Official publications

Pr. Ilona Boniwell on the cover of the Chinese HR magazine, 2017

Boniwell, I. (2015),The magic of MAPP, Coaching at work, vol 10 – issue 4, 2015 

Pr. Ilona Boniwell on the cover of Coaching at Work, Vol 9 Issue 4- 2014, Liz Hall’s article 

Ewing, S. (2010). Do we need to redefine success? Psychologies UK, January

Pr. Ilona Boniwell on the cover of The Observer, 2010

Bartram, D. & Boniwell, I. (2007). The science of happiness: Achieving sustained psychological well-being. In Practice, 29, 478-482. 

Boniwell, I (2006). Positive Psychology Coaching. Association for Coaching Bulletin, Summer 2006. See the whole special issue

Kibe C, Suzuki M, Hirano M, Boniwell I,  Sensory processing sensitivity and culturally modified resilience education: Differential susceptibility in Japanese adolescents, September 2020

Boniwell, I. Positive Education around the world: Perspectives from Asia and Europe; IPEN, Oct.2015 

Boniwell, I. « How do you keep all the plates spinning? » The Life Lab, Psychologies Magazine, Septembre 2015 

Boniwell, I « Can you really forgive your ex? » The Life Lab, Psychologies Magazine, August 2015  

Boniwell, I. « What makes a good family holiday » The Life Lab, Psychologies Magazine, July 2015 

Boniwell, I.  « Can you love other’s people children? » The Life Lab, Psychologies Magazine, June 2015 

Boniwell, I. « How do you create quality family time » The Life Lab, Psychologies Magazine, May 2015

Boniwell, I. « Do your children hate going to school? » The Life Lab, Psychologies Magazine, April 2015 

Boniwell, I. « Try to build your children resilience » The Life Lab, Psychologies Magazine, March 2014 

Boniwell, I. « Late parenthood does have some Perks » The Life Lab, Pyschologies Magazine, February 2014 

Boniwell,I.  « Real self-esteem is a wonderful thing », The Life Lab, Ilona Boniwell on Family, Psychologies magazine, January 2014 

Jarden, A. (2012). Positive Psychologists on Positive Psychology: Ilona Boniwell, International Journal of Wellbeing, 2(2), 119–124 

Boniwell, I. (2010). Behavioural Change – using Positive Psychology for changing the old habits for the new, FitPro. 

Boniwell, I. (2008). Through the lenses of time: In search of balance and well-being. The Psychotherapist, UKCP, 39, 6-7. See the whole issue 

Boniwell, I. (2006). The undervalued component of happiness. The Happiness Formula BBC Website 

Gunnel, B. (2004). Cover story – The happiness industry. New Statesman, 6 September. 

Boniwell, I., & Zimbardo, P. (2003). Time to find the right balance. The Psychologist, 16(3). See the whole special issue 

Boniwell, I. (1999). Meaningfulness, Psych-Talk, 23. 

Chang, E.C., Chang, O.D., Martos, T., Sallay, V., Zettler, I., Steca, P., Addario, M., Boniwell, I., Pop, A., Tarragona, M., Slemp, G.R., Shin, J., de la Fuente, A., & Cardeñoso, O. (in press).  The positive role of hope in the relationship between loneliness and unhappy conditions in young adults: How pathways thinking matters! Journal of Positive Psychology. 

Pluess, M., Boniwell, I., Hefferon, K., & Tunariu, A. (2017).  Evaluation of a school-based resilience-promoting intervention in a high-risk population in England: An exploratory controlled mixed methods trial. PloS one, 12(5), e0177191. 

Boniwell, I., Osin, E. N., & Martinez, C. (2016).  Teaching happiness at school: Non-randomised controlled mixed-methods feasibility study on the effectiveness of Personal Well-Being Lessons. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 11(1), 85-98. 

Kibe, C., Boniwell, I., (2015), Teaching well-being and resilience in primary and secondary schools, Positive Psychology in Practice: Promoting Human Flourishing in Work, Health, Education, and Everyday Life, Second Edition, 297-312

Pluess, M., & Boniwell, I. (2015). Sensory-processing sensitivity predicts treatment response to a school-based depression prevention program: Evidence of vantage sensitivity.  Personality and Individual Differences, 82, 40-45.

Martin-Krumm, C., Kern, L., Fontayne, P., Romo, L., Boudoukha, A. H., & Boniwell, I. (2015).  French Adaptation of the Orientation to Happiness Scale and Its Relationship to Quality of Life in French Students. Social Indicators Research, 124(1), 259-281. 

Boniwell, I., Osin, E. N., & Renton, A. (2015).  Internet Access at Home and its Relationship to Well-being in Deprived Areas of London. Open Psychology Journal, 8(1), 44-53. 

