Journal
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-HEALTH AND WELL BEING
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 108-128Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12039
Keywords
depression; happiness; personxintervention fit; positive psychology; positive psychology interventions; well-being
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- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) [100014_132512, 100014_149772]
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Background: Robust evidence exists that positive psychology interventions are effective in enhancing well-being and ameliorating depression. Comparatively little is known about the conditions under which they work best. Models describing characteristics that impact the effectiveness of positive interventions typically contain features of the person, of the activity, and the fit between the two. This study focuses on indicators of the personxintervention fit in predicting happiness and depressive symptoms 3.5 years after completion of the intervention. Methods: A sample of 165 women completed measures for happiness and depressive symptoms before and about 3.5 years after completion of a positive intervention (random assignment to one out of nine interventions, which were aggregated for the analyses). Four fit indicators were assessed: Preference; continued practice; effort; and early reactivity. Results: Three out of four personxintervention fit indicators were positively related to happiness or negatively related to depression when controlled for the pretest scores. Together, they explained 6 per cent of the variance in happiness, and 10 per cent of the variance of depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Most tested indicators of a personxintervention fit are robust predictors of happiness and depressive symptomseven after 3.5 years. They might serve for an early estimation of the effectiveness of a positive intervention.
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