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Daily positive self-affirmations reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in adults.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that daily positive self-affirmations reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in adults?
Unclear. Only partial support appears: one study of daily affirmations measured adolescent self-esteem, and a psoriasis trial reported short-term reductions in depression and anxiety after self-affirmation, while a teacher-education case study measured neither. No retrieved item directly tests daily positive self-affirmations reducing anxiety and depression in general adults.
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S.M., J. & Bhuyan, B. (2025). Can a Simple Practice Like Daily Positive Affirmations Truly Transform the Self- Esteem of Teenagers Navigating the Complexities of Adolescence?. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14744561
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A Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial of Implementation-Intention-Based Self-Affirmation Interventions: Findings on Depression, Anxiety, and Well-being in Adults With Psoriasis - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.795055
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Scott, R. (2014). A Case Study of Self-Affirmations in Teacher Education. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1051169
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