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Title: | The broaden and build process: Positive affect, ratio of positive to negative affect and general self-efficacy | Contributor(s): | Schutte, Nicola (author) | Publication Date: | 2014 | DOI: | 10.1080/17439760.2013.841280 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13777 | Abstract: | Previous research indicates that increases in positive affect enhance personal resources and bring about improvements in various realms of life. The present study examined the role of general self-efficacy as a mediator between increases in positive affect and change in work and relationship satisfaction and mental health. Participants randomly assigned to a three-week intervention intended to increase positive affect showed significantly greater change in positive affect, ratio of positive to negative affect, self-efficacy, work satisfaction and mental health than participants in a control condition. Changes in affect were associated with changes in self-efficacy, work satisfaction, relationship satisfaction and mental health. Changes in self-efficacy were associated with increases in work satisfaction and mental health. The findings incorporate the concept of general self-efficacy into the broaden and build model and provide information regarding the utility of ratio of positive to negative affect indices. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | The Journal of Positive Psychology, 9(1), p. 66-74 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1743-9779 1743-9760 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology 170109 Personality, Abilities and Assessment |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520302 Clinical psychology 520503 Personality and individual differences |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 929999 Health not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200201 Determinants of health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Psychology |
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