What is it about?
This study investigated direct and interactional effects of emotional competence and dispositional optimism on depressive symptoms among a sample of secondary school students in Hong Kong, China. A cross sectional survey design was adopted, and data was collected from 513 adolescents (197 males, 316 females, mean age=13.80) from four secondary schools.
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Why is it important?
Positive psychology is the scientific study of positive emotions, positive thoughts and positive behaviors that serve as protective factors to help people bounce back and recover from stress. Fredrickson’s broaden and build model postulates that positive emotions catalyze upward spirals toward future well-being by broadening people’s positive thoughts and behaviors.
Perspectives
This study sheds light on promoting a positive psychology model that includes both cognitive and emotional positive psychological factors for depression prevention or early intervention.
Sylvia Kwok
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This page is a summary of: The Role of Emotional Competence in the Association Between Optimism and Depression Among Chinese Adolescents, Child Indicators Research, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s12187-016-9366-2.
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