The social functions of positive emotions

L Sels, A Tran, KH Greenaway, L Verhofstadt… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emotions unfold in the context of social interactions and relationships, where they serve
social ends. In this review, we discuss recent research on the social functions served by …

Aggressive measures, rising inequalities, and mass formation during the COVID-19 crisis: An overview and proposed way forward

MC Schippers, JPA Ioannidis, AR Joffe - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A series of aggressive restrictive measures were adopted around the world in 2020–2022 to
attempt to prevent SARS-CoV-2 from spreading. However, it has become increasingly clear …

Psychological inflexibility and intolerance of uncertainty moderate the relationship between social isolation and mental health outcomes during COVID-19

BM Smith, AJ Twohy, GS Smith - Journal of contextual behavioral science, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on human activity worldwide, in part
due to many governments issuing stay-at-home orders and limiting the types of social …

[KSIĄŻKA][B] Positive psychology: The science of happiness and human strengths

A Carr - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

Feeling gratitude is associated with better well-being across the life span: A daily diary study during the COVID-19 outbreak

D Jiang - The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Numerous studies have shown that gratitude can improve mental health of
people facing stressful events. However, most studies in this area have been based on …

Psychological well-being and personality traits are associated with experiencing love in everyday life

Z Oravecz, J Dirsmith, S Heshmati… - Personality and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Everyday life presents many experiences that can make people feel connected to another
and leave them feeling loved. We conducted two ecological momentary assessment studies …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable positive psychology interventions enhance primary teachers' wellbeing and beyond–A qualitative case study in England

CSH Yeh, R Barrington - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2023 - Elsevier
Positive psychology interventions (PPIs) have become an influential approach to foster
teacher wellbeing; however, little research addresses the critiques and sustainability of PPIs …

Gratitude intervention optimizes effective learning outcomes in Filipino high school students: A mixed-methods study

JPM Valdez, JAD Datu, SKW Chu - Computers & Education, 2022 - Elsevier
Prior studies have shown that gratitude is a catalyst of well-being and desirable
psychological outcomes. The academic benefits of gratitude, however, remains …

Do social isolation and neighborhood walkability influence relationships between COVID-19 experiences and wellbeing in predominantly Black urban areas?

ML Finucane, R Beckman, M Ghosh-Dastidar… - Landscape and urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) pandemic. Since the pandemic's start …

The body–mind–spirit dimensions of wellness mediate dispositional gratitude and life satisfaction

ZA Green, U Noor, F Ahmed - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2020 - Springer
This study analyzed the mediating effect of the body–mind–spirit dimensions of wellness
between dispositional gratitude and life satisfaction among bachelor's students enrolled at a …