Positive affect and the complex dynamics of human flourishing.

By Barbara L. Fredrickson, Marcial Losada. American Psychologist, 2005

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. (2004, background): “Our research on the nonlinear dynamics of flourishing in dyads, groups, and organizations brings together additional evidence that mutualistic, investment-heavy relationships rely on the continuing production of positive emotions, at a high ratio relative to negative emotions, to remain functional (”
A Strengths-Based Approach to Outdoor and Adventure Education: Possibilities for Personal Growth (2010, background): “…among empirical studies of positivity and negativity indicating an optimal ratio ranging between 3:1 and 5:1 (P:N) in flourishing mental health (Fredrickson & Losada, 2005), effective teams (Losada & Heaphy, 2004), and healthy marriages (Gottman, Murray, Swanson, Tyson, & Swanson, 2002).”
How Poverty Affects Classroom Engagement. (2013, background): “When teachers give more positives than negatives (a 3:1 ratio is best), they optimize both learning and growth (Fredrickson & Losada, 2005).”
Top Management Team Behavioral Integration and the Performance of Service Organizations (2008, background): “…elements that make for positive interpersonal relationships such as respectful engagement, trust, and task enabling (see Dutton, 2003), nor does it address the emotional space in which people flourish or the team and organizational-level implications (see Fredrickson & Losada, 2005; Losada, 1999).”
Emotions that facilitate language learning: The positive-broadening power of the imagination (2012, background): “Fredrickson and Losada (2005) also taught positive emotion coping strategies by asking students to reflect upon novel ways to deal with a problem and to step back from the negative stimulus by incorporating greater objectivity.”
Can Positive Employees Help Positive Organizational Change? Impact of Psychological Capital and Emotions on Relevant Attitudes and Behaviors (2008, background): “…that a ratio of about 3:1 positive to negative emotions leads to flourishing (i.e., high levels of functioning and wellbeing; Keyes, 2002) due to increased “momentary thoughtaction repertoires” (Fredrickson, 2001, p. 219) that come from experiencing positive emotions (Fredrickson & Losada, 2005).”
Perceived control and emotions: interactive effects on performance in achievement settings (2008, background): “Conversely, positive emotions have clear benefits (Fredrickson and Losada 2005), predicting superior work performance and evaluation, as well as better health (Lyubomirsky et al.”
Why Is Nature Beneficial? (2009, background): “Fredrickson’s (1998; Fredrickson & Losada, 2005) broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions had found that positive emotions facilitate the broadening of people’s mindsets (Fredrickson & Joiner, 2002) and enhance their psychological resources and coping strategies (Fredrickson, Brown, Cohn,…”