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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.
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Extrapolating from B. L. Fredrickson's (1998, 2001) broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, the authors hypothesized that positive emotions are active ingredients within trait resilience. U.S. college students (18 men and 28 women) were tested in early 2001 and again in the weeks following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Mediational analyses showed that positive emotions experienced in the wake of the attacks--gratitude, interest, love, and so forth--fully accounted for the relations between (a) precrisis resilience and later development of depressive symptoms and (b) precrisis resilience and postcrisis growth in psychological resources. Findings suggest that positive emotions in the aftermath of crises buffer resilient people against depression and fuel thriving, consistent with the broaden-and-build theory. Discussion touches on implications for coping.
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“They facilitate the ability to bounce back from negative experiences (Fredrickson, Tugade, Waugh, & Larkin, 2003), reduce the psychological burden imposed by prolonged distress, and free-up cognitive resources to contend with everyday stressors and adjust to fluctuating situational demands (Bonanno, Brewin, Kaniasty, & La Greca, 2010).”
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“These sorts of coping-activities, called behavioral activation, are diverting and spark positive emotions that researchers found to be critical to resilient outcomes and recovery after 9/11.”
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- Authors
- Fredrickson, B. L., Tugade, M. M., Waugh, C. E., & Larkin, G. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2003-02
- Volume
- 84
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 365-376
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- PMC
- PMC2755263
- OpenAlex
- W4232057594
- Cited by
- 2,797
- References
- 66
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- FWCI
- 50.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- John Templeton Foundation
- American Psychological Association
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH 59615, R01MH059615)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Keywords
- positive emotions, resilience, September 11 attacks, terrorism, emotional well-being, post-traumatic stress
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Stress, Psychological, Terrorism
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