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.

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
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
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
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
Is it State or Trait? (1986) Fridhandler
Principle: In psychology research we measure both traits and states of people. Overall states are brief, specific occurrences and traits
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
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.
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
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
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

 

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