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Positive affectivity (PA) is a human characteristic that describes how much people experience positive affects (sensations, emotions, sentiments); and as a consequence how they interact with others and with their surroundings. [1] People with high positive affectivity are typically enthusiastic, energetic, confident, active, and alert.
Ingrid Fetell Lee has studied the sources of joy. She wrote the book Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness, [6] and gave a TED talk on the subject, titled "Where joy hides and how to find it." [7] Joy is most commonly found through engagement, self-connection, and living in the moment. [8] [2] [9]
Longitudinal intervention studies show that positive emotions help develop long-term resources such as psychological resilience and flourishing. [6] Positive emotions do not just signify current thriving : they can also create broader thought-action repertoires, which lead to increased resources and more satisfied lives.
The author assures you, though, that using a spreadsheet will help you feel as if it’s “fully in your control.” I guess this is supposed to be empowering; I suspect it actually puts relationships under a kind of pressure beneath which many would crumble. My boyfriend and I came from very different countries, from different kinds of families.
Whether known as hallelujah, alleluia or alleluya, an ancient Hebrew word plays a big role in music, faith and culture. Hallelujah! The remarkable story behind this joyful word
Gratitude, thankfulness, or gratefulness is a feeling of appreciation (or similar positive response) by a recipient of another's kindness. This kindness can be gifts, help, favors, or another form of generosity to another person. The word comes from the Latin word gratus, which means "pleasing" or "thankful". [1]
Kate, the Princess of Wales, is sharing a personal message focused on love and unity ahead of Christmas. Kate, 42, recorded a voiceover introduction for the television broadcast of her annual ...
The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) from 1988 is a 20-item questionnaire, using a five-point Likert scale (1 = very slightly or not at all, 5 = extremely) to assess the relation between personality traits and positive or negative affects at "this moment, today, the past few days, the past week, the past few weeks, the past year ...