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This study aims to compare the effects of the best possible self intervention and gratitude intervention on optimism and life satisfaction.

April 1, 2013Terapia psicológicaOpen Access

Specificity of the Best Possible Self intervention for increasing optimism: Comparison with a gratitude intervention

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MPMadelon L. PetersMaastricht University YMYvo M.C. MeevissenMaastricht University MHM. HanssenMaastricht University

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Randomized trial compares the best possible self and gratitude interventions on optimism and life satisfaction, indicating effective psychological strategies.

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This study aims to compare the effects of the best possible self intervention and gratitude intervention on optimism and life satisfaction.
Two intervention groups: best possible self intervention and gratitude intervention, each lasting one week.
Participants completed measures of life satisfaction and optimism before and after the interventions.
The best possible self intervention increased optimism immediately after the intervention, with further increases observed one week later.
Life satisfaction also significantly increased in the best possible self group compared to the control group, while no significant change was observed in the gratitude group.

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Peters et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a488be01ab3122430a63d07 https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-48082013000100009

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Randomized trial compares the best possible self and gratitude interventions on optimism and life satisfaction, indicating effective psychological strategies.

Specificity of the Best Possible Self intervention for increasing optimism: Comparison with a gratitude intervention

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Specificity of the Best Possible Self intervention for increasing optimism: Comparison with a gratitude intervention

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