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“prior research suggesting that both positive affect (e.g. Fredrickson, 2013; Lyubomirsky et al., 2005) and negative affect (e.g. Keltner & Kring, 1998) contribute to social connections, and that positive affect may especially so (see Clark & Watson, 1988; Watson, Clark, McIntyre, & Hamaker, 1992; Taylor, Pearlstein et al., 2017; Taylor, Pearlstein, & Stein, 2020).”
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“Positive emotions promote openness to new experiences and increased exploratory behavior”
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“The role of positive emotions in facilitating social connections is well-documented (Fredrickson, 2013; Fredrickson et al., 2008; Gable & Berkman, 2008; Kok et al., 2013; Ramsey & Gentzler, 2015; Strong & Aron, 2006).”
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“We specifically looked at summed scores of NA and PA from the modified Differential Emotions Scale (mDES) (Fredrickson, 2013), amount of time engaged in physical exercise, amount of time engaged in meditation, and number of fruits and vegetables consumed.”
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“In line with the broaden-and build-model (Fredrickson, 2013), which suggests that positive emotions increase individual resources, people high in cultural participation, who frequently experience these positive aesthetic emotions, should develop increased resources such as resilience, mindfulness and social closeness.”
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“Similarly, theory on positivity resonance (Fredrickson, 2016), an outgrowth of broaden-and-build theory (Fredrickson, 2013), suggests that in social situations, the emotions, care, and concern of one person can be coexperienced with another person.”
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“…cognitive reframing technique allows athletes to look at the situation from a different perspective, helps them see the context in a broader context, and allows them to recognize and appreciate a positive view even in a seemingly negative situation (Vernooij-Dassen et al., 2011; Fredrickson, 2013).”
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“Broaden-and-build theory (Fredrickson, 2013 ) provides a theoretical framework for understanding why subjective well-being, which includes positive emotional experiences and life satisfaction, can foster optimistic attitudes over time.”
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“They arise when people perceive good prospects or good fortune ( Fredrickson, 2013).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Fredrickson, B. L.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fredrickson, Barbara L.
- Venue
- Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 1-53
- ISSN
- 0065-2601 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W186242951
- Semantic Scholar
- 7fd5b875db8f035e4876d760a2ee425a445f946f
- Cited by
- 1,907
- References
- 170
- Citations by year
- 2026: 138 · 2025: 212 · 2024: 244 · 2023: 237 · 2022: 209 · 2021: 208 · 2020: 149 · 2019: 150 · 2018: 106 · 2017: 99 · 2016: 62 · 2015: 50 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 11
- FWCI
- 190.97
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Advances in experimental social psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Keywords
- broaden-and-build theory, positive emotions, physiological measures of emotion, biological resources, clinical application, organizational applications, love, positivity resonance
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