Affect and emotion have potent motivational properties that can be leveraged to promote desirable behavior change. Although interventions often employ fear appeals in an effort motivate change, both theory a growing body of empirical evidence suggest positive affect emotions change by serving as proximal rewards for desired behaviors. This article reviews examples such efforts the domains healt...

conclusions it may be concluded based on the results of this study that unified transdiagnostic treatment is effective on recovery of social anxiety and negative and positive affects among the students. therefore, clinical therapists are advised to use this intervention. results results showed a significant difference between experimental and control groups in terms of social anxiety and negati...

This review highlights consistent patterns in the literature associating positive affect (PA) and physical health. However, it also raises serious conceptual and methodological reservations. Evidence suggests an association of trait PA and lower morbidity and of state and trait PA and decreased symptoms and pain. Trait PA is also associated with increased longevity among older community-dwellin...