Letters of gratitude: Improving well-being through expressive writing
Researchers have shown that about 40% of our happiness is accounted for by intentional activity whereas 50% is explained by genetics and 10% by circumstances (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon & Schkade, 2005). Consequently, efforts to improve happiness might best be focused in the domain of intentional acti...
Main Author: | Steven M. Toepfer & Kathleen Walker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SIG Writing of EARLI
2009-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Writing Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.jowr.org/articles/vol1_3/JoWR_2009_vol1_nr3_Toepfer_Walker.pdf |
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