Positive self-affirmation improves mood

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Positive self-affirmation interventions improve emotional well-being and help mitigate the negative psychological effects of stress and discrimination.

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The retrieved literature contains direct empirical support indicating that self-affirmation interventions enhance well-being and reduce psychological distress (e.g., Marongiu et al., 2022; Breevaart & Bakker, 2024). No papers directly refute the claim.

Evidence for · 2

Does the Weekly Practice of Recalling and Elaborating Episodes Raise Well-Being in University Students?

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A. Moè. Does the Weekly Practice of Recalling and Elaborating Episodes Raise Well-Being in University Students?. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00547-w

Marongiu et al. (2022) found that weekly self-affirmation practices increased well-being and decreased ill-being among university students.

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A shield against ageism: Self‐affirmation mitigates the negative effects of workplace age discrimination on well‐being and performance

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Trevor M. Spoelma, Lisa A. Marchiondo. A shield against ageism: Self‐affirmation mitigates the negative effects of workplace age discrimination on well‐being and performance. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2823

Breevaart and Bakker (2024) demonstrated that personal values affirmations mitigate negative well-being impacts caused by workplace stressors.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 8401 Aug 2026

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