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Impact of Positive Interventions on Subjective Well-Being: Insights from a Research Study

Explore the effects of Best Possible Self, Strengths, and Gratitudes interventions on subjective well-being. This study conducted at the 10th Annual Australian Quality of Life Conference delved into research design, results, and further research questions on the subject.

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Impact of Positive Interventions on Subjective Well-Being: Insights from a Research Study

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  1. Effects of best possible self, strengths and gratitude interventions on SWB 10th Annual Australian Quality of Life Conference, Melbourne, 20th November 2008 Elizabeth M. Clancy and Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick Monash University, Australia

  2. Agenda Background Aims & hypotheses Research design Results Findings Further research questions

  3. Background – Positive Psychology Subjective well-being and measurement Predictors of SWB SWB and personality (Keyes, Schmotkin & Ryff, 2002) Orientation to happiness (Peterson, Park & Seligman, 2005) Architecture of sustainable change (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon & Schkade, 2005) Self-concordant motivation (Sheldon & Elliot, 1999) Interventions developed to increase positive affect Best Possible Self (King, 2001) Gratitudes (Emmons & McCullough, ?) Strengths (Peterson and Seligman, 2004) Broaden and build theory (Fredrickson)

  4. Research design Participants 68 adults, 77.9% female, Mean age 40.06 years Measures Ten Item Personality Inventory Orientations to happiness PANAS – state and trait Satisfaction with Life Scale Motivation Procedure Questionnaires administered through online survey tool

  5. Return rate • 38%

  6. Measures

  7. Interventions Best Possible Self (BPS) Multiple administrations Gratitudes Strengths (VIA) Life details

  8. Hypotheses That completing a best-possible self exercise is expected to produce an increase in SWB from baseline measurements. That completing a gratitudes or strengths exercise is expected to deliver an additional increase in SWB during the study, when compared with a life details placebo exercise. Changes in motivation are expected to moderate the effectiveness of any of the interventions performed, reflecting the “personal fit” of the exercise for the individual. A further aim of the study was to explore the influence of personality and orientations to happiness on the effectiveness of the best-possible self exercise.

  9. Results Hypothesis 1 not supported with no overall change across the whole sample. Significant differences for gender

  10. Results – intervention groups

  11. Results – Gender and intervention SWL: Interaction between group and gender: Females SWL: Interaction between group and gender: Males

  12. Results – Motivation Motivation changes across study and groups

  13. Discussion • Overall findings • Personality • Trait linkages confirmed but no significant differences with regard to groups • Orientations to happiness • No significant differences • Motivation

  14. Further research • Larger sample size • More prolonged study • Gender • Personality • Orientations to happiness • Other interventions

  15. Lots of ways to • C’Mon Get Happy

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