Boniwell, I., Osin, E., & Sircova (2014).  Achieving balance in time perspective: Coaching methods. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 12 (2), 14-40.

Sircova, A., van de Vijver, F. J., Osin, E., Milfont, T. L., Fieulaine, N., Kislali-Erginbilgic, A., … & Boniwell, I., Linley, P.A., & Boyd, J.N. (2014). A Global Look at Time: A 24-Country Study of the Equivalence of the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory/ SAGE Open, 4(1), 2158244013515686. 

Grenville-Cleave, B., & Boniwell, I. (2012).  Surviving or thriving? Do teachers have lower perceived control and well-being than other professionals? Management in Education, 26(1), 1-3. 

Hefferon, K., Gocken, N., Painter, J., Davies, M., & Boniwell, I. (2011). The influence of community occasions on satisfaction with life and well-being. British Journal of well-Being, 2(7), 22-25.

Elston, F., & Boniwell, I. (2011). A grounded theory study of the value derived by women in financial services through a coaching intervention to help them identify their strengths and practise using them in the workplace. International Coaching Psychology Review, 6(1), 16-32.

Boniwell, I., Kauffman, C., Silberman, J., (2010) The positive psychology approach in coaching, The complete handbook of coaching, 157-169.

Akhtar, M., & Boniwell, I. (2010). Applying positive psychology to alcohol-misusing adolescents: A group intervention.Groupwork: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Working with Groups, 20(3), 6-31.

Style, C., & Boniwell, I. (2010). The effect of group-based life coaching on happiness and well-being. Groupwork: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Working with Groups, 20(3), 51-72.

Boniwell, I., Osin, E., Linley, P.A. and Ivanchenko, G. (2010). A question of balance: Examining relationships between time perspective and measures of well-being in the British and Russian student samples. Journal of Positive Psychology, 5(1), 24-40.

Boniwell, I. (2009). Perspectives on time. Lopez, S. (Ed.), Handbook of Positive Psychology (2nd Ed) (pp. 295-302). New York: Oxford University Press.

Collard, P., Anvy, N., & Boniwell, I. (2008). Teaching mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to students: The effects of MBCT on the levels of mindfulness and subjective well-being.Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 21, 323-336.

Popovic, N. & Boniwell, I. (2007). Personal Consultancy: An integrative approach to one-to-one talking practices. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 5 (special issue), 24-29.

Wesson, K. & Boniwell, I. (2007). Flow theory – its applications to coaching. International Coaching Psychology Review, 2(1), 33-43.

Boniwell, I. & Henry, J. (2007). Developing conceptions of well-being: Advancing subjective, hedonic and eudaimonic theories. Social Psychology Review, 9(1), 3-18.

Boniwell, I. (2005). Beyond time management: How the latest research on time perspective and perceived time use can assist clients with time-related concerns. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 3(2), 61-74.

Boniwell, I., & Leaf, S. (2001/2). Review of new developments in positive psychology, Consciousness and Experiential Psychology, 7.

Ilona Boniwell, BBC1 Cambridge, Avril 2020 

Ilona Boniwell, BBC, Summet 2017, “Healthy live : mind, We learn about how we can encourage positive thoughts to maintain a healthy life”

Ilona Boniwell, “How to teach happiness at school”, The greater good, October 2016

Ilona Boniwell, “Should we be playing with our wellbeing?”, The Huffington Post, August 2016

Ilona Boniwell, “The bright side, Think, Wellbeing”, Sally Brown, Juin 2016 

Boniwell, I., & Tunariu, A. (2019). Positive psychology: Theory, research and applications, 2nd Edition. Oxford: McGraw-Hill.

Bab, M., & Boniwell, I. (2016). Exploring Positive Psychology with Lego Serious Play. Aarhus: Gnist.

Boniwell, I., & Macnair, P. (2015). 365 simple ways to be happier, healthier and smarter. London: Elwin Street Productions. 

David, S., Boniwell, I. & Ayers, A. (2013). Oxford handbook of happiness. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Boniwell, I., & Ryan, L. (2012). Personal well-being lessons for secondary schools: Positive psychology in action for 11 to 14 year-olds. Oxford: McGraw-Hill. Translated into French, Dutch and Portuguese.

Hefferon, K., & Boniwell, I. (2011). Positive psychology: Theory, research and applications. Oxford: McGraw-Hill.

Boniwell, I. (2009). Time for life: Satisfaction with time use and its relationship with subjective well-being. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM.

Glenville-Cleave, B., Boniwell, I., & Tessina, T. (2008). The happiness equation. Avon, MA: Adams Media Corporation.

Boniwell, I. (2006; 2008). Positive psychology in a nutshell. London: Personal Well-Being Centre. 3rd ed. (2012) with the Open University Press. Translated into French, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.