Abstract

This study examined the effects of participation in enjoyable activities and the experience of uplifting events on individuals’ momentary positive affect (PA) and tested for age differences in these effects. 176 adults (ages 25–66) completed ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) 5 times per day for 14 days. We found that individuals reported higher levels of PA at times when an uplifting event had occurred compared to times when an uplifting event had not occurred (p < 0.05), and this association was amplified among those who participated less frequently in enjoyable activities (p < 0.05). The moderating effect of participation in enjoyable activities was invariant across the sample’s age range. The findings demonstrated that individuals who habitually participated in enjoyable activities experienced higher levels of PA in everyday life. In contrast, individuals who infrequently or never engaged in enjoyable activities depended upon recent uplifting events to experience higher levels of PA.

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这项研究考察了参与愉快的活动和体验令人振奋的事件对个人瞬时积极情绪（PA）的影响，并测试了这些影响的年龄差异。 176 名成年人（25-66 岁）每天完成 5 次生态瞬时评估 (EMA)，持续 14 天。我们发现，与没有发生令人振奋的事件时相比，个体在发生令人振奋的事件时报告的 PA 水平更高 ( p < 0.05)，并且这种关联在那些较少参加令人愉快的活动的人中被放大 ( p < 0.05)。 < 0.05)。参与愉快活动的调节作用在样本的年龄范围内是不变的。研究结果表明，习惯参加有趣活动的人在日常生活中的 PA 水平更高。相比之下，很少或从不从事令人愉快的活动的人依靠最近令人振奋的事件来体验更高水平的 PA。