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Michael Cohn
Researcher at University of California, San Francisco
Publications - 75
Citations - 6241
Michael Cohn is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 41 publications receiving 5325 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael Cohn include University of Michigan.
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Open Hearts Build Lives: Positive Emotions, Induced Through Loving-Kindness Meditation, Build Consequential Personal Resources
TL;DR: Discussion centers on how positive emotions are the mechanism of change for the type of mind-training practice studied here and how loving-kindness meditation is an intervention strategy that produces positive emotions in a way that outpaces the hedonic treadmill effect.
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Happiness unpacked: positive emotions increase life satisfaction by building resilience.
TL;DR: Change in resilience mediated the relation between positive emotions and increased life satisfaction, suggesting that happy people become more satisfied not simply because they feel better but because they develop resources for living well.
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Linguistic Markers of Psychological Change Surrounding September 11, 2001
TL;DR: This study bypasses many of the methodological obstacles of trauma research and provides a finegrained analysis of the time line of human coping with upheaval.
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How Positive Emotions Build Physical Health Perceived Positive Social Connections Account for the Upward Spiral Between Positive Emotions and Vagal Tone
Bethany E. Kok,Kimberly A. Coffey,Michael Cohn,Lahnna I. Catalino,Tanya Vacharkulksemsuk,Sara B. Algoe,Mary M. Brantley,Barbara L. Fredrickson +7 more
TL;DR: Experimental evidence identifies one mechanism—perceptions of social connections—through which positive emotions build physical health, indexed as vagal tone, which is mediated by people’s perceptions of their positive social connections.
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In search of durable positive psychology interventions: Predictors and consequences of long-term positive behavior change
TL;DR: The results suggest that positive psychology interventions are not just efficacious but of significant value in participants’ real lives.