Proponents of positive psychology have pointed out the limited attention the literature pays to positive human characteristics.For example, since 1887, Psychological Abstracts articles have a negative to positive ratio of:

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The correct ratio is 14:1, indicating that historically, psychological literature has focused much more on negative aspects of human behavior and experience than on positive ones.

Proponents of Positive Psychology Have Pointed Out the Limited Attention