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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

A Positive Psychology Resource for Students? Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the 6 Minutes Diary in a Randomized Control Trial.

Timo Lorenz, Mona Algner, Benjamin Binder

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Timo LorenzDepartment of Psychology, Medical School Berlin (MSB), Berlin, Germany.
Mona AlgnerDepartment of Psychology, Medical School Berlin (MSB), Berlin, Germany.
Benjamin BinderDepartment of Psychology, Medical School Berlin (MSB), Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of the 6 Minutes Journal (6MT), a commercial diary combining several positive psychology interventions, including gratitude, goal-setting, and self-affirmation exercises, on several mental health outcome measures. In a randomized controlled trial, university students (

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interventionlongitudinal designpositive psychologyrandomized control group designresilienceself-efficacystresswell-being

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PMCPMC9195423

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