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July 27, 2026The Journal of Positive Psychology

From awe to wellness: how awe encourages health-promoting lifestyles through authentic-self pursuit

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LCLei ChengRZRouting ZhangXYXifan Yu

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Overview

Randomized trial demonstrates how awe influences health-promoting lifestyles via authentic-self pursuit, suggesting emotional engagement enhances well-being.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how feelings of awe can lead to healthier lifestyles by encouraging individuals to pursue their true selves.
  • Conducted five studies with a total of 1285 participants employing longitudinal and experimental designs.
  • Studies 1-3 assessed the predictive relationship between trait awe and health-promoting lifestyles over time.
  • Study 4 utilized a causal chain design to establish mediation effects of authentic-self pursuit on lifestyle intentions.
  • Trait awe was found to predict health-promoting lifestyle engagement over time (e.g., higher rates of engagement).
  • Study 3 identified authentic-self pursuit as a mediator in the relationship between awe and health-promoting lifestyles.
  • Experiments in Study 4 confirmed that awe causally increases intentions to pursue health-promoting lifestyles through authentic-self engagement.

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Cheng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a67004840bca442e0d4a0afhttps://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2026.2708043
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