Positive Psychology and Post Truth: Alleviating the Non-Clinical Impact of the Pandemic
Keywords:
Pandemic, Positive Psychology, Post-TruthAbstract
This study explores the non-clinical impact of the post-pandemic era on adolescents, specifically the post-truth phenomenon and mitigation mechanisms. Post-truth refers to an era characterized by truth distortion, emerging from widespread mistrust and misinformation during the pandemic. This skepticism persisted post-pandemic, affecting how teenagers process information and influencing their cognitive behaviors. A positive psychological approach is proposed to reconnect rational truth and conscience, fostering appropriate thinking behaviors after the pandemic. Employing qualitative methods with a phenomenological design, the study encompasses fieldwork, literature review, data analysis, and results presentation. The data spans research findings from 2019-2022 indexed in SINTA and Scopus, supplemented by the author’s observations from online and offline media, as well as discussions with relevant informants. Findings indicate that positive psychology can guide adolescents toward maintaining rationality and conscience, encouraging adaptive behavior, appropriate emotional responses, and critical thinking amid post-truth challenges. The study underscores the need for further research into positive psychological interventions that can effectively reduce post-pandemic non-clinical impacts across age groups. This approach aims to enhance teenagers' resilience, promoting sound judgment and adaptive cognitive practices in uncertain informational landscapes.
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