POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY LABORATORY
 Back: Julia, Nancy; Front: Matt, Sonja |
FACULTY:
- Sonja Lyubomirsky
DOCTORAL STUDENTS:
- Julia Boehm (5th Year)
- Matthew Della Porta (2nd Year)
- Nancy Sin (2nd Year)
- Katie Jacobs (1st Year)
- Marie Dyrdal (visiting '08-'09 from University of Oslo)
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS:
Cognitive, Motivational, and Behavioral Processes in Subjective Happiness
- The Individual and Societal Benefits of Happiness and Positive Affect
- Costs and Benefits of Self-Reflection and Processing of Life Events
The Architecture of Sustainable Happiness
- Mechanisms of Sustainable Change in Long-Term Positive Affect
- Mediators and Moderators of the Effects of Activity-Based Happiness-Increasing Interventions
- Pursuing Sustainable Happiness Through Practicing Gratitude, Kindness, Optimism, and Savoring
- Adaptation to Positive Experience as Barrier to Sustainable Happiness: Mechanisms and Interventions
Cultural Influences on Happiness
- Sustainable Increases in Happiness Across Cultures
- Meaning, Experience, and Expression of Happiness and Suffering: The U.S. vs. Russia
- Implications of Societal Reward Systems for the Pursuit
of Happiness