Matilda's LabLemonading: The ability to make lemonade when life hands you lemons.
New research suggests that more playful people are better at doing this, which also brings greater resilience to challenging situations.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072197
#sciencenews #thepowerofplay
New research suggests that more playful people are better at doing this, which also brings greater resilience to challenging situations.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072197
#sciencenews #thepowerofplay
Scientists find that a playful approach to life activates ‘lemonading’, which helps people cope with adversity
To study how playfulness shapes people’s responses to constraints and disruptions, scientists surveyed 503 Americans about their behavior and feelings during Covid-19. They found that people who were more playful were more positive about an uncertain future, while remaining realistic about the facts of the present. They were better at adapting to challenges and constraints, experienced more joy and immersion in daily activities, and were more resilient. The scientists called these playful people’s cognitive and behavioral redirecting, creatively imagining and actively pursuing more positive outcomes, ‘lemonading’.
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