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A program to increase happiness: Further studies.
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“It also appears that a ''shotgun'' approach, in which individuals practice multiple PPI activities, may be more effective than engaging in only one activity (e.g., Fordyce 1977Fordyce , 1983;;Seligman et al., 2005).”
From Enhancing well-being and alleviating depressive symptoms with positive psychology interventions: a practice-friendly meta-analysis (2009) · cites this paper as Fordyce 1983
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“For example, the famous first happiness intervention studies (Fordyce, 1977; 1983) were excluded from our meta-analysis for this reason, as were the studies of MacLeod (2008).”
BackgroundCaunt, B. S., Franklin, J. A., Brodaty, N. E., & Brodaty, H. (2012) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-012-9339-1 · Cited by 94
“With a few exceptions (Fordyce 1977, 1983; Seligman et al. 2006) happiness interventions have focused on a limited variety of specific happiness enhancing strategies that can be organized into these three activity types.”
BackgroundManthey, L., Vehreschild, V., & Renner, K. (2014) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-014-9596-2 · Cited by 62
Cummins, R. (2019) · Cross-Cultural Psychology · doi:10.1002/9781119519348.ch25 · Cited by 1
Okulda Öznel İyi Oluşun Yordayıcıları Olarak Akademik Öz-yeterlik ve Umut
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Fereydooni, A., Heidari, A., Saadi, Z., Ehteshamzadeh, P., & Pasha, R. (2020) · doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.48514.3906 · Cited by 1
“By formulating a program containing 14 elements (eight cognitive elements and six behavioral elements), he laid the foundation for happiness in the public (17).”
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“A stronger effect in the combined condition compared to the condition which only addresses cognitive components was hypothesized (cf. Fordyce, 1983).”
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“Numerous researches have confirmed its efficacy in bringing up happiness (e.g. Fordyce 1983; Fordyce 1997; lyobomersky&Lepper 1999; Abedi 2002; Abedi 2004).”
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“…sahip ergenlerin “yaşamları” ile ilgili daha olumlu algılara sahip olduğu ve yaşamlarında daha mutlu olduğu görülmektedir (Caprara, Steca, Gerbino, Paciello & Vecchio, 2006; Chow, 2005; Fordyce, 1983; Garcia, Rosenberg, Erlandsson & Siddiqui, 2010; Marat, 2003; Tkach & Lyubomirsky, 2006).”
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Positieve psychologie: haarlemmerolie of wondermiddel?
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Exploratory Study on the Relationships among Social Use of the Internet, Personality, and Well-Being
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“tervention“ von Fordyce, die bei Studierenden zu höheren Glücksscores sowie zu einer Reduktion depressiver Symptome führten (36, 37).”
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“These studies have used different activities, for example, working on personal goals, committing acts of kindness, visualizing best possible self, or remembering one’s best achievement (Fordyce 1983; Sheldon and Lyubomirsky 2006; Pham and Taylor 1999; Sheldon et al. 2002).”
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Uzun, A., & Deniz, M. (2024) · The Universal Academic Research Journal · doi:10.55236/tuara.1397109
“Human beings want to get away from negative emotions and reach positive emotions (Fordyce, 1983).”
BackgroundAime, A. M. N., & González, I. Á. G. (2024) · Revista Científica Arbitrada Multidisciplinaria PENTACIENCIAS · doi:10.59169/pentaciencias.v6i4.1143
“En este sentido Fordyce (1983), planteó uno de los primeros programas de psicología positiva el cual consistía en 14 sesiones donde, se tenía como objetivo desarrollar pensamiento positivo y actividades físicas, demostrando eficacia, por consiguiente, los participantes aumentaron sus niveles de…”
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Bienestar: ¿una experiencia subjetiva?
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Well-being as a Mediator between Self-discrepancy and Dropout Intention of Junior College Student
Hyung, J.-E. (2016) · Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education · doi:10.13000/jfmse.2016.28.2.550
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The Influence of Manner Leadership on Happiness of Adolescents
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“그 외 행복감을 구성하는 요인을 밝히려는 일련의 연구들 [37, 52]과행복감증진을위한프로그램연구[14]가시도되었 다.”
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Den störungsorientierten Blick erweitern
Frank, R. (2022) · Therapieziel Wohlbefinden · doi:10.1007/978-3-540-71622-8_1
Ruch, W., & Proyer, R. T. (2022) · Psychotherapie: Praxis · doi:10.1007/978-3-662-63821-7_13 · Cited by 1
Bergsma, A. (2020) · doi:10.35248/2161-0487.20.10.385
“Scholars, coaches and trainers that want to increase the quality of happiness advice, have a richer pool of studies to draw from than for example Fordyce [21,22] had at his disposal when he started his pioneering work on happiness training techniques.”
Toward Developing a Conceptual Framework to explain Positive Thinking Based on Islamic View
Kodayarifard, M., Ghobari-Bonab, B., Akbari-Zardkhaneh, S., Zamanpour, E., Zandi, S., & Derakhshan, M. (2016) · doi:10.35996/1234/2/positivethinkingislamic
“Additionally, Fordyce's study (1983) on effect of happiness interventions, Emoon and Mecullough's (2003) about intervention to enhance thanksgiving and appreciation, Berton and King's (2004) regarding effectiveness of writing positive experiences on temperament, Lyubornirsky, Sheldon and Schkade's (2005) about interve…”
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“Interventions to increase subjective well-being have shown that it is possible to enhance the well-being of the participants (Fordyce, 1977, 1983, Lyubomirsky, 2008).”
BackgroundPredicting and changing avoidance goals in social interaction anxiety
Trew, J. (2012) · cIRcle (University of British Columbia) · doi:10.14288/1.0071834
“These increases in happiness were durable, with many participants reporting continued happiness increases nine to 18 months later, particularly when they continued to think about and practice the activities (Fordyce, 1983).”
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Page, K. M. (2017) · Figshare · doi:10.4225/03/587c0d8b263ed · Cited by 2
“There is evidence to suggest that multifaceted well-being programs can effectively increase well-being and related phenomena (e.g., Fordyce, 1977; Fordyce, 1983; Luthans, Avey, Avolio, Norman, & Combs, 2006).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Fordyce, M. W.
- Affiliations
- Edison Community College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fordyce, Michael W.
- Venue
- Journal of Counseling Psychology
- Published
- 1983-10
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 483-498
- ISSN
- 0022-0167 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2168
- OpenAlex
- W2103446015
- Cited by
- 363
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 2.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Counseling Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- happiness, well-being, positive psychology, happiness promotion, intervention program
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