Kan ett positivt tankesätt gå till överdrift? - Relationen mellan unga vuxnas emotionsreglering och välmående
(2023) PSYK11 20231Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- People often strive to exhibit a positive facade, both on social media as well as in real life. To suppress one's feelings and force oneself to be positive is something which in popular culture is referred to as “toxic positivity”. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between suppression of feelings, or simply “suppression” according to the emotional regulation model formulated by Gross (2002), and well-being. We also aimed to fill the lack of scientific evidence regarding the correlation between “toxic positivity” and well-being. Well-being was examined both from a hedonistic perspective as well as an eudaimonic perspective. A survey was conducted and sent out whereas 83 people responded, all of which were individuals... (More)
- People often strive to exhibit a positive facade, both on social media as well as in real life. To suppress one's feelings and force oneself to be positive is something which in popular culture is referred to as “toxic positivity”. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between suppression of feelings, or simply “suppression” according to the emotional regulation model formulated by Gross (2002), and well-being. We also aimed to fill the lack of scientific evidence regarding the correlation between “toxic positivity” and well-being. Well-being was examined both from a hedonistic perspective as well as an eudaimonic perspective. A survey was conducted and sent out whereas 83 people responded, all of which were individuals between 18 and 30 years old. Correlation analyses were performed by using Jamovi. The results showed a negative correlation between “suppression” and both of the well-being variables. No correlation was found between “toxic positivity” and well-being. The results of “suppression” are in line with previous findings whereas further studies are needed to broaden the knowledge regarding “toxic positivity” and how a constant pursuit of positivity affects one's well-being. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Människor strävar ofta efter att uppvisa en positiv fasad, både på sociala medier och i verkliga livet. Att undertrycka sina känslor och tvinga sig själv att vara positiv är något som i populärkulturen benämns som “toxic positivity”. Syftet med studien var att
undersöka sambandet mellan ett undertryckande av känslor (suppression), enligt Gross (2002) emotionsregleringsmodell, och välmående. Vi strävade också efter att fylla kunskapsluckan kring “toxic positivity” och dess samband med välmåendet. Välmående undersöktes dels utifrån ett hedoniskt perspektiv och dels utifrån ett eudaimoniskt perspektiv. En enkätstudie skickades ut i vilken 83 personer deltog, målgruppen var individer mellan 18 och 30 år. Ett flertal korrelationsanalyser... (More) - Människor strävar ofta efter att uppvisa en positiv fasad, både på sociala medier och i verkliga livet. Att undertrycka sina känslor och tvinga sig själv att vara positiv är något som i populärkulturen benämns som “toxic positivity”. Syftet med studien var att
undersöka sambandet mellan ett undertryckande av känslor (suppression), enligt Gross (2002) emotionsregleringsmodell, och välmående. Vi strävade också efter att fylla kunskapsluckan kring “toxic positivity” och dess samband med välmåendet. Välmående undersöktes dels utifrån ett hedoniskt perspektiv och dels utifrån ett eudaimoniskt perspektiv. En enkätstudie skickades ut i vilken 83 personer deltog, målgruppen var individer mellan 18 och 30 år. Ett flertal korrelationsanalyser utfördes med hjälp av Jamovi. Resultaten visade ett negativt samband mellan “suppression” och de båda välmåendevariablerna. Inget samband hittades mellan “toxic positivity” och välmående. Resultaten kopplat till “suppression” ligger i linje med tidigare forskning, medan vidare forskning krävs för att bredda kunskapen kring fenomenet “toxic positivity”, samt hur en ständig strävan efter positivitet påverkar välmåendet. (Less)
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- author
- Nilsson, Emilia LU and Andersson, Sofia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Toxic positivity, känsloundertryck, välmående, emotionsreglering, eudaimonia, hedonia, suppression, well-being, emotion regulation
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9123629
- date added to LUP
- 2023-06-16 08:17:42
- date last changed
- 2023-06-16 08:17:42
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abstract = {{People often strive to exhibit a positive facade, both on social media as well as in real life. To suppress one's feelings and force oneself to be positive is something which in popular culture is referred to as “toxic positivity”. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between suppression of feelings, or simply “suppression” according to the emotional regulation model formulated by Gross (2002), and well-being. We also aimed to fill the lack of scientific evidence regarding the correlation between “toxic positivity” and well-being. Well-being was examined both from a hedonistic perspective as well as an eudaimonic perspective. A survey was conducted and sent out whereas 83 people responded, all of which were individuals between 18 and 30 years old. Correlation analyses were performed by using Jamovi. The results showed a negative correlation between “suppression” and both of the well-being variables. No correlation was found between “toxic positivity” and well-being. The results of “suppression” are in line with previous findings whereas further studies are needed to broaden the knowledge regarding “toxic positivity” and how a constant pursuit of positivity affects one's well-being.}},
author = {{Nilsson, Emilia and Andersson, Sofia}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Kan ett positivt tankesätt gå till överdrift? - Relationen mellan unga vuxnas emotionsreglering och välmående}},
year = {{2023}},
}