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Simplifying and Well-Being. Abstention as a Positive Intervention European Conference on Positive Psychology 2014 Hein Zegers, Wander van der Vaart, Peter Derkx UvH University Utrecht www.essencing.com preliminary results June 2014 © essencing.com

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Simplifying and Well-Being.Abstention as a Positive Intervention

European Conference on Positive Psychology 2014

Hein Zegers, Wander van der Vaart, Peter Derkx

UvH University Utrecht

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Positive Interventions

• Gratitude Diary (daily/weekly)

• Volunteering

• Exercising (min. 3x a week)

• Optimism

• Forgiveness

• Savoring

• Gratitude visit

• Mindfulness exercises (daily)

• Random Acts of Kindness (daily)

• Etc... preliminary results June 2014 © essencing.com

Seligman et al. (2005)

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Possible Side Effects

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Abstention as a Positive Intervention?

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Simplifying

in Time

Simplifying

in Space

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Qualitative Questions

• When simplifying your life, you 've probably changed/left out parts of your former life. Which parts have you changed/left out?

• Which of these changes/omissions are you MOST satisfied with? Please explain.

• Which of these changes/omissions are you LEAST satisfied with? Please explain.

• Has simplifying changed your life quality? If so, how would you explain this?

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First Data Analysis & Results

oral presentation

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Discussion

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