Priori%zing Posi%vity: A Be2er Way to Pursue Happiness?...A priority for me is experiencing...
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Priori%zing Posi%vity: A Be2er Way to Pursue Happiness? Lahnna I. Catalino
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Priori%zingPosi%vity:ABe2erWaytoPursueHappiness?
LahnnaI.Catalino
Posi%veemo%onsincludehigh-ac%va%onaswellaslow-ac%va%onstates.
Regardlessofna%onality,peoplegenerallywanttofeelhappy.
Andscienceshowsthatposi%veemo%onspredictbeneficialoutcomes.
Thebenefitsofposi%veemo%ons
Cohen,Doyle,Turner,Alper,&Skoner,Psychoma)cMedicine,2003
Diener&Seligman,PsychologicalScience,2002
Ourselves
Thepursuitofhappinessisadelicateart
Catalino,Algoe&Fredrickson,Emo)on,2014
Let'sreviewwhatsciencetellsuswhatNOTtodo:
“Tohaveameaningfullife,Ineedtofeelhappymostofthe)me.”
Mauss,Tamir,Anderson&Savino,Emo)on,2011
“IamconcernedaboutmyhappinessevenwhenIfeelhappy.”
1.Relatetoone'shappinessinanextreme,obsessiveway
"Watchapleasantfilmclip"
Mauss,Tamir,Anderson&Savino,Emo)on,2011
"Watchapleasantfilmclip"+"feelthegreatestamountofhappiness"
2.Tryto"will"yourselftobehappierinthemoment.
Thereasonwhy?
Disappointment
Thus,tryingtofeelhappierinthemoment,withveryhighstandardsinmind,maybackfire.
Mauss,Tamir,Anderson&Savino,Emo)on,2011
Butthesearenottheonlywayspeoplecanpursuehappiness.
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Priori%zingposi%vityPeoplewhopriori%zeposi%vity:-setaside%meonadailybasisforpleasantevents-makelargelifedecisionsbyconsideringtheirpoten%alhappiness
Catalino,Algoe&Fredrickson,Emo)on,2014
Indirecttheore%calsupportforpriori%zingposi%vity
Theintegra%vemodelofsustainablehappiness
Lyubomirsky,Sheldon,&Schkade,ReviewofGeneralPsychology,2005
Howispriori%zingposi%vitymeasured?
Catalino,Algoe&Fredrickson,Emo)on,2014
Apriorityformeisexperiencinghappinessineverydaylife.
Istructuremydaytomaximizemyhappiness.
WhatIdecidetodowithmy%meoutsideofworkisinfluencedbyhowmuchImightexperienceposi%veemo%ons.
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Catalino,Algoe&Fredrickson,Emo)on,2014
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e.g.“Tohaveameaningfullife,Ineedtofeelhappymostofthe)me.”
e.g.“Istructuremydaytomaximizemyhappiness.”
r=-.15*
r=.44***
Theeffecthasreplicatedinmul%pleindependentsamplesintheU.S.
CollegeStudentsr=.27**
Mid-lifeadults.41**
Catalino,2013;Catalino,Waugh,Moskowitz,&Fredrickson,inprepara)on
Datu&King,2016,PersonalityandIndividualDifferences;Sugawara&Sugie,2017,inprep.
Ini%alevidence:theeffectreplicatesinothercountries
Filipinosecondarystudentsr=.38**
Japanesestudentsr=.31**
Researchonpriori%zingposi%vitysuggeststhatthepursuitofhappinessisnotinherentlyself-defea%ng.
Previousresearch…
“I’mreallytrying!!”
Whatifweteachpeoplehowtopursuehappiness?
VanCappellen*,Catalino*,Fires%ne,&Fredrickson,inprepara)on*authorscontribu%ngequally
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Whatifweteachpeoplehowtopursuehappiness?
VanCappellen*,Catalino*,Fires%ne,&Fredrickson,inprepara)on*authorscontribu%ngequally
Screenedforpriormedita%onexperience
Loving-kindnessmedita%onMindfulnessmedita%on
VanCappellen*,Catalino*,Fires%ne,&Fredrickson,inprepara)on*authorscontribu%ngequally
Loving-kindnessmedita%onMindfulnessmedita%on
VanCappellen*,Catalino*,Fires%ne,&Fredrickson,inprepara)on*authorscontribu%ngequally
Loving-kindnessmedita%onMindfulnessmedita%on
VanCappellen*,Catalino*,Fires%ne,&Fredrickson,inprepara)on*authorscontribu%ngequally
Significantinterac%onbetweenmedita%ontypeandpassage,F(2,218)=4.45,p<.05
Effectdependeduponlearningabouthealthierwayofrela%ngtoandpursuinghappiness
Loving-kindnessmedita%onàmoreloveandcompassion
VanCappellen*,Catalino*,Fires%ne,&Fredrickson,inprepara)on*authorscontribu%ngequally
Summarizingthoughts…
Isthereawayyoucantweakyourdailyrou%nesothatitsparksali2lemorejoy?
Thankyou,thankyou,thankyou.
