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Are Positive Interventions Always Beneficial?

Part of: Current Debate in Psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2020

Pablo Briñol Open the ORCID record for Pablo Briñol [Opens in a new window] ,
Richard E. Petty Open the ORCID record for Richard E. Petty [Opens in a new window] ,
Beatriz Gandarillas Open the ORCID record for Beatriz Gandarillas [Opens in a new window]  and
Lorena Moreno Open the ORCID record for Lorena Moreno [Opens in a new window]
Pablo Briñol*
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
Richard E. Petty
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University (USA)
Beatriz Gandarillas
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
Lorena Moreno
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Pablo Briñol. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). 28049 Madrid (Spain). E-mail: pablo.brinnol@uam.es
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Abstract

Can people improve their lives by smiling more, trying to have a better posture, and by thinking about good memories? Can individuals become more successful by deliberatively engaging in positive actions and thoughts? Do people feel better by following recommendations from naïve psychology? In the present article we discuss these questions, noting that although some popular interventions thought to be universally beneficial (e.g., inductions of happiness, self-affirmation, empowerment, self-distancing) can sometimes yield positive outcomes, at other times the outcomes can also be negative. Taking an empirical approach based on experimental evidence, we postulate that understanding the underlying processes discovered in the science of persuasion is the key for specifying why, when, and for whom these practical initiatives are more likely to work or to backfire.

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applied interventionpersuasionpositive psychology.

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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 23 , 2020 , e23
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© Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2020

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Conflicts of Interest: None.

This work was supported by the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España (ES) [PSI2017-83303-C2-1-P]. Grant to the first author.

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