Variety is the spice of happiness: The hedonic adaptation prevention model.

By Kennon M. Sheldon, Julia K. Boehm, Sonja Lyubomirsky. 2013

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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The Working for Wellness Program: RCT of an Employee Well-Being Intervention (2012, background): “In line with the SHM and the importance of self-concordant motivation in enhancing well-being (Lyubomirsky et al. 2005), results supported that the program was a good fit with participants’ interests, values, and needs.”
How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-Being? (2013, background): “One of the obstacles to both continued engagement and continued benefits is hedonic adaptation; in other words, the rewards of positive activities dissipate with time (Lyubomirsky, 2011; Sheldon et al., 2012).”
Does Happiness Promote Career Success? Revisiting the Evidence (2018, unknown): “…behavior increases well-being (Chancellor, Margolis, Jacobs Bao, & Lyubomirsky, 2017; Layous, Lee, Choi, & Lyubomirsky, 2013; Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005; Nelson et al., 2015; Nelson, Layous, Cole, & Lyubomirsky, 2016; Pressman, Kraft, & Cross, 2015; Sheldon, Boehm, & Lyubomirsky, 2012).”
‘It’s up to you’: Experimentally manipulated autonomy support for prosocial behavior improves well-being in two cultures over six weeks (2015, unknown): “In addition to this correlational evidence, performing acts of kindness has been shown to boost happiness in givers in randomized controlled studies lasting from one day (Dunn, Aknin, & Norton, 2008) to 10 weeks (Sheldon et al., 2012).”
Does Variety Among Activities Increase Happiness (2016, background): “Although happiness scholars have speculated that filling time with more varied activities may make people happier (Lyubomirsky et al. 2005b; Sheldon et al. 2012), this has not been empirically tested.”