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Marijke Schotanus-Dijkstra
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Open AccessEnhancing mental wellbeing by changing mindsets? Results from two randomized controlled trials
Improving mental wellbeing is often targeted with behavioral interventions, while mindset interventions might be more appealing as they require less time and effort. In addition to recent experimental studies ...
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Open AccessWhat Emotions to Encourage? The Role of High and Low Arousal Positive Emotions in Three Randomized Controlled Trials of Different Positive Psychology Interventions
Growing evidence shows that positive psychology interventions (PPIs) are able to enhance positive emotions. However, less is known about the specific role of high and low arousal positive emotions within such ...
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Positive Emotions as a Potential Mediator of a Multi-Component Positive Psychology Intervention Aimed at Increasing Mental Well-Being and Resilience
We examined mediators of a multi-component positive psychology intervention for healthy employees. We analyzed data from a randomized controlled trial involving 158 participants who were assigned to a six-sess...
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Open AccessPromoting Gratitude as a Resource for Sustainable Mental Health: Results of a 3-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial up to 6 Months Follow-up
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the impact of a 6-week gratitude intervention for people with low to moderate well-being and moderate symptomatology of depression and anxiety up to 6 months follow...
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Open AccessMeasuring positive mental health and flourishing in Denmark: validation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) and cross-cultural comparison across three countries
The Mental Health Continuum–Short Form (MHC-SF) is a measure of positive mental health and flourishing, which is widely used in several countries but has not yet been validated in Denmark. This study aimed to ...
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The Efficacy of Multi-component Positive Psychology Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Recently, we see a sharp increase in the number of multi-component positive psychology interventions (MPPIs). The aim of the current study is to examine the efficacy of MPPIs, through a systematic review and m...
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People’s Motives to Participate in a Positive Psychology Intervention with Email Support and Who Might Benefit Most?
There is growing evidence that positive psychology interventions (PPIs) are effective in enhancing mental well-being and reducing depressive symptoms. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding the motives of...
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Open AccessTowards sustainable mental health promotion: trial-based health-economic evaluation of a positive psychology intervention versus usual care
Mental well-being could be promoted and protected by positive psychology (PP) based interventions. Such interventions may be appealing for people at risk of anxiety and depressive disorders, but health-economi...
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Open AccessWhat Factors are Associated with Flourishing? Results from a Large Representative National Sample
Flourishing is the ultimate end-state in psychology and a key-concept in the field of positive psychology research. Flourishers are those individuals with both high levels of hedonic well-being and eudaimonic ...
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Open AccessValidation of the Flourishing Scale in a sample of people with suboptimal levels of mental well-being
There is growing interest in measuring the eudaimonic perspective of mental well-being (social and psychological well-being) alongside existing measures of the hedonic perspective of mental well-being (subject...
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Online fora voor nabestaanden van suïcide
Nabestaanden van suïcide vragen dikwijls niet om sociale steun, omdat zij zich schuldig voelen en zich schamen. Sinds enkele jaren zijn er online fora waar nabestaanden terecht kunnen voor informatie en lotgen...
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Tien jaar monitor GGZ-preventie: inzichten en vraagstukken
De Monitor Aard en Omvang GGZ-preventie geeft inzicht in de organisatie, capaciteit en financiering van preventieafdelingen in de tweedelijns GGZ, de door hen uitgevoerde preventieve interventies en het bereik...
