Table 2 Savoring activities
From: Savoring life during pandemic: an online intervention to promote well-being in emerging adults
Temporal orientation | Exercise | Description |
|---|---|---|
Past | Recall of three positive past moments | Participants were invited to draw up a list of 3 happy moments that could also include important goals achieved in their life. This activity was inspired by a study by Lyubomirsky et al. [65] |
Past | Recall and amplification of a positive past experience | Participants were asked to relive a positive experience |
Present | Three good daily things to be thankful for | Participants were invited to identify, over the course of the day, 3 good things which they were grateful for. This activity was inspired by a study by Eamons and Mc Cullough [66] |
Present | Absorption during an activity | Participants were asked to perform an activity that they particularly enjoyed and to pay attention to the perceptual experience related to positive emotions |
Future | Anticipation of positive events | Participants were asked to imagine 3 positive events that could happen in the next few days and to pay attention to the emotions they felt while doing so. This activity was inspired by a study by Quoidbach et al. [67] |
Future and conclusion | Boosting savoring activities and waiting for a gift | Participants watched a 5-min relaxation video in which music and natural scenarios were integrated. A narrative voice guided throughout the completed exercises to boost their effects |