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ArticleBMC psychology2023

Savoring life during pandemic: an online intervention to promote well-being in emerging adults.

Daniela Villani, Elisa Pancini, Francesca Pesce, Lucia Scuzzarella

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Article in BMC psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06842628 (Promoting Positive Emotions and Savoring in the Elderly Through an Online Self-help Intervention), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT06842628 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Promoting Positive Emotions and Savoring in the Elderly Through an Online Self-help Intervention: a Controlled Study.

TypeinterventionalSponsorCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRan2025 to 2025Enrolled46ConditionsAging Well, Positive AffectArmsSavoring, Positive Emotional Induction
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4 authors.

Daniela VillaniDepartment of Psychology, Research Center in Communication Psychology (PsiCom), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy. daniela.villani@unicatt.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2435-4036
Elisa PanciniDepartment of Psychology, Research Center in Communication Psychology (PsiCom), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli, 1, 20123, Milan, Italy.
Francesca PesceDepartment of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
Lucia ScuzzarellaDepartment of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSavoring, that is the ability to create and increase positive emotions, represents a promising approach to enhance subjective well-being (SWB) in emerging adults. This controlled study aims to investigate the preliminary effects of a self-help e-savoring intervention on increasing savoring beliefs and strategies and SWB in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsForty-nine emerging adult participants were recruited using the snowball sampling method. The experimental group (n = 23) completed six online exercises (two exercises per week for three weeks) while the control group (n = 26) did not receive the intervention. Both groups filled out online questionnaires before and after the intervention. User experience and perceived usefulness of the intervention were assessed for the experimental group.

resultsA repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed a significant increase for the experimental group in savoring beliefs (especially toward the present and the future) and in positive emotions compared to the control group. The perspicuity, attractiveness, and efficiency of the online platform were very positively evaluated, and most participants rated the intervention as useful.

conclusionsThe results of this preliminary study together with the high level of adherence and the appreciation for the intervention indicate the potential of promoting online savoring and positive emotions in emerging adults. Future research could evaluate its long-term effects and verify its results with other age groups.

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COVID-19Internet-Based InterventionAdultHumansPandemicsSurveys and QuestionnairesCOVID-19 PandemicEmerging AdultsOnline InterventionsPositive EmotionsSavoringSubjective Well-Being

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PMID37403128
PMCPMC10318654

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