Table 1.

Positive psychology skills imparted in the 5-week internet-based intervention.

Weekly session	Skills	Goals of the session
Week 1	Positive events and capitalizing (Skills 1 and 2)	Individuals are equipped to note positive life events in their day-to-day encounters. Capitalizing is an expressive response to positive events and includes telling others about it, marking the occurrence in some way, or even thinking about the even again later on
Week 1	Gratitude (Skill 3)	Gratitude is defined as a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation expressed toward others, which may include other people, nature, or God
Week 2	Mindfulness (Skill 4)	Mindfulness is defined as the ability to intentionally pay attention to and maintain nonjudgmental awareness of one’s thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in the present moment
Week 3	Positive reappraisal (Skill 5)	Positive reappraisal is a form of coping in which the significance of the event is reinterpreted in a more positive way
Week 4	Focusing on personal strengths (Skill 6)	Identifying and focusing on one’s strengths as a form of self-affirmation to evaluate the resources possessed to cope with a stressful event
Week 4	Attainable goals (Skill 7)	Setting of realistic goals and imparting techniques to increase their progression and attainment
Week 5	Altruistic behaviors/acts of kindness (Skill 8)	Engagement in volunteerism and other altruistic behaviors