Using Social Network Sites to Boost Savoring: Positive Effects on Positive Emotions

Sen-Chi Yu, Kennon M. Sheldon, Wen-Ping Lan and Jia-Huei Chen
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Sen-Chi Yu: Department of Counseling and Applied Psychology, National Taichung University of Education, West District, Taichung City 403, Taiwan
Kennon M. Sheldon: Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
Wen-Ping Lan: Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
Jia-Huei Chen: Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-11

Abstract: Research has demonstrated that positive interventions (PIs) can be effective in enhancing well-being. Our study used Facebook to conduct a PI based on savoring. Sixty-one university students in Taiwan were randomly assigned to undergo a three-week savoring PI, and 61 participants were assigned to a no-treatment control group. The results showed significantly enhanced positive affect in the treatment group compared to the control group, in both a post-test and a final follow-up, but no significant differences between the two groups in negative affect. The treatment group also displayed significantly lower depression in the post-test, which was not maintained at the follow-up. These results indicate that, for university students, a savoring intervention via Facebook can be an effective way of enhancing positive emotions.

Keywords: savoring; positive interventions; positive psychology; social network sites; Facebook (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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