Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Prospection involves imagining future events.When people engage in positive prospections, they report increased engagement in imagined future behaviors.This study sought to increase behavioral engagement by combining prospection with a behavioral activation intervention (behavioral activation-based prospection [BAP]).In this experimental design, participants (N=54) placed in two groups (the BAP group and a control group [BA]) identified two target activities they wanted to engage in (phase one) over a one-week intervention period (phase two).After identifying the target activities, participants in the BAP group imagined themselves engaging in these activities and completing their frequency goals.In support of our hypothesis, behavioral activationbased prospection engendered more detailed representations of prospective activities than behavioral activation (BA) alone.However, contrary, to our hypothesis increased access to details of prospective activities did not result in significant between group differences in behavioral engagement.That is, both groups increased engagement in target activities from time one (baseline) to time two (post-intervention week).Relevance of results to behavioral activation-based prospection interventions for depressed and non-depressed populations are discussed.
Source: The Mathematics Enthusiast
Author: Chelsey Maxson
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3009207759