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This study cannot accept any new participants at this time. Returning participants should log in.
Note: You must be at least 18 years old to participate in this study.
The goal of this study is to scientifically determine the effects of positive psychology exercises on mood and emotion.
If you choose to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete brief, weekly assessments of your mood for 6 weeks. You may be randomly assigned to try a "package" of anywhere between two and six of our exercises over the six-week period, and report on your experience with the exercises. It is also possible that you will be randomly assigned to an assessment-only "control" group, and will do no exercises during this time. Regardless of which condition you are assigned to now, you will receive descriptions of all of the exercises in our study for your own use once the study is complete (e.g. after 1-year follow-up).
In addition to the weekly assessments described above, and any exercises you might be assigned to practice, we will ask you to complete a somewhat longer assessment (25-30 minutes) right now, before you are assigned to a condition, and in 6 weeks, once you have completed the six weekly assessments. One month, three months, six months, and one year later, we will also ask you to complete brief (10-15 minutes) follow-up assessments. As the study progresses, we will hold numerous raffles in which participants who complete follow-up questionnaires will have the chance to win $100 prizes. Each time you complete a follow-up questionnaire, your chances of winning one of these prizes increases.
You can drop out of the study at any time, but you should only sign up if you plan to complete all of the assessments.
The results of this study could benefit many people.
Help us further the science of Positive Psychology by signing up to participate today!
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If you would like to sign up for this study, please enter your email address in the box below and click "Next." We will send you more information about the study and instructions on how to register. You may also e-mail webmaster@positive-psychology.org for more information or click here if you have already received your registration token by email.