Fredrickson, Barbara L.

The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.

Fredrickson, B. L. (2001) · American Psychologist

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionOptimism, Hope, and Well-being

Cited by 18,025

What good are positive emotions?

Fredrickson, B. L. (1998) · Review of General Psychology

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionAging and Gerontology Research

Cited by 6,066

Objectification Theory: Toward Understanding Women's Lived Experiences and Mental Health Risks

Fredrickson, B. L., & Roberts, T.-A. (1997) · Psychology of Women Quarterly

Eating Disorders and BehaviorsBody Image and Dysmorphia Studies

Cited by 5,531

The broaden–and–build theory of positive emotions

Fredrickson, B. L. (2004) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionAging and Gerontology Research

Cited by 4,214

Resilient Individuals Use Positive Emotions to Bounce Back From Negative Emotional Experiences.

Tugade, M. M., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2004) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Resilience and Mental HealthPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Cited by 3,947

Positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought‐action repertoires

Fredrickson, B. L., & Branigan, C. (2005) · Cognition & Emotion

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionAging and Gerontology Research

Cited by 3,521

What good are positive emotions in crisis? A prospective study of resilience and emotions following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001.

Fredrickson, B. L., Tugade, M. M., Waugh, C. E., & Larkin, G. R. (2003) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionResilience and Mental Health

Cited by 2,797

Positive Emotions Trigger Upward Spirals Toward Emotional Well-Being

Fredrickson, B. L., & Joiner, T. (2002) · Psychological Science

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionOptimism, Hope, and Well-being

Cited by 2,655

Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources

Fredrickson, B. L., Cohn, M. A., Coffey, K. A., Pek, J., & Finkel, S. M. (2008) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Cited by 2,365

Positive affect and the complex dynamics of human flourishing

Fredrickson, B. L., & Losada, M. F. (2005) · American Psychologist

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionMental Health Research Topics

Cited by 2,334

Positive Emotions Broaden and Build

Fredrickson, B. L. (2013) · Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionAging and Gerontology Research

Cited by 1,907

Happiness unpacked: Positive emotions increase life satisfaction by building resilience.

Cohn, M. A., Fredrickson, B. L., Brown, S. L., Mikels, J. A., & Conway, A. M. (2009) · Emotion

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionOptimism, Hope, and Well-being

Cited by 1,713

Psychological Resilience and Positive Emotional Granularity: Examining the Benefits of Positive Emotions on Coping and Health

Tugade, M. M., Fredrickson, B. L., & Feldman Barrett, L. (2004) · Journal of Personality

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionResilience and Mental Health

Cited by 1,610

When More Pain Is Preferred to Less: Adding a Better End

Kahneman, D., Fredrickson, B. L., Schreiber, C. A., & Redelmeier, D. A. (1993) · Psychological Science

Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsMemory Processes and Influences

Cited by 1,502

The Undoing Effect of Positive Emotions

Fredrickson, B. L., Mancuso, R. A., Branigan, C., & Tugade, M. M. (2000) · Motivation and Emotion

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Cited by 1,290

Duration neglect in retrospective evaluations of affective episodes.

Fredrickson, B. L., & Kahneman, D. (1993) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Memory Processes and InfluencesDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Cited by 1,228

Response styles and the duration of episodes of depressed mood.

Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Morrow, J., & Fredrickson, B. L. (1993) · Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesMental Health Research Topics

Cited by 1,212

That swimsuit becomes you: Sex differences in self-objectification, restrained eating, and math performance.

Fredrickson, B. L., Roberts, T.-A., Noll, S. M., Quinn, D. M., & Twenge, J. M. (1998) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Eating Disorders and BehaviorsObesity and Health Practices

Cited by 1,129

Upward spirals of positive emotions counter downward spirals of negativity: Insights from the broaden-and-build theory and affective neuroscience on the treatment of emotion dysfunctions and deficits in psychopathology

Garland, E. L., Fredrickson, B., Kring, A. M., Johnson, D. P., Meyer, P. S., & Penn, D. L. (2010) · Clinical Psychology Review

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Cited by 1,035

The Value of Positive Emotions

Fredrickson, B. (2003) · American Scientist

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 1,006

Mindfulness broadens awareness and builds eudaimonic meaning: A process model of mindful positive emotion regulation

Garland, E. L., Farb, N. A., R. Goldin, P., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2015) · Psychological Inquiry

Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Cited by 810

Regulation of Positive Emotions: Emotion Regulation Strategies that Promote Resilience

Tugade, M. M., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2007) · Journal of Happiness Studies

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionResilience and Mental Health

Cited by 791

How Positive Emotions Build Physical Health: Perceived Positive Social Connections Account for the Upward Spiral Between Positive Emotions and Vagal Tone

Kok, B. E., Coffey, K. A., Cohn, M. A., Catalino, L. I., Vacharkulksemsuk, T., Algoe, S. B., Brantley, M., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2013) · Psychological Science

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Cited by 755

Gratitude, like other positive emotions, broadens and builds

Fredrickson, B. L. (2004) · The Psychology of Gratitude

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionEmotions and Moral Behavior

Cited by 718