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The role of positive emotions in positive psychology. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.
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The theory and findings suggest that the capacity to experience positive emotions may be a fundamental human strength central to the study of human flourishing.Abstract:
In this article, the author describes a new theoretical perspective on positive emotions and situates this new perspective within the emerging field of positive psychology. The broaden-and-build theory posits that experiences of positive emotions broaden people's momentary thought-action repertoires, which in turn serves to build their enduring personal resources, ranging from physical and intellectual resources to social and psychological resources. Preliminary empirical evidence supporting the broaden-and-build theory is reviewed, and open empirical questions that remain to be tested are identified. The theory and findings suggest that the capacity to experience positive emotions may be a fundamental human strength central to the study of human flourishing.read more
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The Benefits of Frequent Positive Affect: Does Happiness Lead to Success?
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Handbook of positive psychology
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Resilient Individuals Use Positive Emotions to Bounce Back From Negative Emotional Experiences.
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Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
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TL;DR: Research guided by self-determination theory has focused on the social-contextual conditions that facilitate versus forestall the natural processes of self-motivation and healthy psychological development, leading to the postulate of three innate psychological needs--competence, autonomy, and relatedness.
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Positive psychology: An introduction.
TL;DR: The authors outline a framework for a science of positive psychology, point to gaps in the authors' knowledge, and predict that the next century will see a science and profession that will come to understand and build the factors that allow individuals, communities, and societies to flourish.
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