Talk:Broaden-and-build

"Broaden and Build Model"

The term "broaden and build theory" is used throughout publications on the topic, and "broaden and build model" is not. I have personal communications from Barbara Fredrickson stating that "theory" is preferred. Personally, I'd just redirect "broaden and build theory" and "broaden and build model" both here -- in any case, they all mean the same thing, and there's currently no text at Broaden and build model so there's no real merging to be done. Inhumandecency (talk) 04:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removed Merge template. --Dr.enh (talk) 00:26, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removal

Removed "Positive emotions are typically transient and easily disturbed, and the thoughts and actions they lead to are rarely relevant to immediate survival." from first paragraph. Is there a better place for this sentence? --Dr.enh (talk) 21:46, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Article should contain criticism

Currently the article does not contain any criticism or alternative viewpoints on the subject matter. However, these do exist, for example: The a priori nature of Fredrickson’s theory of emotions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.127.210.66 (talk) 06:48, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Removed Criticism Section Agree that there may be criticism for this 'theory' however Wikipedia requires Reliable Sources, especially for articles in psychology. The article cited was a "final assignment for BSc in Psychology" of a student and seems to just be the PDF of their homework paper. When a Reliable Source is found this section can be added again. Eturk001 (talk) 00:33, 14 November 2017 (UTC).[reply]

Cleanup

I have given this page a copy-edit, restructured its content and added a section describing criticism towards the theory. Accordingly, I've removed the maintenance tags. I'm new to Wikipedia, so please let me know if I've done anything wrong. Thanks! Telemachus12389 (talk) 15:53, 1 June 2021 (UTC) I don't have a lot of experience editing Wikipedia. I noticed that the link for reference 4 is incorrect, but I'm not sure how or where to alter it. The reference for this article: Cohn, MA; BL Fredrickson (2006). "Beyond the Moment, Beyond the Self: Shared Ground between Selective Investment Theory and the Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions". Psychological Inquiry. 17: 39–44. currently links here (completely different article): doi:10.1207/s15327965pli1701_02.[reply]

and should go here (correct): https://www.jstor.org/stable/20447297 Thanks for anyone who knows how to fix this. Hedgewood (talk) 13:56, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]