Dr. Louise Lambert's Publications

Research Publications

 

Kousi, S., & Lambert, L. (2026). Curriculum innovation in higher education: Developing a course on sustainable consumption and wellbeing. In W. Leal Filho (Ed.), Innovation in universities: Sustainability transition and global citizenship in the digital era (pp. xx-xx), World Sustainability Series, Springer. https://www.springer.com/series/13384

Moonesar, I. A., Lambert, L., & Godchaux Berezhnova, I. (2026). Advancing women’s health and well-being in the UAE: A policy perspective. Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(1), 1–11. https://www.middleeastjournalofpositivepsychology.org/index.php/mejpp/article/view/200

Jovanović, V., Rudnev, M., Aryanto, C. B., Balgiu, B. A., Caudek, C., Datu, J. A. D., Guse, T., Kyriazos, T., Lambert, L., … et al. (2024). A cross-cultural evaluation of Diener’s tripartite model of subjective well-being across 16 countries. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25, 82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-024-00781-4 

Moonesar, I. A., Alsayegh, K., Berryman, E., Lambert, L., Berezhnova, I., & Furness, R. (2024, March 14). Policy council dialogue proceedings report: Future of workplace wellbeing: Let's measure impact. Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement & Global Dialogue, Geneva, Switzerland. Available at: www.mbrsg.ae 

Marquez, J., Lambert, L., & Khanna, D. (2024). Exploring factors associated with student wellbeing in the United Arab Emirates: PISA 2018. Journal of Research in International Education, 23(1), 41-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/14752409241243011 

Lambert, L., Joshanloo, M., Warren, M. A., Christiani, K., Lomas, T., Cody, B., Al Sabah, I., El Chalabi, A., & Kruchlik, G. (2023). Promoting kindness through the positive theatrical arts: Assessing Kuwait’s Boomerang program. Psychological Studies, 68(1), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-022-00706-2 

Marquez, J., Lambert, L., & Cutts, M. (2023). Geographic, socio-demographic and school type variation in adolescent wellbeing and mental health and links with academic competence in the United Arab Emirates. Child Indicators Research, 16, 797–836. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-022-09993-7 

Lambert, L., Draper, Z., Warren, M., & Mendoza-Lepe, R. (2023). Assessing a happiness and wellbeing course in the United Arab Emirates: It is what they want, but is it what they need? International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 8(1), 115-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-022-00080-4 

Basurrah, A. A., Di Blasi, Z., Lambert, L., Murphy, M., Warren, M. A., Setti, A., Al-Haj Baddar, M., & Shrestha, T. (2023). The effects of positive psychology interventions in Arab countries: A systematic review. Applied Psychology: Health & Wellbeing, 15(2), 803-821. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12391 

Lambert, L., Warren, M. A., Schwam, A., & Warren, M. T. (2023). Positive psychology interventions in the United Arab Emirates: Boosting wellbeing – and changing culture? Current Psychology, 42, 7475–7488. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-02080-0 

Lambert, L., Shekari, S., Rattra, C., Tomaraei, S. S., Nair, M., & Hayek, M. (2022). Short report: Unpacking the fear of happiness: Implications for positive psychology interventions in the Middle East/North Africa. Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, 8, 40-53. https://www.middleeastjournalofpositivepsychology.org/index.php/mejpp/article/view/144 

Lambert, L., Joshanloo, M., Marquez, J. M., Cody, B., Arora, T., Warren, M., Aguilar, L., Samways, M., & Teasel, S. (2022). Boosting student wellbeing despite a pandemic: Positive psychology interventions and the impact of sleep in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 7(3), 271-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-022-00066-2 

Lambert, L., Karabchuk, T., & Joshanloo, M. (2022). Predictors of life satisfaction in the United Arab Emirates: Results based on Gallup data. Current Psychology, 41(6), 3827–3841. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-00873-3 

Yaaqeib, S., Lambert, L., Hadjisolomou, S., Al-Fazari, M., Selim, H., & Haque, A. (2022). Validation study of a wellbeing scale (SPANE) in the Arab Gulf region: A multicountry study. PLoS ONE, 17(5), e0268027. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268027 

Lambert, L., Draper, Z. A., Warren, M. A., Joshanloo, M., Chiao, E.-L., Schwam, A., & Arora, T. (2022). Conceptions of happiness matter: Relationships between fear and fragility of happiness and mental and physical wellbeing. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23(2), 535–560. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00413-1 

Marquez, J. M., Lambert, L., Ridge, N., & Walker, S. (2022). The PISA performance gap between national and expatriate students in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Research in International Education, 21(1), 22-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/14752409221090440 

Lambert, L., Warren, M. A., Sam, A., & Ghonaem, E. (2021). Perspectives: Positive psychology tackles “wicked problems”. Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, 7. https://www.middleeastjournalofpositivepsychology.org/index.php/mejpp/article/view/131 

