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Positive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought-action repertoires. Cognition and Emotion, 19, 313–332. Fredrickson, B. L. (2003). The value of positive emotions. American Scientist, 91, 330–335. Fredrickson, B. L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.
Fredrickson's original broaden-and-build theory focused solely how positive emotions broaden one's attention. Later theorists give more weight to the importance of psychological narrowing in addition to broadening when building personal resources.
Building on research by Barbara Fredrickson suggesting that individuals with a higher ratio of positive to negative emotions tend to have more successful life outcomes, [16] and on studies by Marcial Losada applying differential equations from fluid dynamics to human emotions, [citation needed] Fredrickson and Losada proposed as informative a ratio of positive to negative affect derived from ...
Elevation exemplifies Barbara Fredrickson's broaden and build theory of positive emotions, [5] which asserts that positive emotions expand an individual's scope of attention and cognition in the moment while also building resources for the future. Elevation makes an individual feel admiration for the altruist and also more motivated to help others.
Fredrickson's research also finds that they improve psychological resiliency, emotional well-being, counteract negative emotions, and broaden thought and action capabilities. Therefore, if one can increase the duration of positive emotions via savoring, then theoretically one should be more likely to reap the benefits of these more intense ...
Given a list of emotions to choose from, fewer than 1 in 3 Americans picked a positive one, such as “excitement” or “optimism.” Poll: 'Dread' tops list of Americans' feelings about 2024 ...
Fredrickson and Kahneman theorized that these snapshots are actually the average of the most affectively intense moment of an experience and the feeling experienced at the end. [2] The effects of the duration of an experience upon retrospective evaluation are extremely slight. Fredrickson and Kahneman labeled this phenomenon duration neglect. [1]
Here are the best and worst films of 2024 so far, according to critics. "Will & Harper" left critics laughing and wiping away tears. Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in "Will & Harper."