Research Bites are 1-page summaries of positive psychology research. Many were papers assigned as reading in my Harvard Extension Psychology Masters program. Others I’ve found in my endless rabbit holes of searching for evidence-based skills.
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 coping tool during acutely stressful…
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 in design, low in cost,…
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 PA that were sustained over…