Mindful positive emotion regulation as a treatment for addiction: from hedonic pleasure to self-transcendent meaning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2021.03.019
Abstract: Chronic drug use is theorized to induce cortico-striatal neuroplasticity, driving an allostatic process marked by increased sensitivity to drug-related cues and decreased sensitivity to natural rewards that results in anhedonia and a dearth of positive… read more here.
Keywords: transcendent meaning; positive emotion; hedonic pleasure; emotion regulation ... See more keywords
Can positive and self-transcendent emotions promote pro-environmental behavior?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.02.009
Abstract: Many scholars have suggested that people could improve their well-being by developing closer connections with nature and that this would also promote the sustainable behaviors needed to address climate change. Research generally corroborates this idea, but… read more here.
Keywords: environmental behavior; transcendent emotions; positive self; pro environmental ... See more keywords
Going beyond ourselves: the role of self-transcendent experiences in wisdom
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DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2022.2149473
Abstract: ABSTRACT Having good moral character often involves shifting one’s focus of attention from the self to others and the world. Across three studies (N = 605 adults), we found converging evidence that self-transcendent experiences, specifically… read more here.
Keywords: role self; transcendent experiences; wise reasoning; self transcendent ... See more keywords
Feeling transcendent? Measuring psychophysiological responses to self-transcendent media content
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DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2019.1700135
Abstract: ABSTRACT Self-transcendent media experiences are thought to involve cognitive engagement and mixed affect, leading to psychological well-being. The current study investigated whether these characteristics were reflected in viewers’ psychophysiological responses and sharing intentions. Multilevel model… read more here.
Keywords: transcendent measuring; psychophysiological responses; transcendent media; feeling transcendent ... See more keywords
Self-Transcendent Emotions and Their Social Functions: Compassion, Gratitude, and Awe Bind Us to Others Through Prosociality
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DOI: 10.1177/1754073916684557
Abstract: In this article we review the emerging literature on the self-transcendent emotions. We discuss how the self-transcendent emotions differ from other positive emotions and outline the defining features of this category. We then provide an… read more here.
Keywords: gratitude awe; transcendent emotions; compassion gratitude; emotions social ... See more keywords
Self-transcendent experiences as promoters of ecological wellbeing? Exploration of the evidence and hypotheses to be tested
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1051478
Abstract: In recent years, much has been written on the role of different mental states and their potential to influence our way of thinking and, perhaps more importantly, the way we act. With the recent acceleration… read more here.
Keywords: hypotheses tested; ecological wellbeing; transcendent experiences; evidence ... See more keywords
Superordinate identities and self-transcendent emotions: Longitudinal study in Spain and Chile
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.989850
Abstract: Recent studies suggest that identification with all humanity (IWAH), apart from being related to universalistic values, could also be related to self-transcendent emotions (STE). In this scenario, the general objective of this cross-cultural longitudinal study… read more here.
Keywords: transcendent emotions; identification; superordinate identities; longitudinal study ... See more keywords
The Experience of Self-Transcendence in Social Activists
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DOI: 10.3390/bs13010066
Abstract: Every day the wellbeing of disadvantaged individuals and communities is being transformed through the activities of self-transcendent social activists. The positive contagion generated by their actions is felt globally through influence, replication, leadership training and… read more here.
Keywords: experience self; self transcendence; social activists; transcendent social ... See more keywords