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Joy, a deeper look

Happycast: The Science of Happiness

Release Date: 07/15/2020

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What is joy? We dig into how we define joy and talk about a strategy to add more joy to our lives.

[00:00] Intro

[1:10] Exciting Happycast news!

[02:28] What is joy?

[05:25] Joy as an emotion 

[08:32] Joy as more than an emotion

[11:25] Appreciative joy 

[13:55] Joy journal

[15:08] Tears of joy

[20:05] Outro

 

References

 

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  • Emmons, R. A. (2020). Joy: An introduction to this special issue. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2019.1685580
  • Zeng, X., Sun, Y., Deng, Y., & Oei, T. P. S. (2019). Appreciative joy rooted in Chinese culture: Its relationship with strengths in values in action. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 1–10.
  • Zeng, X., Wang, R., Oei, T. P. S., & Leung, F. Y. K. (2018). Heart of Joy: a Randomized Controlled Trail Evaluating the Effect of an Appreciative Joy Meditation Training on Subjective Well-Being and Attitudes. Mindfulness. doi:10.1007/s12671-018-0992-2 
  • Matthew Kuan Johnson (2020) Joy: a review of the literature and suggestions for future directions, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15:1, 5-24, DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1685581
  • Oriana R. Aragón & John A. Bargh (2017): “So Happy I Could Shout!” and “So Happy I Could Cry!” Dimorphous expressions represent and communicate motivational aspects of positive emotions, Cognition and Emotion, DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2017.1301388
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