APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Redefining Awe and Elevation: A Pilot Study
Session: Poster Session XVIII
Authors
- Madeline PetersonPresenting Author
Brigham Young University-Idaho - Megan Raddatz
Brigham Young University-Idaho - Kyle Jensen
Brigham Young University-Idaho - Victoria Rasmussen
Brigham Young University-Idaho - Leah Ivie
Brigham Young University-Idaho - Scott Martin
Brigham Young University, Idaho - Heidi Higgins
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to investigate a distinction between awe and elevation. If a lack of differentiation between the two were to result, we might characterize elevation as falling within the “social elicitors” subcategory of awe (Keltner, 2003; Schurtz, 2012).
Positive Psychology
