Nine beautiful things: A self-administered online positive psychology intervention on the beauty in nature, arts, and behaviors increases happiness and ameliorates depressive symptoms

Proyer, René T.; Gander, Fabian; Wellenzohn, Sara; Ruch, Willibald

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.01.028

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“…Participants in the compassion condition experienced greater increases on the Steen Happiness Index compared to the control over the 6-month follow-up period. Similarly, Proyer et al (2016) randomized 113 adults to write about nine beautiful things (three in human behavior, three in nature or the environment, and three beauty in general) every evening for a week or to a control condition in which they wrote about early memories. Assessments showed significant increases on the Authentic Happiness Inventory in the intervention condition at all follow-up points.…”

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Measuring Positive Emotion Outcomes in Positive Psychology Interventions: A Literature Review

Moskowitz¹,

Cheung²,

Freedman

et al. 2020

Emotion Review

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Accumulating evidence for the unique social, behavioral, and physical health benefits of positive emotion and related well-being constructs has led to the development and testing of positive psychological interventions (PPIs) to increase emotional well-being and enhance health promotion and disease prevention. PPIs are specifically aimed at improving emotional well-being and consist of practices such as gratitude, savoring, and acts of kindness. The purpose of this narrative review was to examine the literature on PPIs with a particular focus on positive emotion outcomes. We evaluated the evidence on the effects of PPIs on positive emotion specifically, and discussed the range of evidence regarding the relative responsiveness of emotion measures to PPIs in order to gain a better understanding of the specific emotional pathways through which PPIs influence psychological and physical well-being. We conclude with recommendations for best evaluating effects of PPIs on positive emotion outcomes.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring Positive Emotion Outcomes in Positive Psychology Interventions: A Literature Review

Moskowitz¹,

Cheung²,

Freedman

et al. 2020

Emotion Review

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“…Some PPIs have been centred on single aspects, such as strengths, optimistic views of oneself, gratitude, or savouring positive events. These interventions showed increases in well‐being (Bolier et al, 2013; Proyer et al, 2016b), decreases in depressive symptoms (Bolier et al, 2013; Proyer et al, 2016b; Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005), and increases in PA (Emmons & McCullough, 2003; Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006). Other PPIs have several components (Moskowitz et al, 2012; Proyer et al, 2016a; Roepke et al, 2015), and findings have highlighted decreases in depression (Roepke et al, 2015) and NA (Moskowitz et al, 2012) and increases in life satisfaction (Roepke et al, 2015) and PA (Moskowitz et al, 2012; Proyer et al, 2016a).…”

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Modification of Affective Trajectory in a Positive Psychology Intervention

Congard

Andreotti

Dauvier

et al. 2020

Applied Psych Health & Well

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Enhancing positive affect (PA) and reducing negative affect (NA) are targets of positive psychology interventions, and well-being and positive functioning are core elements of mental health. However, the underlying temporal dynamics of these elements are unknown. This study aimed at identifying how a 42-day daily positive psychology intervention (PPI) impacts affective longitudinal dynamics compared to a control condition. This study employed an experience sampling method (selfobservation diary including the Measurement of Affectivity: Valence/Activation scale, MAVA) with two non-randomised groups-a control group (n = 43) and an intervention group (n = 43)-taken from a community sample. Compared to the control participants, the PPI participants' trajectories for activated and deactivated NA showed an important decrease over the course of the PPI. The deactivated PA trajectory increased non-linearly across the PPI, whereas the activated PA trajectory showed a linear increase. This study suggests that PPIs change daily affective life.

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“…Research evidence shows that an appreciation of beauty generally (rather than specifically natural beauty) is positively associated with prosociality and well-being ( Martínez-Martí et al, 2016 ). In an online empirical study, Proyer et al (2016) found increased levels of happiness at three time points after participants noted “beautiful things” in human behavior, nature and generally, the design did not allow the functional type of beauty to be identified. Given the benefits, there have been attempts to develop interventions to improve the appreciation of beauty, although Proyer et al (2016) noted a lack of intervention studies on appreciation of beauty, both human and nature focussed.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In an online empirical study, Proyer et al (2016) found increased levels of happiness at three time points after participants noted “beautiful things” in human behavior, nature and generally, the design did not allow the functional type of beauty to be identified. Given the benefits, there have been attempts to develop interventions to improve the appreciation of beauty, although Proyer et al (2016) noted a lack of intervention studies on appreciation of beauty, both human and nature focussed. Martínez-Martí et al (2014) , using a qualitative evaluation, found that a 3-week web-based intervention improved well-being and appreciation of beauty generally.…”

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30 Days Wild and the Relationships Between Engagement With Nature’s Beauty, Nature Connectedness and Well-Being

Richardson

McEwan

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Recent research suggests that engagement with natural beauty (EWNB) is key to the well-being benefits of nature connectedness. The Wildlife Trust’s 30 Days Wild campaign provides a large-scale intervention for improving public engagement with nature and its beauty. The effect of 30 Days Wild participation on levels of EWNB and the relationship between EWNB, nature connectedness and happiness was evaluated during the 2017 campaign. Of the 49,000 people who signed up to the campaign, 308 people fully completed measures of EWNB, nature connection, health, happiness, and conservation behaviors at baseline, post-30 days and post-2 months. There were sustained and significant increases for scores in nature connection, health, happiness, and conservation behaviors. In addition, 30 Days Wild was the first intervention found to increase EWNB. Further, the significant increase in EWNB mediated the relationship between the increases in nature connectedness and happiness. In a supplementary study to understand the well-being benefits further (n = 153), emotional regulation was found to mediate the relationship between nature connectedness and happiness, but EWNB and emotional regulation were not related. The links between nature’s beauty, nature connectedness and well-being are discussed within an account of affect-regulation.

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Nine beautiful things: A self-administered online positive psychology intervention on the beauty in nature, arts, and behaviors increases happiness and ameliorates depressive symptoms

Cited by 35 publications

References 29 publications

Measuring Positive Emotion Outcomes in Positive Psychology Interventions: A Literature Review

Measuring Positive Emotion Outcomes in Positive Psychology Interventions: A Literature Review

Modification of Affective Trajectory in a Positive Psychology Intervention

30 Days Wild and the Relationships Between Engagement With Nature’s Beauty, Nature Connectedness and Well-Being

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