ArticleCounselling and psychotherapy research2025
What do clients think about amplifying positivity? Client change perspectives following a cognitive and behavioural positive activity intervention for anxiety and depression.
Article in Counselling and psychotherapy research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04945239 (Novel Behavioral Intervention to Target Social Reward Sensitivity and Attachment), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Novel Behavioral Intervention to Target Social Reward Sensitivity and Attachment
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- Positive Affect Treatment for Depression, Anxiety, and Low Positive Affect: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
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The positive valence system (PVS) is increasingly recognized as an important target in facilitating recovery from anxiety and depression. Amplification of Positivity (AMP), a cognitive and behavioral intervention, targets the PVS through repeated and intentional activities (e.g., savoring positive experiences, gratitude, and acts of kindness). Initial data demonstrates that AMP engages positive valence targets (e.g., positive affect) and outcomes (e.g., social connectedness) in people seeking treatment for anxiety or depression; however, client perspectives about AMP are not well understood. This study aimed to qualitatively explore clients' experiences to better understand post-treatment client changes and advance the development and effectiveness of AMP and other emerging positive valence focused interventions. Transcripts were analyzed from eleven participants who completed an optional qualitative interview after completing AMP treatment in a randomized controlled trial (NCT04945239). Two superordinate themes with several subthemes emerged. The first theme,
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