Updated thinking on positivity ratios

American Psychologist

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 814-822

  Fredrickson, Barbara L ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Broaden and build theory; Lorenz system; Nonlinear dynamics; Positive psychology; Positivity ratio

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84890722435     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033584     Document Type: Article

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