How to increase and sustain positive emotion: The effects of expressing gratitude and visualizing best possible selves

By Kennon M. Sheldon, Sonja Lyubomirsky. 2006

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Grateful recounting enhances subjective well-being: The importance of grateful processing (2015, result): “As pointed out by Wood et al. (2010), not all studies have revealed significant effects (e.g. Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006), and many of those that have found effects have used ‘control’ treatments that might have actually caused decrements in well-being.”
The language-learning self, self-enhancement activities, and self perceptual change (2012, background): “These categories are derived from a range of studies from settings other than SLA detailing strategies and self-enhancement programs that have provided notable positive outcomes (see, for example, Hock et al., 2006; Oyserman et al., 2002, 2006; Oyserman & Markus, 1990; Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006).”
The how, why, what, when, and who of happiness: Mechanisms underlying the success of positive activity interventions. (2014, background): “…2005; Seligman et al., 2005), practicing optimism (Boehm et al., 2011a; King, 2001; Layous, Nelson, & Lyubomirsky, 2012; Lyubomirsky et al., 2011; Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006b), performing acts of kindness (Della Porta, Jacobs Bao, & Lyubomirsky, 2012; Dunn, Aknin, & Norton, 2008; Sheldon,…”
Three Ways to Be Happy: Pleasure, Engagement, and Meaning—Findings from Australian and US Samples (2009, background): “Consequently interventions aimed at increasing pleasure experiences, such as savouring and reminiscing (Bryant et al. 2005; Bryant and Veroff 2007), counting one’s blessings and considering one’s best possible self ( Sheldon and Lyubomirsky 2006 ), have been developed and tested.”
Nature Involvement Increases Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being: A Two-Week Experimental Study (2014, positive): “Validity for this measure was demonstrated in numerous studies across a wide range of individuals (e.g., Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006).”
Psychological Well-being: Evidence Regarding its Causes and Consequences† (2009, background): “Lyubomirsky and her colleagues suggested that intentional activities, that is activities over which we have control, are also very important drivers of psychological well-being (Lyubomirsky, King, & Diener, 2005; Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006).”
Is It Possible to Become Happier? (And If So, How?) (2007, background): “…happy life events, savoring daily experiences, and employing one's strengths, among others (Dickerhoof et al., 2007; Lyubomirsky , Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005; Lyubomirsky, Sousa, & Dickerhoof, 2006; Seligman et al., 2005; Seligman, Rashid, & Parks, 2006; Sheldon & Lyubomirsky , 2006b; Tkach, 2005).”
Enhancing social relationships through positive psychology activities: a randomised controlled trial (2016, positive): “Those in the control condition were asked to list three things that occurred over the day and reflect upon how they felt (adapted from Froh et al., 2009; Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006).”
‘It’s up to you’: Experimentally manipulated autonomy support for prosocial behavior improves well-being in two cultures over six weeks (2015, positive): “…when their prosocial behaviors are autonomously motivated (Weinstein & Ryan, 2010), and that people who engage in happinessboosting activities with a high degree of self-concordance (which taps autonomous motivation) benefit more than those with low self-concordance (Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006).”
Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies (2013, positive): “Half of the studies, 19 in total, recruited the subjects (not necessarily students) through university [29,32,34,51,56,5861,64-68,70,72,75,80,85].”
Good morning, good day: A diary study on positive emotions, hope, and work engagement (2012, background): “, 2008) or by expressing gratitude and visualizing positive self images (Sheldon and Lyubomirsky, 2006).”
Taking care of business? Grateful processing of unpleasant memories (2008, background): “Several experimental studies have now confirmed that grateful thinking improves mood (Watkins et al., 2003, studies 3 and 4) and a practice of ‘counting your blessings’ improves subjective well-being (Emmons & McCullough, 2003; Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005; Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006).”