Kimberly A Coffey
Biographic Data
| ID | 4233128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kimberly A Coffey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kimberly A |
| FAMILY NAME | Coffey |
| SIGNATURE | COFFEY K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How Positive Emotions Build Physical Health: Perceived Positive Social Connections Account for the Upward Spiral Between Positive Emotions and Vagal Tone
The mechanisms underlying the association between positive emotions and physical health remain a mystery. We hypothesize that an upward-spiral dynamic continually reinforces the tie between positive emotions and physical health and that this spiral is mediated by people’s perceptions of their positive social connections. We tested this overarching hypothesis in a longitudinal field experiment in which participants were randomly assigned to an int…
Deconstructing Mindfulness and Constructing Mental Health: Understanding Mindfulness and its Mechanisms of Action
Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources
B. L. Fredrickson's (1998, 2001) broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions asserts that people's daily experiences of positive emotions compound over time to build a variety of consequential personal resources. The authors tested this build hypothesis in a field experiment with working adults (n = 139), half of whom were randomly-assigned to begin a practice of loving-kindness meditation. Results showed that this meditation practice produced …
Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources
B. L. Fredrickson's (1998, 2001) broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions asserts that people's daily experiences of positive emotions compound over time to build a variety of consequential personal resources. The authors tested this build hypothesis in a field experiment with working adults (n = 139), half of whom were randomly-assigned to begin a practice of loving-kindness meditation. Results showed that this meditation practice produced …
Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources
B. L. Fredrickson's (1998, 2001) broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions asserts that people's daily experiences of positive emotions compound over time to build a variety of consequential personal resources. The authors tested this build hypothesis in a field experiment with working adults (n = 139), half of whom were randomly-assigned to begin a practice of loving-kindness meditation. Results showed that this meditation practice produced …
Deconstructing Mindfulness and Constructing Mental Health: Understanding Mindfulness and its Mechanisms of Action
How Positive Emotions Build Physical Health: Perceived Positive Social Connections Account for the Upward Spiral Between Positive Emotions and Vagal Tone
The mechanisms underlying the association between positive emotions and physical health remain a mystery. We hypothesize that an upward-spiral dynamic continually reinforces the tie between positive emotions and physical health and that this spiral is mediated by people’s perceptions of their positive social connections. We tested this overarching hypothesis in a longitudinal field experiment in which participants were randomly assigned to an int…
Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Happiness (2 works) · Kindness (2 works) · Mindfulness (2 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (2 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (2 works) · Psychotherapist (2 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (1 works)