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ArticleThe journal of positive psychology2026

From self-regulation to character: Digital well-being intervention effects on character strengths and subsequent distress.

Polina Beloborodova, Leandro I Chernicoff, Luciana B Velarde Arrisueño, José Miguel Olvera Puentes, Cortland J Dahl, Ross Jacobucci, Richard J Davidson, Fernanda Marquez-Padilla, Simon B Goldberg, Matthew J Hirshberg

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Article in The journal of positive psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Polina BeloborodovaCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Leandro I ChernicoffCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Luciana B Velarde ArrisueñoAtentaMente Consultores A.C.
José Miguel Olvera PuentesAtentaMente Consultores A.C.
Cortland J DahlCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ross JacobucciCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Richard J DavidsonCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Fernanda Marquez-PadillaCentro de Estudios Economicos, El Colegio de Mexico.
Simon B GoldbergCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Matthew J HirshbergCenter for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Funding

University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR002373 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ELIZABETH S BURNSIDE, Allan R. Brasier · 2017 to 2026
$75.9M
Optimizing the integration between human and digital support in a meditation app for depression and anxietyR01MH139512 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Richard J Davidson, Simon B Goldberg · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
Smartphone-based meditation training to reduce adolescent depressionK01MH130752 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Matthew Hirshberg · 2023 to 2026
$540k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002373NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH130752NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH139512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Character strengths (CS) are theorized to be a core mechanism of human flourishing, yet causal evidence for their malleability and role in mental health remains limited. In a randomized controlled trial of a 13-week digital well-being intervention among 2,315 healthcare professionals in Mexico, we showed that the intervention increased a general CS factor relative to a waitlist control (β = 0.515,

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character strengthsdistresshealthcare professionalswell-beingwell-being intervention

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PMID42877162
PMCPMC13663888

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