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Datasets for What emotions to encourage? International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 2023 Datasets for What emotions to encourage? International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 2023 doi:10.17026/dans-z5b-x8pmeasy-dataset:325338 M Schotanus-Dijkstra 2022-03-30 DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities 2023-03-01 Social Sciencespositive psychology interventions (PPIs) <p>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 interventions. The goal of the current study is to examine the effect of different types of PPIs on high and low arousal emotions and to explore whether high and low arousal positive emotions serve as mediators for the intervention effects on mental well-being. Post-hoc tests of three formerly published randomized controlled trials were conducted in comparison with waitlist control: (1) a multicomponent PPI (N = 275), (2) a comprehensive gratitude intervention (N = 144), and (3) an acts of kindness intervention (N = 216). Findings showed that the multicomponent PPI improved low arousal emotions, while the gratitude intervention marginally improved high arousal positive emotions. The acts of kindness intervention was not more effective in improving positive emotions compared to waitlist control. Similar conclusions could be drawn from the mediation analyses, yielding most pronounced results for low arousal positive emotions mediating the effect of the multicomponent PPI on mental well-being. The current study provides first evidence that the upward spiral of positive emotions might depend on the type of PPI and its impact on high and in particular low arousal positive emotions.</p>Date Submitted: 2023-11-06 https://ssh.datastations.nl/oai doi:10.17026/DANS-Z5B-X8PM 2025-09-26T12:02:09Z ddi:codebook:2_5