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Can positive self-talk alter one's happiness?

Abstract

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The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities of positive self-talk and the effect it can have on people and their happiness level. In this study there were a total of thirteen subjects who attended classes to exam their self-talk and develop skills in using positive self-talk. The subjects took a pretest to establish the degree of their happiness and they took a posttest to see if there is an improvement in their level of happiness. Using a Paired Sample t-test the result showed a significant finding. The result suggests that people using positive self-talk can improve the level of happiness that they feel. While not all members of the cohort had improved in their happiness level majority showed an improvement making for a suggestion of further research of why specific subjects did not improved while majority of the population did.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.A. School Psychology-Professional School Psychology
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Psychology
Year dc:date.available
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Armetta, Elizabeth
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Dihoff, Roberta

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/433
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1432

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2026-07-24
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citation

Armetta, Elizabeth. Can positive self-talk alter one's happiness?. Thesis thesis, 2011. https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/433