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🌈 Cancer Survivors Find Hope in Optimism and Self-Affirmation 💪

🌈 Cancer Survivors Find Hope in Optimism and Self-Affirmation 💪

A study identified two factors that may buffer against some of the negative effects of cancer treatment: optimism and spontaneous self-affirmation .

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
🙅‍♀️ Don't Let Layoffs Get You Down: Self-Affirmation Can Help You Cope 😎

🙅‍♀️ Don't Let Layoffs Get You Down: Self-Affirmation Can Help You Cope 😎

Three studies confirm that since negative reactions to aspects of layoffs were due to threatened self-integrity the effect of those aspects can be reduced when individuals engage in activities such as self-affirmations.

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
🧠 Stress Less, Affirm More: How Writing About Your Values Can Keep Your Nerves in Check 🙌

🧠 Stress Less, Affirm More: How Writing About Your Values Can Keep Your Nerves in Check 🙌

Findings demonstrate that sympathetic nervous system responses to naturalistic stressors can be reduced by self-affirmation.

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
🌟 You're a Star: Affirming Your Values Can Keep Stress at Bay 🧘‍♀️

🌟 You're a Star: Affirming Your Values Can Keep Stress at Bay 🧘‍♀️

Participants who affirmed their values had significantly lower cortisol responses to stress, compared with control participants.

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
🦠 COVID Stress Got You Down? Self-Affirmation to the Rescue! 💪

🦠 COVID Stress Got You Down? Self-Affirmation to the Rescue! 💪

An experimental intervention involving the affirmation of personal values can buffer psychological stress responses during an epidemic.

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
😴 Counting Sheep No More: Self-Affirmation and Memory Don't Help Insomnia Treatment 😴

😴 Counting Sheep No More: Self-Affirmation and Memory Don't Help Insomnia Treatment 😴

Self-affirmation was found to increase cognitive intentions to adhere to insomnia treatment.

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
😴 Phone Addiction is Ruining Your Sleep, Ladies! 📱

😴 Phone Addiction is Ruining Your Sleep, Ladies! 📱

Cell phone addiction was causing poor sleep quality, affirmations were encouraged to come to the aide.

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
🤔 Boost Your Self-Esteem, Boost Your Health: The Power of Self-Affirmation 🏋️‍♀️

🤔 Boost Your Self-Esteem, Boost Your Health: The Power of Self-Affirmation 🏋️‍♀️

Self-affirmation manipulations might be of particular benefit for those with low self-esteem in terms of promoting openness toward health-risk information.

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
🤰🧘‍♀️ Love Cards and Deep Breaths: The Ultimate Pregnancy Stress-Relief Combo 🌟

🤰🧘‍♀️ Love Cards and Deep Breaths: The Ultimate Pregnancy Stress-Relief Combo 🌟

Daily affirmations were proven to reduce maternal stress levels at delivery, as well as general levels of anxiety during pregnancy

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
💑 Spousal Support: Boost or Bust for Marital Bliss? 🤔

💑 Spousal Support: Boost or Bust for Marital Bliss? 🤔

Partner self-esteem support was related to higher levels of marital satisfaction and intimacy among couples when done properly

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
💕 Love Me for Me: How Your Partner's Affirmations Can Boost Your Relationship 💑

💕 Love Me for Me: How Your Partner's Affirmations Can Boost Your Relationship 💑

Affirmations from relationship partners may be important for enhancing relationships, but only if they emphasize intrinsic qualities of the self

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
🌈 Farewell to Postpartum Blues: Embrace Happiness with the Self-EAR Program 🤱

🌈 Farewell to Postpartum Blues: Embrace Happiness with the Self-EAR Program 🤱

The Self-EAR program was shown to be effective to improve postpartum blues

Jaeden Schafer
Jaeden Schafer
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