Basurrah, A., Lambert, L., Setti, A., Murphy, M., Warren, M., Shrestha, T., & di Blasi, Z. (2021). Effects of positive psychology interventions in Arab countries: A protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open, 11, e052477. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7/e052477.full 

Lambert, L., Warren, M. A., Brulé, G., O’Brien, C., Murray, S., Mulay-Shah, A., … Alsubaiei, S. (2020). Perspectives: Using positive psychology and the sustainable development goals to build a better world. Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, 6, 1-28. https://middleeastjournalofpositivepsychology.org/index.php/mejpp/article/view/112 

Lambert, L., Lomas, T., van de Weijer, M. P., Passmore, H. A., Joshanloo, M., Harter, J., Ishikawa, Y., Lai, A., & Diener, E. (2020). Towards a greater global understanding of wellbeing: A proposal for a more inclusive measure. International Journal of Wellbeing, 10(2), 1-18. https://internationaljournalofwellbeing.org/index.php/ijow/article/view/1037 

Lambert, L., Passmore, H.-A., Scull, N., Al Sabah, I., & Hussain, R. (2019). Wellbeing matters in Kuwait: The Alnowair’s Bareec education initiative. Social Indicators Research, 143(2), 741-763. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-018-1987-z 

Lambert, L., Passmore, H.-A., & Joshanloo, M. (2019). A positive psychology intervention program in a culturally-diverse university: Boosting happiness and reducing fear. Journal of Happiness Studies, 20(4), 1141-1162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-018-9993-z 

Lambert, L., D’Cruz, A., Schlatter, M., & Barron, F. (2016). Using physical activity to tackle depression: The neglected positive psychology intervention. Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, 2(1), 42-60.
https://middleeastjournalofpositivepsychology.org/index.php/mejpp/article/view/46 

Lambert D’raven, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (2016). Using the PERMA Model in the United Arab Emirates. Social Indicators Research, 125(3), 905-933. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-015-0866-0 

Lambert, L., Passmore, H.-A., & Holder, M. (2015). Foundational frameworks of positive psychology: Mapping well-being orientations. Canadian Psychology, 56(3), 311-321. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000033 

Cardinal, T., Lambert, L., & Lamouche, S. (2015). Living the good life: A conversation about well-being, education, and culture. Paideusis: The Journal of the Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, 22(2), 8-22. https://journals.sfu.ca/pie/index.php/pie/article/view/419 

Lambert, L., Pasha-Zaidi, N., Passmore, H.-A., & York Al-Karam, C. (2015). Developing an indigenous positive psychology in the United Arab Emirates. Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, 1(1), 1-23. https://middleeastjournalofpositivepsychology.org/index.php/mejpp/article/view/24 

Lambert D’raven, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (2015). Happiness in the United Arab Emirates: Conceptualizations of happiness among Emirati and Other Arab students. International Journal of Happiness and Development, 2(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHD.2015.067590 

Lambert D’raven, L., Moliver, N., & Thompson, D. (2015). Happiness intervention decreases pain and depression and boosts happiness among primary care patients. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 16(2), 114-126. https://doi.org/10.1017/S146342361300056X 

Lambert D'raven, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (2014). Positive psychology interventions: A review for counselling practitioners. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 48(4), 383-408. https://cjc-rcc.ucalgary.ca/article/download/60988/46290/ 

Lambert D’raven, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (2014). Happiness strategies among Arab university students in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Happiness and Well-Being, 2(1), 131-144. (*Journal decommissioned)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282251461_Lambert_D'raven_L_Pasha-Zaidi_N_2014_Happiness_strategies_among_Arab_university_students_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates_Journal_of_Happiness_and_Well-Being_21_131-144 

Lambert, L. (2008). A counselling model for young women in the United Arab Emirates: Cultural considerations. Canadian Journal of Counselling, 42(2), 101-116. https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/rcc/article/view/58845 

Lambert, L. (2007). HIV and development challenges in Yemen: Which grows fastest? Journal of Health Policy and Planning, 22(1), 60-62. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czl036 

Lambert L. T. (2006). Health in the Middle East: HIV prevention is hindered in the United Arab Emirates. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 333(7575), 970–971. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.333.7575.970-b 

 

Book Chapters

 

Lambert, L., Warren, M., Waldrop, R. J., Al Subaiei, S., Eubanks, A., & Fisher, J. L. (2022). Beyond us: Building collective wellbeing. In A. H. Kemp & D. J. Edwards (Eds.), Broadening the scope of wellbeing science, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives on human flourishing and wellbeing (pp. 29-42). https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-18329-4_3 

Lambert, L., Khadri, Y., Mayet, S., Vedanayagam, J., Varma, V., & Kertechian, K. S. (2022). Thanks for asking! How UAE-based university students conceptualize happiness and how institutions can improve it. In F. Irtelli, & F. Gabrielli (Eds.), Happiness - Biopsychosocial and Anthropological Perspectives. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.107363 

