A5067695297- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Mental Health Research Topics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Media Influence and Health
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social and Cultural Studies
California State University, East Bay
2016-2024
University of California, Riverside
2011-2017
University of California System
2012-2014
Theory and research suggest that people can increase their happiness through simple intentional positive activities, such as expressing gratitude or practicing kindness. Investigators have recently begun to study the optimal conditions under which activities mechanisms by these effects work. According our positive-activity model, features of (e.g., dosage variety), persons motivation effort), person-activity fit moderate effect on well-being. Furthermore, model posits four mediating...
At the top of parents' many wishes is for their children to be happy, good, and well-liked. Our findings suggest that these goals may not only compatible but also reciprocal. In a longitudinal experiment conducted in 19 classrooms Vancouver, 9- 11-year olds were instructed perform three acts kindness (versus visit places) per week over course 4 weeks. Students both conditions improved well-being, students who performed kind experienced significantly bigger increases peer acceptance (or...
When it comes to the pursuit of happiness, popular culture encourages a focus on oneself. By contrast, substantial evidence suggests that what consistently makes people happy is focusing prosocially others. In current study, we contrasted mood- and well-being-boosting effects prosocial behavior (i.e., doing acts kindness for others or world) self-oriented oneself) in 6-week longitudinal experiment. Across diverse sample participants (N = 473), found 2 types led greater increases...
Research shows that performing positive activities, such as expressing gratitude and doing acts of kindness, boosts happiness. But do specific activities work equally well across cultures? Our study examined the role culture–activity fit by testing two cultures. Participants from United States ( n = 250) South Korea 270) were randomly assigned to express gratitude, perform kind acts, or engage in a neutral activity for first half 6-week intervention. Multilevel growth modeling analyses...
Across two studies, we found evidence supporting a positive feedback loop between activities, kindness and well-being. In Study 1, participants were randomly assigned to one of four distinct activities (versus neutral writing activity) before spending three weeks engaging in kind acts. We that the served as triggers – is, they predicted greater prosocial effort, which turn well-being immediately following intervention at two-week follow-up. 2, explored specific effects gratitude trigger,...
The experiences of mothers and fathers are different in ways that could affect their well-being. Yet few studies have comprehensively examined gender differences parents' In the current research, we investigated such a large representative sample (Study 1a; N = 13,007), community using validated well-being measures 1b; 472), experience sampling study measuring happiness during caregiving activities interactions with children 2; 4,930). Fathers reported greater happiness, subjective...
Nostalgia is a sentimental longing for one's past. We examined the effect of 6-week, weekly nostalgia intervention on well-being (positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, subjective vitality, eudaimonic well-being) over time. After 3 weeks, participants who engaged in nostalgic reflection had higher than those ordinary reflection. 6 at 1-month follow-up, positive was reserved were high dispositional (i.e., well-suited to intervention). However, these time points, associated with...
Although a great deal of research has tested the longitudinal effects regularly practicing gratitude, much less attention been paid to emotional landscape directly following engagement in gratitude exercises. In three studies, we explored array discrete emotions people experience after being prompted express or recall gratitude. Studies 1 and 2, two different exercises produced not only greater feelings relative positive emotion control conditions (i.e., recalling relief), but also higher...
.The present commentary considers the theoretical and applied implications of Froh, Bono, colleagues' benefit-appraisals intervention to promote graditude among youth. First, we discuss developmental competencies that children need master before they can benefit from this intervention. The target curriculum was successful 8- 11-year-olds, but predict it would be less effective in younger ages. As children's theory mind capacity understand emotions take another's perspective develop, so too...
Interventions rarely have a universal effect on all individuals. Reasons ranging from participant characteristics, context and fidelity of intervention completion could cause some people to respond more positively than others. Understanding these individual differences in response may provide clues the mechanisms behind intervention, as well inform future designs make interventions maximally beneficial for all. Here we focus an designed improve adolescent wellbeing, explore potential...
Lilian J. Shina, Kristin Layousb, Incheol Choic, Soojung Nac* & Sonja LyubomirskyaDepartment of Psychology, University California , Riverside, CA, USA Department State East Bay, Hayward, Seoul National Seoul, South Korea
Social interaction among employees is crucial at both an organizational and individual level. Demonstrating the value of recent methodological advances, 2 studies conducted in workplaces countries sought to answer following questions: (a) Do coworkers interact more with who have similar well-being? and, if yes, (b) what are processes by which such affiliation occurs? Affiliation was assessed via methodologies: a commonly used self-report measure (i.e., mutual nominations coworkers)...
Abstract: Increasing evidence suggests that positive affect plays an important role in adaptation to chronic illness, independent of levels negative affects like depression. Positive may be especially beneficial for people the midst severe stress, such as diagnosis human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As medical treatments HIV have improved, number living with has increased, and prevention strategies tailored specifically become a priority. There is need effective, creative, client-centered...