Dr. Cesar Ernesto Castellanos:

I believe that you would serve as an excellent reviewer of the manuscript, "Comparing cognitive-behavior therapy and positive psychology to enhance emotional well-being," which has been submitted to Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology. The submission's abstract is inserted below, and I hope that you will consider undertaking this important task for us.

Please log into the journal web site by 2017-04-18 to indicate whether you will undertake the review or not, as well as to access the submission and to record your review and recommendation. The web site is https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP

The review itself is due 2017-05-09.

If you do not have your username and password for the journal's web site, you can use this link to reset your password (which will then be emailed to you along with your username). https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/login/resetPassword/cesarcastellanos1?confirm=9c868ce5dd0c4c674c8bc5d297573ea026663bb2a028e2378608959e9e3b08c2%3A1491941112

Submission URL: https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/reviewer/submission/168

Thank you for considering this request.

Dr. Edil Torres Rivera
South University
etorresrivera@gmail.com



"Comparing cognitive-behavior therapy and positive psychology to enhance emotional well-being"

Abstract

Positive Psychology is not only about reducing pathologies, it is also about enhancing the optimal well-being and satisfactions of any person.

This study tested the impact generated by a Positive Psychology program and contrasted the effectiveness of the program with a second group: Cognitive-Behavioral plus Positive Psychology program. 45 university students were measured by SWLS, PANAS, CES-D, BAI and HADS scales in a pre and post design with two groups.

The results revealed that a Positive Psychology intervention significantly increases life satisfaction and positive affect and significantly decreases negative affect, depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms (p < .05). Moreover, ANCOVA analysis show that the first program is as effective as the second program in each of the variables measured (p > .05). In short, our findings suggest that it is possible to offer psychological assistance by providing tools from Positive Psychology that promote well-being and psychological health focusing on maximizing strengths within a small period intervention. 
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Edil Torres Rivera, Ph.D., Editor
Interamerican Journal of Psychology
http://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP