The Value of Positive Emotions

The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.

Barbara L. Fredrickson · American Psychologist · 2001 · 14.3K citations · Full text

Education, Psychology, Social Psychology +13

What Good Are Positive Emotions?

Barbara L. Fredrickson · Review of General Psychology · 1998 · 5.6K citations

Education, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +14

Positive Emotions Trigger Upward Spirals Toward Emotional Well-Being

Barbara L. Fredrickson, Thomas E. Joiner · Psychological Science · 2002 · 2.6K citations

Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +12

What good are positive emotions in crisis? A prospective study of resilience and emotions following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001.

Barbara L. Fredrickson, Michele M. Tugade, Christian E. Waugh et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2003 · 1.9K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +17

Positive Emotions Speed Recovery from the Cardiovascular Sequelae of Negative Emotions

Barbara L. Fredrickson, Robert W. Levenson · Cognition & Emotion · 1998 · 1.6K citations

Education, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +16