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: 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 partners, the more satisfied they…
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,…