Does savoring increase happiness? A daily diary study

Jose, Paul E.; Lim, Bee T.; Bryant, Fred B.

doi:10.1080/17439760.2012.671345

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Does savoring increase happiness? A daily diary study

Jose, Paul E., Lim, Bee T., Bryant, Fred B.·2012·The Journal of Positive Psychology

DOI 10.1080/17439760.2012.671345

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Bryant and Veroff (2007 Bryant, FB and Veroff, J. 2007. Savoring: A new model of positive experience, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. [Google Scholar], Savoring: A new model of positive experience. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates) have proposed that savoring, namely, regulating the emotional impact of positive events by one's cognitive or behavioral responses, increases happiness. The present study was designed to determine whether and how savoring influences daily happiness. Experience sampling methodology was used with 101 participants, who provided self-reports of their momentary positive events, savoring responses, and positive affect daily over a period of 30 days. Multilevel modeling analyses verified that (a) these three constructs were positively related to each other within a given day, (b) momentary savoring both mediated and moderated the impact of daily positive events on momentary happy mood, and (c) levels of trait savoring moderated the observed mediational pattern. These results provide support for the hypothesis that savoring is an important mechanism through which people derive happiness from positive events.

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Authors: Jose, P. E., Lim, B. T., & Bryant, F. B.
Affiliations: Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Loyola University Chicago (US)
Corresponding author: Jose, Paul E.
ORCID: Jose, Paul E.
Lim, Bee T.
Bryant, Fred B.
Venue: The Journal of Positive Psychology
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2012-04-24
Volume: 7
Issue: 3
Pages: 176-187
ISSN: 1743-9760 (ISSN-L)
1743-9779
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2012.671345
OpenAlex: W2012648392
Cited by: 284
References: 53
Citations by year: 2026: 21 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 21.50
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: The Journal of Positive Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords: savoring, happiness, positive events, positive affect, momentary mood, mediation, moderation, everyday life

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