Self-Affirmation Theory and the Science of Well-Being

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• 作者：Andrew J. Howell
• 关键词：Self ; affirmation ; Resilience ; Well ; being ; Positive psychology
• 刊名：Journal of Happiness Studies
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：18
• 期：1
• 页码：293-311
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• 刊物类别：Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
• 刊物主题：Quality of Life Research; Personality and Social Psychology; Economics, general; Quality of Life Research; Philosophy, general; Positive Psychology;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-7780
• 卷排序：18

文摘

Social psychological self-affirmation research shows that value affirmations often boost adaptive functioning. Yet, such effects are under-recognized within the fields of well-being studies and positive psychology. This paper reviews self-affirmation theory and the principles by which self-affirmation is understood to facilitate resilient responses to self-threats. Next, it reviews research on the impact of self-affirmation on well-being, including feeling good and functioning well. The positive-activity model is employed to conceptualize self-affirmation as a well-being intervention and to underscore potential mediators and moderators of the relationship between self-affirmation and well-being. Future lines of investigation are outlined, including the role of self-affirmation within existing well-being interventions, the use of self-affirmation to enhance other well-being interventions, and the measurement of individual differences in trait self-affirmation in the prediction of well-being.