Current Progress and Future Directions for Theory and Research on Savoring

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作者
Bryant, Fred B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Loyola Univ Chicago, Dept Psychol, Chicago, IL 60660 USA
来源
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2021年 / 12卷
关键词
savoring; positive emotion regulation; happiness; well-being; positive psychology; POSITIVE EMOTION REGULATION; SUBJECTIVE MENTAL-HEALTH; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; LIFE EVENTS; NEGATIVE EMOTIONS; PERCEIVED CONTROL; SELF; PEOPLE; DEPRESSION; RESPONSES;
D O I
10.3389/fpsyg.2021.771698
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
As research on savoring has increased dramatically since publication of the book Savoring: A New Model of Positive Experience (Bryant and Veroff, 2007), savoring has gradually become a core concept in positive psychology. I begin by reviewing the evolution of this concept, the development of instruments for assessing savoring ability and savoring strategies, and the wide range of applications of savoring in the psychosocial and health sciences. I then consider important directions for future theory and research. To advance our understanding of how naturalistic savoring unfolds over time, future work should integrate the perceptual judgments involved in not only the later stages of attending to and regulating positive experience (where past research has concentrated), but also the initial stages of searching for and noticing positive stimuli. Whereas most research has investigated reactive savoring, which occurs spontaneously in response to positive events or feelings, future work is also needed on proactive savoring, which begins with the deliberate act of seeking out or creating positive stimuli. To advance the measurement of savoring-related constructs, I recommend future work move beyond retrospective self-report methods toward the assessment of savoring as it occurs in real-time. The development of new methods of measuring meta-awareness and the regulation of attentional focus are crucial to advancing our understanding of savoring processes. I review recent research on the neurobiological correlates of savoring and suggest future directions in which to expand such work. I highlight the need for research aimed at unraveling the developmental processes through which savoring skills and deficits evolve and the role that savoring impairments play in the etiology and maintenance of psychopathology. Research is also needed to learn more about what enhances savoring, and to disentangle how people regulate the intensity versus duration of positive emotions. Finally, I encourage future researchers to integrate the study of anticipation, savoring the moment, and reminiscence within individuals across time.
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