King, S., Lambert, L., Ng, P. Y., & Rosinski, P. (2021). Keeping with the times: Coaching, culture and positive psychology. In S. Green, I. Bonniwell, & W.- A. Smith (Eds.), Positive Psychology Coaching in the Workplace (pp. 85-105). Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-79952-6_5 

Lambert, L., Yaaqeib, S. I., Crookes, A., Cody, B., & Saad, S. (2021). Thoughts on the GCC national research context: Challenges to developing a local psychology. In N. Pasha-Zaidi (Ed.), Towards a positive psychology of Islam and Muslims: Spirituality, struggle, and social justice (pp. 359-380). Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-72606-5_16 

Lambert, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (2019). Introduction: Musings on a regional positive psychology. In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 1-7). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6 

Lambert, L., Mulay-Shah, A., Warren, M. A., & Younis, Y. (2019). The pursuit of national wellbeing policies across the GCC: The what, how, and why? In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 11-35). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6 

Mulay-Shah, A., Lambert, L., Younis, Y., & Wood, B. P. (2019). Commercial life: The private sector’s contribution to wellbeing. In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 37-70). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6 

Reeder, A., Lambert, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (2019). Happiness and the built environment. In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 71-90). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6 

Lambert, L., Abdulrehman, R., & Mirza, C. (2019). Coming full circle: Taking positive psychology to GCC universities. In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 93-110). Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6_5 

Lambert, L., Topolskaya, E., Warren, M. A., & Habib, M. A. (2019). Positivity at work: It’s not a contradiction! In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 133-156). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6 

Lambert, L., Pasha-Zaidi, N., & Crookes, A. E. (2019). Because a citation and a contribution are not the same: A path for (positive) psychology research. In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 183-205). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6 

Lambert, L., Hotchkiss, L., & Passmore, H.–A. (2019). Measuring wellbeing: How and why? In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 207-234). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6 

Lambert, L., & O’Hara, L. (2019). “It brings out the best”: Incorporating positive health into health promotion initiatives from the UAE’s physically active. In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 313-332). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6 

Lambert, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (2019). Concluding thoughts on the development of a Middle East/North Africa positive psychology. In L. Lambert, & N. Pasha-Zaidi (Eds.), Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise (pp. 391-404). Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-13921-6 

Lambert, L., Budhraja, N., Mullan, C. A., & Gupta, G. (2018). Building life skills through positive education: Evidence from Ras Al Khaimah (UAE). In D. B. Jones & S. Sahraoui (Eds.), The future of the labour market reform in the Gulf region: Towards a multi-disciplinary, evidence-based and practical understanding (pp. 136-153). Gerlach.

Lambert, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (2015). Made in the UAE: An indigenous positive psychology for the United Arab Emirates. In C. Y. Al-Karam & A. Haque (Eds.), Mental Health & Psychological Practice in the United Arab Emirates (pp. 83-91). Palgrave Macmillan. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137558237_8

 

Books

 

Lambert, L. (2025). The Dubai 30x30 Happiness Challenge: Employee Playbook. Amazon Publishing. https://a.co/d/fCIQJ7j

Lambert, L. (2025). The Dubai 30x30 Happiness Challenge: The HR Playbook. Amazon Publishing. https://a.co/d/200dpIP

Lambert, L. (2025). The 30x30 Happiness Challenge: For individuals anywhere. Amazon Publishing. https://a.co/d/cMyyy6S

Lambert, L. (2019). Happiness: Get it, keep it, oh…and enjoy it! Austin Macauley. https://austinmacauley.ae/books/happiness-get-keep-ohand-enjoy/

Lambert, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (Eds.). (2019). Positive psychology in the Middle East/North Africa: Research, policy, and practise. Springer. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030139209

Lambert, L., & Pasha-Zaidi, N. (Eds.). (2018). An introduction to psychology for the Middle East (and beyond). Cambridge. https://www.cambridgescholars.com/an-introduction-to-psychology-for-the-middle-east-and-beyond

Lambert, L. (2017). Developing character strengths at university. The facilitator’s manual. http://a.co/2sxBX3M

Lambert, L. (2017). Developing character strengths at university. The participant’s workbook. http://a.co/ji7i8nC

Lambert, L. (2016). A new year, a new you: 52 strategies for a happier life! http://a.co/0Zh9iGB 

Lambert D’raven, L., & Milkovich, L. (2013). Happiness 101: 13 simple interventions for a happier life. http://a.co/dIATzbu 

Lambert, L. (2009). Happiness 101: A how-to guide in positive psychology for people who are depressed, languishing, or flourishing. The Facilitator's Manual. www.amazon.com   

Lambert, L. (2009). Happiness 101: A how-to guide in positive psychology for people who are depressed, languishing, or flourishing. The Participant’s Manual.  www.amazon.com