Staying ‘in sync’ with others during COVID-19: Perceived positivity resonance mediates cross-sectional and longitudinal links between trait resilience and mental health

Prinzing, Michael; Zhou, Jidong; Nguyen, Khoa D.; Wells, Jenna L.; Fredrickson, Barbara L.

doi:10.1080/17439760.2020.1858336

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“…The well-being outcomes may also be experienced after the pandemic. According to the broaden-and-build theory, people experiencing overall mental well-being will be more resilient and also more flexibly adapt their emotional states to changing life circumstances (Cohn et al, 2009 ; Prinzing et al, 2020 ). Cultivating a positive place of emotional bonding with the setting of an individual is likely to bring positive experiences.…”

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Place Affect Interventions During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ramkissoon

2021

Front. Psychol.

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The COVID-19 health and economic crisis has also brought a rise in people being unable to cope with their existing medical conditions and other issues such as domestic violence, drugs, and alcohol among others. Suicidal tendencies have been on the rise. Feelings of isolation causing emotional distress in place-confined settings have put additional pressure on the healthcare systems demanding that we find additional and complementary means of support for those in need. This is important not only in the current pandemic but also in the post-pandemic world. The goal is to collectively contribute and address the recurring calls for actions to maintain global well-being and public health. An important discussion to bring on the table is the need to promote interventions for people to cope with the pandemic and to adjust to the post-pandemic world. Promoting affective attitudes toward place can foster well-being outcomes. This has important benefits and is of relevance to governments, policymakers, and healthcare professionals in delivering better healthcare equipping people with coping mechanisms both throughout the pandemic and in the long run. However, the key challenge is how to foster these place affect attitudes meeting the changing demands in the post-pandemic world. It is in the middle of a crisis that the conversation needs to start about how to strategically plan for the recovery.

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Place Affect Interventions During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ramkissoon

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…This “undo” effect of positive affect likely also extends to coexperienced positive affect (cf. Prinzing et al, 2020), and may thus function to mitigate risks for cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, coexperienced positive affect has been found to predict marital satisfaction in other conversational contexts (e.g., discussion of a pleasant topic; Brown et al, 2021); however, additional work is needed to clarify whether this would extend to longitudinal health and longevity.…”

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Positivity resonance in long-term married couples: Multimodal characteristics and consequences for health and longevity.

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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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The Positivity Resonance Theory of coexperienced positive affect describes moments of interpersonal connection characterized by shared positive affect, caring nonverbal synchrony, and biological synchrony. The construct validity of positivity resonance and its longitudinal associations with health have not been tested. The current longitudinal study examined whether positivity resonance in conflict interactions between 154 married couples predicts health trajectories over 13 years and longevity over 30 years. We used couples' continuous ratings of affect during the interactions to capture coexperienced positive affect and continuous physiological responses to capture biological synchrony between spouses. Video recordings were behaviorally coded for coexpressed positive affect, synchronous nonverbal affiliation cues (SNAC), and behavioral indicators of positivity resonance (BIPR). To evaluate construct validity, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis to test a latent factor of positivity resonance encompassing coexperienced positive affect, coexpressed positive affect, physiological linkage of interbeat heart intervals, SNAC, and BIPR. The model showed excellent fit. To evaluate associations with health and longevity, we used dyadic latent growth curve modeling and Cox proportional hazards This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.

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“…There are a limited number of studies that have examined the benefits of PPIs in the context of COVID-19 (Kavcic et al, 2020). A study of 1,059 adults in the United States found that sharing positive emotions prompted positivity resonance, resilience, and positive mental health during the pandemic (Prinzing et al, 2020). Despite a dearth of pandemic-based research, there are calls for Positive Psychology principles to be emphasized during COVID-19.…”

Section: Positive Psychology and Mental Healthmentioning

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Addressing the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis: A Perspective on Using Interdisciplinary Universal Interventions

2021

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Mental health is reaching a crisis point due to the ramifications of COVID-19. In an attempt to curb the spread of the virus and circumvent health systems from being overwhelmed, governments have imposed regulations such as lockdown restrictions and home confinement. These restrictions, while effective for infection control, have contributed to poorer lifestyle behaviors. Currently, Positive Psychology and Lifestyle Medicine are two distinct but complimentary disciplines that offer an array of evidence-based approaches for promoting mental health and well-being across a universal population. However, these strategies for improving mental health are typically used in isolation. This perspective calls for a new paradigm shift to create and rollout well-designed interdisciplinary universal multicomponent mental health interventions that integrates the benefits of both disciplines, and uses innovative digital mental health solutions to achieve scalability and accessibility within the limitations and beyond the COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions.

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Staying ‘in sync’ with others during COVID-19: Perceived positivity resonance mediates cross-sectional and longitudinal links between trait resilience and mental health

Cited by 35 publications

References 68 publications

Place Affect Interventions During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Place Affect Interventions During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Positivity resonance in long-term married couples: Multimodal characteristics and consequences for health and longevity.

Addressing the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis: A Perspective on Using Interdisciplinary Universal Interventions

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