where clinical resources are scarce. In sum, nurturing daily positivity, self-endorsed agency, and purposeful strengths use can transform individuals and the systems that rely on human flourishing.

Positive Psychology; Life Coaching; Strengths Use; Autonomous Motivation; Sustainable Well-being; Mixed-Methods Research

"Integrating Positive Psychology in Life Coaching: A Framework for Sustainable Well-being", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.g334-g355, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208642.pdf

"Integrating Positive Psychology in Life Coaching: A Framework for Sustainable Well-being", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppg334-g355, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208642.pdf