The impact of construal level on happiness, hope, optimism, life satisfaction, and love of life: A longitudinal and experimental study
This study sought to identify the impact of the construal level of people's perception on selected positive psychology factors: happiness, hope, optimism, satisfaction with life, and love of life. The experimental design of the study was based on pre–post measures for four groups, including thr...
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| author | Abdulrahman A. Alfalah Soud A. Alganem |
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| description | This study sought to identify the impact of the construal level of people's perception on selected positive psychology factors: happiness, hope, optimism, satisfaction with life, and love of life. The experimental design of the study was based on pre–post measures for four groups, including three experimental groups and one control group. The sample consisted of students from the University of Kuwait studying in several colleges (276 participants: 65 males and 211 females). The study posited that using two construal levels of people's perception concurrently (low/high) would result in a greater impact on the selected positive psychology factors compared with using one construal level and that the smallest impact would occur in a control group. The greatest impact was observed on happiness when applying both construal levels (high/low group), while the smallest impact was found in the control group. The results showed no significant differences for the positive factors regarding the demographic variables except for gender in the case of happiness, in which men felt happier than women. It could be concluded that using high‐level and low‐level construals increase the opportunity for positive psychology factors like happiness, hope, and optimism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84638f971c77409dbd0b0984a1eb90cf2023-09-19T08:54:47ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAustralian Journal of Psychology0004-95301742-95362020-12-0172435936710.1111/ajpy.1229712127474The impact of construal level on happiness, hope, optimism, life satisfaction, and love of life: A longitudinal and experimental studyAbdulrahman A. Alfalah0Soud A. Alganem1Kuwait UniversityKuwait UniversityThis study sought to identify the impact of the construal level of people's perception on selected positive psychology factors: happiness, hope, optimism, satisfaction with life, and love of life. The experimental design of the study was based on pre–post measures for four groups, including three experimental groups and one control group. The sample consisted of students from the University of Kuwait studying in several colleges (276 participants: 65 males and 211 females). The study posited that using two construal levels of people's perception concurrently (low/high) would result in a greater impact on the selected positive psychology factors compared with using one construal level and that the smallest impact would occur in a control group. The greatest impact was observed on happiness when applying both construal levels (high/low group), while the smallest impact was found in the control group. The results showed no significant differences for the positive factors regarding the demographic variables except for gender in the case of happiness, in which men felt happier than women. It could be concluded that using high‐level and low‐level construals increase the opportunity for positive psychology factors like happiness, hope, and optimism.http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12297construal levelhappinesshopeoptimismsatisfaction with life |
| spellingShingle | Abdulrahman A. Alfalah Soud A. Alganem The impact of construal level on happiness, hope, optimism, life satisfaction, and love of life: A longitudinal and experimental study Australian Journal of Psychology construal level happiness hope optimism satisfaction with life |
| title | The impact of construal level on happiness, hope, optimism, life satisfaction, and love of life: A longitudinal and experimental study |
| title_full | The impact of construal level on happiness, hope, optimism, life satisfaction, and love of life: A longitudinal and experimental study |
| title_fullStr | The impact of construal level on happiness, hope, optimism, life satisfaction, and love of life: A longitudinal and experimental study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of construal level on happiness, hope, optimism, life satisfaction, and love of life: A longitudinal and experimental study |
| title_short | The impact of construal level on happiness, hope, optimism, life satisfaction, and love of life: A longitudinal and experimental study |
| title_sort | impact of construal level on happiness hope optimism life satisfaction and love of life a longitudinal and experimental study |
| topic | construal level happiness hope optimism satisfaction with life |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12297 |
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