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A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study on the Effectiveness of the “Three Good Things for Others” Intervention
The aim of our study was to test the effectiveness of the “three good things for others” intervention. We used the randomized controlled trial method, with four measurements (pretest, posttest, follow-up after 2 weeks, follow-up after 4 weeks) and with random assignment of participants to experiment...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8170032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34093354 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661336 |
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author | Laguna, Mariola Kȩdra, Michał Mazur-Socha, Zofia |
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description | The aim of our study was to test the effectiveness of the “three good things for others” intervention. We used the randomized controlled trial method, with four measurements (pretest, posttest, follow-up after 2 weeks, follow-up after 4 weeks) and with random assignment of participants to experimental and placebo control groups. We investigated the effects of the intervention on prosocial behavior, and in addition on positive and negative affect, and positive orientation (a general tendency to approach reality in a positive way). The results showed an increase in positive affect and a decrease in negative affect in the experimental group a day after the intervention. These effects, however, did not endure over the next 2 or 4 weeks. We also observed a statistically significant increase in prosocial behavior in the placebo control group, in which participants were engaged in a task of recalling childhood memories. The results are discussed and recommendations for future studies are proposed. |
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spelling | pubmed-81700322021-06-03 A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study on the Effectiveness of the “Three Good Things for Others” Intervention Laguna, Mariola Kȩdra, Michał Mazur-Socha, Zofia Front Psychol Psychology The aim of our study was to test the effectiveness of the “three good things for others” intervention. We used the randomized controlled trial method, with four measurements (pretest, posttest, follow-up after 2 weeks, follow-up after 4 weeks) and with random assignment of participants to experimental and placebo control groups. We investigated the effects of the intervention on prosocial behavior, and in addition on positive and negative affect, and positive orientation (a general tendency to approach reality in a positive way). The results showed an increase in positive affect and a decrease in negative affect in the experimental group a day after the intervention. These effects, however, did not endure over the next 2 or 4 weeks. We also observed a statistically significant increase in prosocial behavior in the placebo control group, in which participants were engaged in a task of recalling childhood memories. The results are discussed and recommendations for future studies are proposed. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8170032/ /pubmed/34093354 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661336 Text en Copyright © 2021 Laguna, Kȩdra and Mazur-Socha. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Laguna, Mariola Kȩdra, Michał Mazur-Socha, Zofia A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study on the Effectiveness of the “Three Good Things for Others” Intervention |
title | A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study on the Effectiveness of the “Three Good Things for Others” Intervention |
title_full | A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study on the Effectiveness of the “Three Good Things for Others” Intervention |
title_fullStr | A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study on the Effectiveness of the “Three Good Things for Others” Intervention |
title_full_unstemmed | A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study on the Effectiveness of the “Three Good Things for Others” Intervention |
title_short | A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study on the Effectiveness of the “Three Good Things for Others” Intervention |
title_sort | randomized placebo-controlled study on the effectiveness of the “three good things for others” intervention |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8170032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34093354 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661336 |
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