Harvard Self-Regulation
Research Bites
Drawbacks of Reappraisal (2019) Ford
Principle: Changing the story you’re telling yourself is a powerful tool, which doesn’t mean it’s easy to learn for everyone or that it should be
Can Trying to Be Happy Make You Unhappy? (2011) Mauss
Principle: When you value something, you tend to seek it. The inevitable occasional mismatch between expectations you hope for and the reality of an experience
You Can Learn Emotional Competence (2011) Nelis
Principle: Learning emotional competence makes your life better. Quote: “Not only can people improve their emotional competencies as adults, but learning to identify, understand, express,
Do You Have the Will and Way to Be Happier? (2011) Lyubomirsky
Principle: Happiness practices like exprressing optimism and gratitude work better when you are intentionally trying to cultivate happiness and commit to it. Quote: “Happiness interventions
Self Control & Relationships (2020) Vohs
Principle: In a relationship, both people’s self-control predicts how good the relationship is. Quote: “Across all three studies, the higher the total self-control across both
What you think about Stress Changes It (2013) Jamieson
Principle: When our bodies react to a stressful event, thinking of the reaction as useful actually changes the reaction itself. Quote: “reappraising arousal as a
Shamiri Helps Depression & Anxiety (2021) Osborn
Principle: Researched programs taught by regular people can decrease anxiety and depression. Quote: “The positive findings suggest the testable possibility that interventions that are simple
Doing Kind Acts Makes Socially Anxious People Happier (2013) Alden
Principle: Doing acts of kindness led socially anxious people to have more positive emotions. Quote: “participants who engaged in kind acts displayed significant increases in
Intention Texting Helps with Goals (2009) Prestwich
Principle: Text reminders help Implementation Intentions work even better. Quote: “The findings suggest that a combined implementation intention/text-message system is more effective than either strategy