Positive Emotions Trigger Upward Spirals Toward Emotional Well-Being

By Barbara L. Fredrickson, T. Joiner. Psychology Science, 2002

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology

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Being grateful is beyond good manners: Gratitude and motivation to contribute to society among early adolescents (2010, methodology): “This is similar to the ‘‘cycle of virtue’’ whereby gratitude and happiness have a reciprocal relationship (Watkins 2004) and the ‘‘upward spirals’’ whereby positive affect and broadminded coping reciprocally and prospectively lead to one another (Fredrickson and Joiner 2002).”
On the Psychology of Passion: In Search of What Makes People's Lives Most Worth Living (2008, background): “…2001, 2003) has shown that the experience of positive emotions have the virtue of broadening people’s thought-action repertoires (Fredrickson, 2001), thereby leading to the use of more adaptive behaviours, and thus better psychological adjustment (on this issue, see Frederickson & Joiner, 2002).”
Enhancing well-being and alleviating depressive symptoms with positive psychology interventions: a practice-friendly meta-analysis. (2009, background): “…increases in positive emotions, which have been shown to speed recovery from the physiological effects of negative emotions (Fredrickson & Levenson, 1998; Tugade & Fredrickson, 2004), to improve broad-minded coping skills (Fredrickson & Joiner, 2002), and to prevent relapses (Fava & Ruini, 2003).”
Positivity: The Dispositional Basis of Happiness (2016, background): “Our findings are particularly noteworthy because positive affect has been associated with many health outcomes through its apparent effects on cognition and social relationships (Bolte et al. 2003; Fredrickson and Branigan 2005; Fredrickson and Joiner 2002; Rowe et al. 2007; Lyubomirsky et al. 2005)”
Character Strengths Interventions: Building on What We Know for Improved Outcomes (2011, background): “include an increase in positive emotions, then the broaden and build theory of positive emotions (Fredrickson 1998) and subsequent research (Fredrickson and Joiner 2002) would suggest that these small changes may initiate upward spirals of positive change.”
Emotion as the amplifier and the primary motive: Some theories of emotion with relevance to language learning (2015, neutral): “Positive emotions (a) “trigger upward spirals toward emotional well-being” (Frederickson & Joiner, 2002, p. 172), (b) broaden the scope of attention (Frederickson & Branigan, 2005), (c) contribute to resilience (Frederickson, Tugade, Waugh, & Larkin, 2003; Waugh, Tugade, & Frederickson, 2008), and…”
Using wellbeing for public policy: Theory, measurement, and recommendations (2016, positive): “…risk, and less smoking and drinking (Brand et al., 2010; Chida & Steptoe 2008; Danner, Snowdon, & Friesen 2001; Dillon, Minchoff, & Baker 1985; Fredrickson & Joiner 2002; Fry & Debats, 2009; Haar & Roche 2010; Howell, Kern, & Lyubomirsky, 2007; Kasser & Ryan 1996; Johnson & Fredrickson, 2005;…”
Multilevel modeling of social interactions and mood in lonely and socially connected individuals: The MacArthur Social Neuroscience Studies (2007, background): “The advantage of social connectedness may be not only that it triggers upward spirals of positivity (e.g., better coping strategies) that result from the maintenance of positive emotions ( Fredrickson & Joiner, 2002 ), but that it prevents the downward spiraling of negative affect that leads to dysp”
In search of the unique aspects of hope: Pinning our hopes on positive emotions, future-oriented thinking, hard times, and other people (2002, background): “…about one’s prospects and competencies (Aspinwall, 2001; see also Aldwin et al., 1996; Skinner, 1999), increases positive affect (Aspinwall, 1998; Fredrickson & Joiner, 2002) and improves both physical and mental health (Ryff & Singer, 1998)—is quite compatible with what Snyder suggests for…”
How Psychological Capital Mediates Between Study–Related Positive Emotions and Academic Performance (2019, background): “…emotions predicted later levels of positive emotions, partly through changes in personal resources; likewise, initial levels of personal resources predicted later levels of personal resources, partly through changes in positive emotions (Fredrikson 2013; Fredrikson and Joiner 2002; Salanova et al.”
Determinants of women entrepreneurs' firm performance in a hostile environment (2017, background): “Positive emotions enhance general emotional well-being (Frederickson & Joiner, 2002), which also contributes to better firm performance (Shelton, 2006).”