Research Bites

Research Bites

One page summaries of Positive Psychology Research from my psychology masters at Harvard Extension and how all of those positive psychology topics fit into Coaching Ourselves and Our Families.

Topics include: Resilience, Habit, Self-Control, Compassion, Growth Mindset, Grit, Goals, Happiness, Gratitude, Self-Compassion, Mindfulness, Autonomy, Motivation, Coaching, and more.

Self-Control Can Invite More Burden
Principle: People with high self-control are relied on more, asked to do a greater share of work, viewed as liking
Implementation Intentions (1999) Gollwitzer
Principle: Implementation Intentions are simple plans that make it more likely you’ll follow through with a goal. Quote “Given its
Prompting People to Make Plans (2015) Rogers
Principle: Prompting people to make plans for things they already want to do improves their follow-through. Quote “Prompting people to
Time Landmarks as New Beginnings (2015) Dai
Principle: Time landmarks separate you from your past mistakes and make it more likely you’ll make a fresh start pursuing
Goal Pursuit Model (In Press) Milyavskaya
Principle: Goal pursuit can be explained in one unified model. Quote “The integrative model of goal pursuit addresses all aspects
Integrating Models of Self-Regulation (2021) Inzlicht
Principle: Having a mental model of how self-regulation affects goals is useful. Different people have different mental models of how
Deciding & Planning Mindsets (1990) Gollwitzer
Principle: Decision and Planning mind- sets prepare us to solve different problems and affect the ideas we produce and how
Human Needs & Satisfying Events (2001) Sheldon
Principle Satisfying events satisfy basic human needs of autonomy, relatedness, competence, and self-esteem. Quote “When people are asked to bring
Goals & Goal Processes (1996) Austin
Principle Goals can be unpacked into what makes a good goal, striving processes, and the purpos- es they satisfy. Quote
How Self-Control Relates to Behavior (2012) de Ridder
Principle: People high in self-control also have good life outcomes. “People with high self-control are good at automatizing their behavior.”

 

Research by Harvard Course

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Self-Regulation
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Persistence & Motivation
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