Negative vs. Positive Psychology: a Review of Science of Well‑Being Title : Negative vs. Positive Psychology: a Review of Science of Well‑Being Authors : 1. Ansar Abbas2. Dian Ekowati3. Fendy Suhariadi4. Syed Ali Raza Hamid Department : Manajemen Journal Name : Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science Kinds of Journal : Scopus Q1 Keywords : Social psychology, Wellbeing, Health, Education, Positivepsychology, Negative psychology, Behavior control, Determinism, Free will ABSTRACT Happiness, well-being, human freedom, and life events are interconnected. Nevertheless, the debate about human well-being struggles to fnd an exact defnition.Literature debates on the importance of positive psychology or adverse efects ofnegative psychology in the well-being context discuss separately. However, bothcounter each other but have their signifcance and indisputable fact. Human psychology evolves around determinism and Free Will. One type of determinism is hard,while the other is soft. Individuals who are adamant about and embrace acceptanceof chances are driven by their nature and psychology to choose negative behaviorsunder hard determinism. They give up their free will, whereas soft determinists useit to make choices and behave positively. However, the researchers looked at negative psychology as a useful aspect and positive psychology’s dark side. We arguedthat there are reasons to suppose that chances can develop into options and viceversa. From a well-being perspective, negative and positive psychological strengthsand weaknesses can be investigated. From the literature review, useful hypothesesfor future research have been derived from our synthesis. For details : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12124-022-09708-1