The Role of Flourishing in Relationship between Positive and Negative Life Events and Affective Well-Being

Prizmić‐Larsen, Zvjezdana; Kaliterna-Lipovčan, Ljiljana; Larsen, Randy J.; Brkljačić, Tihana; Brajša‐Žganec, Andreja

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“…Abbe et al (2003) have suggested that happy people may engage in less negative reactions and recover quickly from adversities. Moreover, research on resilience has found that “flourishers” (i.e., people who flourish) are generally considered resourceful in terms of coping with adversities (Prizmić-Larsen et al, 2019). Referring to the five-step model of designing and developing social programs (Fraser & Galinsky, 2010), such attributes of flourishing are identified as “malleable mediators” (Fraser & Galinsky, 2010, p. 462) that could be matched to change strategies in promoting resilience among the vulnerable populations through psychological interventions (Chmitorz et al, 2018).…”

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Strength-Based Flourishing Intervention to Promote Resilience in Individuals With Physical Disabilities in Disadvantaged Communities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Bu¹,

Duan

2020

Research on Social Work Practice

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Purpose: The current study developed a strength-based flourishing intervention (SFI) and examined its efficacy on fostering the resilience of people with physical disabilities in poor areas, using a randomized (1:1) parallel-group controlled, and single-blind trial. Method: A total of 51 participants ( M age = 42.16, standard deviation = 8.42; 43.14% males; 29 for the intervention group, whereas 22 for the control group) completed preintervention, postintervention, and 3-month follow-up tests. Results: The 2 × 3 mixed repeated measure analyses and post hoc analyses revealed a significant main group effect ( F = 4.46, p = .04) and a short-term effect (i.e., 3 month; F = 6.35, p = .02) of the SFI. The results indicated that the SFI could significantly promote resilience in the intervention group. However, the effects of the intervention did not immediately appear. Discussion: The SFI could assist in providing research-based and cost-effective health services to promote flourishing and resilience in vulnerable populations.

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Strength-Based Flourishing Intervention to Promote Resilience in Individuals With Physical Disabilities in Disadvantaged Communities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Duan

2020

Research on Social Work Practice

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“…Regarding life events, parents of children with DD experienced nearly three times more negative events per person compared to another group of parents, which could also contribute to a lower level of their well-being [41,43]. Three negative events that appeared in the top 10 of the most frequent ones in the group of parents of children with DD, could all be associated with their life circumstances.…”

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“…Negative events act as stressors in everyday life and may have a stronger impact on an individual compared to positive events [37,38], while positive events, although linked to positive emotions, were not associated with lower levels of distress [39,40]. Lyubomirsky [40] argued that individuals tend to engage in activities and events that can positively influence their well-being, like getting a pet or starting a new hobby, which might be one of the explanations why the frequency of positive life events contributes to higher levels of positive effects [41]. On the other hand, negative events are usually the result of external circumstances an individual has little control of [39], which might explain their stronger negative influence on well-being compared to positive life events.…”

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“…On the other hand, negative events are usually the result of external circumstances an individual has little control of [39], which might explain their stronger negative influence on well-being compared to positive life events. Additionally, research shows that cumulative adversity (total number of negative events) was associated with lower well-being [42,43], both positive and negative affect [41] while the frequency of positive events was related only to positive affect [41,43]. Some studies were focused on exploring the relationship between life events and PDSD [44], depression or anxiety disorder [45] or risk of developing breast cancer [46], showing the association of life events' negativity and higher levels of symptoms of disease or higher risk of developing one.…”

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Parents of Children with Developmental Difficulties and Parents of Typically Developed Children: What Happens in a Year?

Lučić¹

2019

Behavioral Sciences

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Parents of children with developmental difficulties (DD) face many challenges on an everyday basis and, compared to a parent of a typically developed child (TD), are at risk to experience lower well-being. Earlier, as a part of the CRO-WELL project, we explored differences in the well-being of parents of children with DD and a matching group of parents of TD children. Results showed that both groups of parents were equally happy and satisfied with their lives in general, with only a difference in satisfaction with free time. The aim of the current study was to explore what happened in one-year’s time. Out of the initial sample of 41 parents by group, the second wave was completed by 19 parents of DD children and 27 parents of TD children. Results showed that parents of children with DD were less satisfied with life in general, as well as less happy and less satisfied with health, family, friends, and safety compared to parents of TD children. They also experienced three times more negative events than parents of TD children. Having a child with developmental difficulties reflects on many life domains and these results could serve as a guidepost in the design of support for families of children with developmental difficulties. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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“…Unlike subjective well-being which is aligned with hedonic feelings of pleasure and happiness (Diener, 2012), PWB involves happiness in a range of areas in an individual’s life including their sense of purpose in life and the quality of their relationships (Ryff, 2014; Ryff and Keyes, 1995). In line with this distinction, AWB refers to “frequent experiences of positive affect encompassing various pleasant moods states such as joy and contentment, and infrequent experiences of negative affect encompassing various unpleasant mood states such as anger and afraid” (Diener et al , 2010; Pavot, 2008 as cited in Prizmić-Larsen et al , 2019, p. 2). The experience of happiness is not limited to emotions alone but encompasses their entire being.…”

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Workplace affective well-being: gratitude and friendship in helping millennials to thrive at work

Badri

Yap

Ramos

2021

IJOA

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between gratitude and workplace friendship with affective well-being (AWB) at work amongst millennial employees. Specifically, it details the mediating effect of workplace friendship in explaining the linkages between gratitude and AWB at work. Design/methodology/approach This study used a sample of 272 millennial workers in this study. A survey invitation was sent out to all of the respondents through email. A 20-item job-related AWB (Van Katwyk et al., 2000) scale was used to measure AWB. Workplace friendship was measured using six-items of the workplace friendship scale (Nielsen et al., 2000) and gratitude was measured using McCullough et al.’s (2002) six-item gratitude questionnaire (GQ-6). Findings The study found that gratitude and workplace friendship enhanced workplace AWB among millennial workers. Workplace friendship functioned as a mediator, which delivered the effect from gratitude towards workplace AWB. Gratitude was found to positively predict workplace friendship and subsequently workplace friendship positively predicted workplace AWB. Practical implications Nurturing positive feelings at work through excellent psychosocial resources and healthy work friendships would improve millennial workers well-being. Henceforth, encouraging millennial employees to cultivate workplace friendships, can help the manager to enhance millennial employees’ feeling of belongingness, and thus, promote better AWB. Originality/value Investment on employee’s human capital and values can be valuable resources to increase millennial employees’ performance at work. Millennial workers are a unique generation that put emphasis on the subjective experience. Hence, capitalising on their subjective experience can be one of the keys to better increase their well-being and performance at work.

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The Role of Flourishing in Relationship between Positive and Negative Life Events and Affective Well-Being

Cited by 19 publications

References 53 publications

Strength-Based Flourishing Intervention to Promote Resilience in Individuals With Physical Disabilities in Disadvantaged Communities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Strength-Based Flourishing Intervention to Promote Resilience in Individuals With Physical Disabilities in Disadvantaged Communities: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Parents of Children with Developmental Difficulties and Parents of Typically Developed Children: What Happens in a Year?

Workplace affective well-being: gratitude and friendship in helping millennials to thrive at work

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