APS
30th APS Annual Convention
Can Good Be Worse Than Bad? Motivation and Beliefs About Positivity and Depression
This symposium will unpack recent empirical work that assesses how the belief that positivity should be avoided due to its potential harm, and the motivational tendencies that arise from this belief, can result in symptoms of depression or avoidance of treatments that aim to raise positive affect.
Chairs & Discussants
- Taban SalemChair
Mississippi State University - Taban SalemChair
Stony Brook University, The State University of New York - E. Samuel WinerCoChair
Mississippi State University - E. Samuel WinerDiscussant
Mississippi State University
Presentations
- Individuals Fearing Happiness Avoid Depression Treatments Designed with Them in MindJessica Bryant, E. Samuel Winer
- The Distinct Relationship between Diminished Positivity and Depression Gregory Bartoszek, Daniel Cervone, E. Samuel Winer
- The Complex Relationships between Beliefs about Emotions and Depressive SymptomsJennifer Veilleux, Amanda Praseuth, Garrett Pollert, Morgan Hill, Kayla Skinner, Danielle Baker, et al.
