Experience Sampling

When and where are people most creative? An experience sampling study.

Everyday creativity plays a significant role in positive psychological development. In addition, doing something creative is associated with feeling happy, active, and even relaxed. Two major factors are suggested to be highly connected to creativity development: personality and intelligence. Thus far, however, research on the topic has been somewhat limited due to the use of

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What is the impact of daily activities on older adults?

It is no secret that an active lifestyle can greatly benefit older adults, specifically those 65 and up. For example, walking activity has been found to be related to better health, while the World Health Organization stresses the importance of daily activities like household chores, games, and transportation. What you might not know, however, is

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Chronic fatigue syndrome: activity patterns and symptoms

Individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) experience regular fatigue, pain, sleep disturbance, and many other symptoms. It is thought that patients with CFS respond to these symptoms with two activity patterns. The first is known as all-or-nothing behavior, in which individuals have interspersed bursts of intense activity with extended periods of rest. The second is

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How does social comparison influence eating disorders?

As eating disorders increase in prevalence throughout the country, researchers and psychologists have taken an interest in better understanding what they are, how they manifest, and how best to treat them. They have run into problems in the past, however, due to fairly ineffective ways to collect accurate data. This problem was greatly reduced with

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College Student Regulation Emotion Regulation Strategies and Substance Abuse

It is well known that a large percentage of college students use alcohol and marijuana regularly. But how are emotion regulation strategies related to substance use? Is there a connection? Emotion regulation strategies are used by individuals to cope with emotional experiences. There are many different types of emotion regulation strategies, but this study focused

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