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Curiosity and well-being.
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Journal of Positive Psychology . Oct2007, Vol. 2 Issue 4, p236-248. 13p. 1 Diagram, 6 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Recent conceptualizations of curiosity have identified two underlying factors that together represent trait curiosity: exploration (the disposition to seek out novel/challenging situations) and absorption (the disposition to become fully engaged in these interesting situations) (Kashdan, Rose, & Fincham, 2004). These factors have been proposed to broaden the thought-action repertoire by promoting interest in novel/challenging situations and to incrementally build knowledge and well-being in a manner consistent with the Broaden-and-Build Theory (Fredrickson, B. L., 1998). This article reports findings from a study which examined associations between the exploration and absorption components of curiosity and continuous and categorical indices of well-being. Replicating and extending previous findings, the exploration (more so than absorption) component of curiosity exhibited moderate positive associations with measures of well-being. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CURIOSITY
*WELL-being
*BEHAVIOR
*RESEARCH
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17439760
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Positive Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27176101
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760701552345