Research into the relationship between happiness and health is developing rapidly,
exploring the possibility that impaired happiness is not only a consequence of ill-health but …

Emotion regulation involves the pursuit of desired emotional states (ie, emotion goals) in the
service of superordinate motives. The nature and consequences of emotion regulation …

The world is complicated, and we hold a large number of beliefs about how it works. These
beliefs are important because they shape how we interact with the world. One particularly …

How do people flexibly regulate their emotions in order to manage the diverse demands of
varying situations? This question assumes particular importance given the central role that …

Depression is characterized by increased levels of negative affect and decreased levels of
positive affect. Prior research shows that individual differences in emotion regulation play an …

Positive health behaviours such as physical activity can prevent or reverse many chronic
conditions, yet a majority of people fall short of leading a healthy lifestyle. Recent …

The desire to change one's personality traits has been shown to be stronger if people are
dissatisfied with associated aspects of their life. While evidence for the effects of …

Positive psychology has tended to be defined in terms of a concern with
'positive'psychological qualities and states. However, critics of the field have highlighted …

Emotion regulation has been conceptualized as a process by which individuals modify their
emotional experiences, expressions, and physiology and the situations eliciting such …

Being happy and finding life meaningful overlap, but there are important differences. A large
survey revealed multiple differing predictors of happiness (controlling for meaning) and …