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What Good Are Positive Emotions?

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Fredrickson, Barbara L.·1998·Review of General Psychology

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This article opens by noting that positive emotions do not fit existing models of emotions. Consequently, a new model is advanced to describe the form and function of a subset of positive emotions, including joy, interest, contentment, and love. This new model posits that these positive emotions serve to broaden an individual's momentary thought–action repertoire, which in turn has the effect of building that individual's physical, intellectual, and social resources. Empirical evidence to support this broaden-and-build model of positive emotions is reviewed, and implications for emotion regulation and health promotion are discussed.

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Authors: Fredrickson, B. L.
Affiliations: University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author: Fredrickson, Barbara L.
ORCID: Fredrickson, Barbara L.
Venue: Review of General Psychology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1998-09
Volume: 2
Issue: 3
Pages: 300-319
ISSN: 1089-2680 (ISSN-L)
1939-1552
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.2.3.300
PMC: PMC3156001
OpenAlex: W2134419850
Cited by: 6,066
References: 131
Citations by year: 2026: 192 · 2025: 306 · 2024: 312 · 2023: 321 · 2022: 343 · 2021: 358 · 2020: 351 · 2019: 379 · 2018: 280 · 2017: 327 · 2016: 270 · 2015: 328 · 2014: 307 · 2013: 303 · 2012: 291
FWCI: 43.68
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Review of General Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH059615)
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: positive emotions, joy, interest, contentment, love, emotion regulation, health promotion

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