"Buzzfeed to Behavior: In Search of Sustainable Spillover from Happines" by Leah Gerber

Date of Award

2015

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Honors Thesis

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Alison O'Malley

Abstract

Humans go to great lengths to bolster happiness, whether it be for a t1eeting moment or for a more abiding sense of psychological well-being. Current research suggests that one way to increase human happiness is through spending time in nature (Zelenski & Nisbet, 2014). It is important to note that human happiness is a multifaceted construct, with both affective and cognitive components (Zelenski & Nisbet, 2014). In this study we aimed to examine both the affective and cognitive components of happiness-in other words, hedonic happiness and eudaimonic happiness-in order to add to the burgeoning body of literature that is environmental psychology.

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