How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-Being?

By Sonja Lyubomirsky, Kristin Layous. 2013

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Positive psychotherapy: A strength-based approach (2015, background): “The mechanism of change in PPT has not been explored systematically, but inferring from the change of mechanism uncovered by Lyubomirsky and Layous (2013) about positive interventions, it can be argued that change brought by positive interventions could be moderated by level of symptom severity,…”
The pains and pleasures of parenting: when, why, and how is parenthood associated with more or less well-being? (2014, background): “Experimental research suggests that people can intentionally increase their happiness and frequency of positive emotions by practicing a variety of positive activities (for a review and a meta-analysis, respectively, see Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013; Sin & Lyubomirsky, 2009).”
A low-dose mindfulness intervention and recovery from work: effects on psychological detachment, sleep quality, and sleep duration (2015, background): “…occupational health promotion, more is to be learned about the resources that qualify for optimal improvement, the dynamics of participants’ progress during these interventions as well as the specific boundary conditions that restrict or boost programme effectiveness (Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013).”
Functions of Positive Emotions: Gratitude as a Motivator of Self-Improvement and Positive Change (2017, background): “Numerous studies have demonstrated the downstream benefits of positive activities (see Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013, for a review).”
‘It’s up to you’: Experimentally manipulated autonomy support for prosocial behavior improves well-being in two cultures over six weeks (2015, neutral): “To test whether the underlying mechanisms of the link between prosocial behavior and well-being are similar across cultures, data were collected using samples from both the United States and South Korea.”
An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span (2015, background): “PA is conceptualized as one of the central mediators linking positive activities to greater well-being (Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013).”
Why do people prefer gratitude journaling over gratitude letters? The influence of individual differences in motivation and personality on web-based interventions (2015, background): “This is an important line of inquiry as theorists suggest that people will gain more from an intervention if there is congruence with their values/interests/preferences (Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013; Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2007).”
A mindfulness intervention promoting work–life balance: How segmentation preference affects changes in detachment, well‐being, and work–life balance (2021, methodology): “To integrate the positive-activity model with boundary frameworks (Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013), we test whether segmentation preferences determine the effectiveness of cognitive–emotional boundary management interventions.”
To have in order to do: Exploring the effects of consuming experiential products on well-being (2015, neutral): “Lyubomirsky and Layous (2013) posits that any activity can make people happier if it leads to positive emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and/or if it satisfies the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness (also see Deci & Ryan, 2012).”
Effects of a Strengths Intervention on General and Work-Related Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Positive Affect (2017, methodology): “These findings are in line with the positive-activity model (Lyubomirsky and Layous 2013), suggesting that involvement in positive activities such as working on strengths leads to short-term increases in positive affect, which contribute to an individual’s longer-term well-being, and with the broade”
Promoting positive outcomes through strengths interventions: A literature review (2017, methodology): “…the positive-activity model, the effectiveness of strengths interventions can be influenced by features of the person (e.g. demographics, personality) or features of the activity (e.g. duration of the intervention, medium of delivery, social vs. reflective activities) (Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013).”
A psycho-social system approach to well-being: Empirically deriving the Five Domains of Positive Functioning (2015, background): “The Personal Activity Model (PAM) put forward by Lyubomirsky and Layous (2013) articulates several general characteristics of both positive psychology interventions (PPIs) and participants that together influence how well a PPI fits the participant.”
Sexual Frequency Predicts Greater Well-Being, But More is Not Always Better (2016, neutral): “…& Krueger, 2006; Kahneman, Krueger, Schkade, Schwartz, & Stone, 2004), and one strategy to maximize well-being may be for people to reallocate their time to engage in the particular activities that hold the greatest potential to enhance well-being (see review by Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013).”