ArticleJournal of health psychology2012
A positive affect intervention for people experiencing health-related stress: development and non-randomized pilot test.
Article in Journal of health psychology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 5 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 77 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Online Positive Emotion Skills Intervention for Symptoms of Depression - Pilot Feasibility Trial
Optimizing Resilience and Coping in HIV Via Internet Delivery
Online Positive Emotion Skills Intervention for Symptoms of Depression (MARIGOLD)
Adolescent Surgery Roadmap Feasibility and Acceptability Study
Reducing Loneliness Among Older Adults Through Enhancing Positive Affect: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Ecological Momentary Assessments
Who cites it
77 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychosocial interventions for adults with newly diagnosed chronic disease: A systematic review.Journal of health psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Well-being interventions for individuals with diabetes: A systematic review.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2019Pooled it
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Adults Living with HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2019Pooled it
- Results of a positive affect intervention for male couples: Change over time and effects on mental health.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- Targeting Daily Positive Events to Improve Emotional and Functional Well-Being in Adults With Fibromyalgia: Insights From the LARKSPUR Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Enhancing Resilience in Family Caregivers Using an mHealth App.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Trial
- Changes in neural reward processing following Amplification of Positivity treatment for depression and anxiety: Preliminary findings from a randomized waitlist controlled trial.Behaviour research and therapy · 2021Trial
- Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a positive psychology-based intervention to promote health behaviors in heart failure: The REACH for Health study.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2020Trial
- Developing a Psychological-Behavioral Intervention in Cardiac Patients Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy: Lessons Learned From the Field.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020Trial
- Use of the Chatbot "Vivibot" to Deliver Positive Psychology Skills and Promote Well-Being Among Young People After Cancer Treatment: Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of a facilitated online positive emotion regulation intervention for dementia caregivers.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2019Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of a positive affect intervention for methamphetamine users.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Trial
- Effect of a Positive Psychological Intervention on Pain and Functional Difficulty Among Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2018Trial
- Twelve-month outcomes of a randomized trial of a moderate-carbohydrate versus very low-carbohydrate diet in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus or prediabetes.Nutrition & diabetes · 2017Trial
- A randomized pilot trial of a positive affect skill intervention (lessons in linking affect and coping) for women with metastatic breast cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2017Trial
- Testing a Positive Psychological Intervention for Osteoarthritis.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2017Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of a positive affect intervention for people newly diagnosed with HIV.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2017Trial
- Upregulating the positive affect system in anxiety and depression: Outcomes of a positive activity intervention.Depression and anxiety · 2017Trial
- A community-engaged randomized controlled trial of an integrative intervention with HIV-positive, methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men.BMC public health · 2016Trial
- Pilot randomized controlled trial of an integrative intervention with methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2015Trial
17 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
In this article we present background, theoretical rationale, and pilot data on the development of an intervention designed to increase positive affect in people living with serious health-related stress. This proof-of-concept study demonstrated that a multiple-component positive affect intervention is feasible and acceptable for people newly diagnosed with HIV. Retention in the intervention and adherence to home practice were high. Participants reported significant increases in positive affect and significant decreases in negative affect. This positive affect intervention can serve as a template for programs to be developed to help people experiencing health-related and other types of life stress.
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