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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Grateful Memories Show No Fading Affect Compared to Happy Memories
- Philip Watkins
Eastern Washington University - Robert Emmons
University of California, Davis - Kahle Elliott
Eastern Washington University - Brandy Hutton
Eastern Washington University
Abstract
Participants reported on how happy or grateful memories impacted them emotionally, currently and at the time of the event. Happy memories showed fading positive affect, but grateful memories showed no fading positive affect over time. This finding has important implications for how grateful memories impact enduring happiness.
Emotion