Positive emotion influences a depressive-to-happy state and increases life satisfaction
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
By combining the experience of self-reported positive and negative emotions among 1,400 US-residents, researchers created four affective profiles which they then used to discern differences in happiness, depression, life satisfaction and happiness-increasing strategies. The differences between these profiles suggested that promoting positive emotions can positively influence a depressive-to-happy state, as well as increasing life satisfaction.