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10/2014
Publication list María Luisa Martínez-Martí
Journal articles
Peer-reviewed
Martínez-Martí, M.L., & Ruch, W. (2014). Character strengths and well-being across the life span:
Data from a representative sample of German-speaking adults living in Switzerland. Frontiers
in Psychology (5), 01253. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01253
Ruch, W., Martínez-Martí, M.L., Heintz, S. & Brouwers, S.A. (2014). Development and analysis of the
psychometric properties of a Short Form of the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire in
German-speaking countries. Swiss Journal of Psychology.,73 (4), 2014, 225–234. doi: 10.1024/14210185/a000xxx
Martínez-Martí, M.L., Avia, M.D., & Hernández-Lloreda, M.J. (2014). Appreciation of beauty training:
A web-based intervention. The Journal of Positive Psychology. doi:10.1080/17439760.2014.920512
Ruch, W., Martínez-Martí, M. L., Proyer, R. T., & Harzer, C. (2014). The Character Strengths Rating
Form (CSRF): Development and initial assessment of a 24-Item rating scale to assess character
strengths. Personality and Individual Differences, 68, 53-58. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.042
Avia, M.D., Martínez-Martí, M.L., Rey-Abad, M., Ruiz, M.A., & Carrasco, I. (2012). Evaluación de un
programa de revisión de vida positivo en dos muestras de personas mayores, [Evaluation of a
program of positive life review in two samples of elderly people] Revista de Psicología Social, 27
(2), 141-156.
Martínez-Martí, M.L., Avia, M.D. & Hernández-Lloreda, M.J. (2010). The effects of counting blessings
on subjective well-being: a gratitude intervention over time in a Spanish sample, Spanish
Journal of Psychology, 13, 2, 886-896.
Monroe, K.R., & Martinez, M.L. (2008). Empathy, Prejudice and Fostering Tolerance, PS: Political
Science & Politics, 41, 857-863.
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2006). El estudio científico de las fortalezas trascendentales desde la Psicología
Positiva [The scientific study of transcendence strengths from the Positive Psychology
perspective], Clínica y Salud, 17 (3), 245-258.
Without peer-review
Martínez Martí, M.L. & Avia, M.D. (2008). La gratitud y su influencia en el bienestar [Gratitude and its
influence on well-being]. JANO. Medicina y Humanidades, 1691, 48-50.
Book chapters
Monroe, K.R., & Martinez, M.L. (2009). Empathy, Prejudice and Fostering Tolerance. In Scuzzarello S.,
Kinnvall C., and Monroe, K. R. (Eds.) On behalf of Others: The psychology of care in a global world.
Oxford University Press.
Maddi, S.R. & Martínez, M.L. (2008). Hardiness: la capacidad para transformar situaciones estresantes
en oportunidades de crecimiento. [Hardiness: the capacity to transform stressful situations
into opportunities]. In Vázquez, C. and Hervás, G. (Eds.) Psicología Positiva: Aplicaciones e
intervenciones [Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions]. Bilbao: Desclee.
Invited Talks
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2014). Character strengths. Positive Psychology Summer School of UNED
University, Pamplona, Spain.
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2013). Appreciation of Beauty Training: Design and Evaluation of a Web-Based
Intervention. I Workshop of the Spanish Society of Positive Psychology, Murcia, Spain.
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2012). A pilot intervention of appreciation of beauty. University of Zurich, Zurich,
Switzerland.
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2011). Gratitude and its influence on well-being. I Conference of Positive
Psychology of the Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2010). Positive emotions in the elderly: promotion of well-being in residents and
relatives through the institution. Mental Health, Aging and Social Exclusion Symposium, NGO
Solidarios, Madrid, Spain.
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2010). Novel interventions in elderly people. Mental Health and Social Exclusion in
Elderly People Symposium, National Institute for Older Persons and Social Services, Madrid,
Spain.
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2009). Positive psychology and resilience at school. Torrijos Secondary School,
Toledo, Spain.
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2008). Positive psychology today. I Symposium of Positive Psychology at the
Malaga University, Malaga, Spain.
Martínez Martí, M.L. (2008). Positive psychology and personality. Centro Universitario Villanueva,
Madrid, Spain.
Congress Contributions
Talks
Ruch, W. & Martínez Martí, M.L. (2014, October). Orientations to happiness and job satisfaction:
Preliminary results from a one-year longitudinal study. Paper presented at the Society for
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS) International Conference, Lausanne,
Switzerland.
Martínez Martí, M.L., Hernández-Lloreda, M.J., & Avia, M.D. (2014, July). Appreciation of beauty and
excellence: Relationship with the Big Five, well-being and prosocial traits. In R. Proyer and
M.L. Martínez Martí (Chairs), Positive Psychology and the study of positive traits: Recent research
from adult playfulness to strengths of character. Symposium conducted at the Seventeenth
European Conference on Personality, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Martínez Martí, M.L., Hernández-Lloreda, M.J., & Avia, M.D. (2014, July). The association between
appreciation of beauty and excellence, and personality, prosociality and well-being. In W.
