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Capitalizing on and coping with daily-life events: Expressive responses to positive events.

Langston, Christopher A.·1994·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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It is argued that insufficient attention has been paid to the nature and processes underlying positive experiences. An analogy is drawn between coping with negative events and the processes of taking advantage of, or capitalizing on, positive events. It was hypothesized that expressive displays (e.g., communicating the event to others, celebrating, etc.) and perceived control would be effective capitalizing responses after positive events. These responses were predicted to augment the benefits of the events on temporary moods and longer-term well-being. Two daily-diary studies of college undergraduates showed that expressive responses and perceived control were associated with positive affect above and beyond the benefits due to the valence of the positive events themselves

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Authors: Langston, C. A.
Affiliations: Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
Corresponding author: Langston, Christopher A.
ORCID: Langston, Christopher A.
Venue: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1994-12
Volume: 67
Issue: 6
Pages: 1112-1125
ISSN: 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
1939-1315
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.67.6.1112
OpenAlex: W1997742585
Cited by: 588
References: 61
Citations by year: 2026: 11 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 66 · 2017: 30 · 2016: 47 · 2015: 37 · 2014: 46 · 2013: 28 · 2012: 24
FWCI: 6.57
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Personality and Social 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 › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords: positive affect, perceived control, coping, celebrations, mood, well-being, daily life events, positive events, valence

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