This project aims to use AI to identify and assess the presence of character strengths in student writing and to then empirically link identified character strengths with flourishing-related outcomes among American and Ghanaian university students.
Jesse Fox and collaborators will investigate the impact of the ancient Christian practice of contemplative prayer on human flourishing through four studies, including a randomized controlled trial in collaboration with the Contemplative Outreach network.
A groundbreaking intervention designed to promote interpersonal forgiveness will be adapted for Egypt, Tunisia, and Iraq. It will be tested with teachers and social workers in Arabic-speaking secular and religious schools.
A scientific roadmap to help forecast and guide human-algorithm behavior toward the common good will be developed.
A training program that covers theoretical, applied, and experiential aspects of forgiveness science and Jewish forgiveness will be developed to help rabbis and Jewish spiritual leaders promote forgiveness within the Jewish context to families and communities.