Kennon M. Sheldon

Kennon M. Sheldon

Kennon M. Sheldon is a researcher and co-author of the 2013 music studies and the 2011 eight-month study of positive activities.

Who they are

Kennon M. Sheldon is a researcher and co-author of the 2013 music studies and the 2011 eight-month study of positive activities. On this site the name is tied to Intentional Mood Boosting.

Key papers

Ferguson, Y. L., & Sheldon, K. M. (2013). Trying to be happier really can work: Two experimental studies. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 8(1), 23-33.

Lyubomirsky, S., Dickerhoof, R., Boehm, J. K., & Sheldon, K. M. (2011). Becoming happier takes both a will and a proper way: An experimental longitudinal intervention to boost well-being. Emotion, 11(2), 391-402.

Key ideas

Intentional Mood Boosting: Deliberately setting out to improve one's mood through a specific activity, such as listening to music.

Sources

  1. Ferguson, Y. L., & Sheldon, K. M. (2013). Trying to be happier really can work: Two experimental studies. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 8(1), 23-33.
  2. Lyubomirsky, S., Dickerhoof, R., Boehm, J. K., & Sheldon, K. M. (2011). Becoming happier takes both a will and a proper way: An experimental longitudinal intervention to boost well-being. Emotion, 11(2), 391-402.