Sharing Positive Experiences Boosts Resilient Thinking: Everyday Benefits of Social Connection and Positive Emotion in a Community Sample
| Autor: | Anne Arewasikporn, John A. Sturgeon, Alex J. Zautra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Health (social science) media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Mindset Sample (statistics) Interpersonal communication Anxiety Vitality Article Developmental psychology Random Allocation 03 medical and health sciences Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Applied Psychology Aged media_common 030505 public health Depression 05 social sciences Arizona Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Cognition Middle Aged Resilience Psychological Positive emotion Female Psychological resilience medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Community Psychology. 63:110-121 |
| ISSN: | 0091-0562 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ajcp.12279 |
| Popis: | The influence of shared enjoyment and positive affect (PA) on resilient thinking was examined in 191 middle-aged adults (40-65 years), participating in a study of resilience. Participants completed diaries assessing positive events, shared enjoyment, PA, and resilient cognitions (RC). Multilevel structural equation modeling was utilized to examine when and who engages in RC. Participants reported more RC on days they experienced more positive experiences. This relationship was explained by shared enjoyment and PA. Level-1 proportional reduction of variance (PRV) for shared enjoyment, PA, and RC was 9%, 10%, and 35%, respectively. Individuals reporting more positive experiences trended toward a more resilient mindset; PA accounted for this relationship. Shared enjoyment mediated the relationship between interpersonal events and PA. These findings suggest PA is integral to having a resilient mindset, and shared enjoyment is a potential mechanism that may influence PA. Level-2 PRV for shared enjoyment, PA, and RC was 22%, 21%, and 55%, respectively. RC were associated with less depression and anxiety; and greater well-being, vitality, and physical functioning at follow-up. |
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