Ruch and M.L. Martínez Martí (Chairs), Recent research on character strengths. Symposium
conducted at the Seventh European Conference on Positive Psychology, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
Martínez Martí, M.L., Avia, M.D., & Hernández-Lloreda, M.J. (2014, July). Appreciation of beauty
training: an online intervention. In R. Proyer (Chair), Can well-being be trained online? Studies on
the effectiveness of self-administered positive interventions. Symposium conducted at the Seventh
European Conference on Positive Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Martínez Martí, M.L., Hernández-Lloreda, M.J., & Avia, M.D. (2014, June). Risultati preliminari sullo
studio dell'apprezzamento della bellezza e dell'eccellenza: relazione con personalità, benessere e
prosocialità. Paper presented at the Giornate di Psicologia Positiva VII Edizione, Florence, Italy.
Martínez Martí, M.L., Hernández-Lloreda, M.J., & Avia, M.D. (2014, May). Apreciación de la belleza y
excelencia: relación con personalidad, prosocialidad y bienestar. Paper presented at the II Congreso
Nacional de Psicología Positiva, Oropesa del Mar, Castellón, Spain.
Brouwers, S.A., Martínez-Martí, M.L., & Ruch, W. (2013, September). Fear of being laughted at across
different occupational groups. Paper presented at the 13th Congress of the Swiss Psychological
Society, Basel, Switzerland.
Luciano, E. C., Martínez-Martí, M.L., & Ruch, W. (2013, September). Being happy at work: Do pleasure,
engagement and meaning make a difference in the work context? Paper presented at the 13th
Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society, Basel, Switzerland.
Ruch, W. & Martínez-Martí, M.L. (2013, July). Gelotophobes at work: Prediction of different outcomes
by dispositions to being laughed at and laughing at others. In R. Proyer (Chair), Current
Research in Gelotophobia, Gelotophilia, and Katagelasticism: From Work- and Family-life to the
Perception of Humor, Self Esteem, and Laughter. Symposium conducted at the 25th International
Society for Humor Studies Conference, Virginia, USA.
Avia, M.D., Martínez-Martí, M.L., Rey-Abad, M., Ruiz, M.A., & Carrasco, I. (2012, March). Psicología
positiva en personas mayores: un reto para todos. [Positive psychology and elderly population: a
challenge for all]. Paper presented at the I National Congress of Positive Psychology, Madrid,
Spain.
Martínez-Iñigo, D., Crego, A., Hervás, G., & Martínez, M.L. (2009). Developing positive emotional
regulation strategies. Results from a training program for primary health care professionals. Paper
presented at the XIV European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Santiago de
Compostela, Spain.
Avia, M.D., Martínez, M.L. & Hernández, M.J. (2008, July). Effects of an intervention in gratitude on wellbeing: Is counting blessings all about gratitude? Paper presented at the 4th European Conference
on Positive Psychology, Opatija, Croatia.
Monroe, K.R., & Martinez, M.L. (2008, February). Empathy, Prejudice and Fostering Tolerance. Paper
presented at the American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference,
San Jose, California, USA.
Martínez Martí, M.L. & Avia, M.D. (2007, September). Hardiness: The capacity to transform stressful
situations into opportunities. Paper presented at the First International Congress of Emotional
Intelligence, Málaga, Spain.
Martinez, M.L. & Monroe, K.R. (2007, July). At One with All Humanity: Testing Monroe's Explanation for
Altruism. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political
Psychology, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Monroe, K.R. & Martinez, M.L. (2007, July). The Politics of Difference. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Posters
Martínez Martí, M.L., Avia, M.D., & Hernández-Lloreda, M.J. (2014, May). Entrenamiento en apreciación
de la belleza: una intervención online. Poster presented at the 2nd National Conference of Positive
Psychology, Oropesa del Mar, Castellón, Spain.
Martínez-Martí, M.L., Hernández-Lloreda, M.J., & Avia, M.D. (2012, March). Construcción y validación
de un instrumento de medida de la Apreciación de la belleza y la excelencia. [Development and
validation of an instrument to measure Appreciation of beauty and excellence]. Poster presented at
the 1st National Congress of Positive Psychology, Madrid, Spain.
Martínez-Martí, M.L., Avia, M.D., & Hernández-Lloreda, M.J. (2012, March). Una intervención piloto
para el desarrollo de la apreciación de la belleza. [A pilot intervention of Appreciation of beauty]. Poster
presented at the 1st National Conference of Positive Psychology, Madrid, Spain.
Avia, M.D., Rey-Abad, M. & Martínez-Martí, M.L. (2010, December). Improvement of subjective wellbeing of elderly people members of elderly people associations. Poster presented at the European
Conference of Advances in the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression Disorders, Tenerife,
Spain.
Avia, M. D., Martinez-Marti, M.L., Carrasco, I., & Ruiz, M.A. (2010, June). Improving subjective wellbeing of elderly people living in retirement communities. Poster presented at the 5th European
Conference on Positive Psychology, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Martínez Martí, M.L., Avia, M.D., Hernández-Lloreda, M.J., Hervás, G. & Rodríguez-Abuín, J.M.
(2009, June). An Experimental Study Comparing Multiple Interventions on Well-Being. Poster
presented at the 1st World Congress of Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, USA.