The power of positivity: Exploring affective and social processes of change throughout a positive valence treatment for anxiety or depression.

ABSTRACT:

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Social disconnection is common and disabling in persons with anxiety or depression, yet remains underexplored in treatment research. Proposed mechanisms underlying social disconnection include heightened negative valence system activation (increased negative affect [NA] and sensitivity to social threats) and diminished positive valence system activation (reduced positive affect [PA] and sensitivity to social rewards). Better understanding whether and how changes in affect relate to social connectedness throughout treatment may inform targets for remediation. This study addressed this question among individuals with clinically significant anxiety or depression and impaired social connectedness and functioning who completed a positive valence-targeted psychosocial intervent

SUBMITTER: Rassaby M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12452861 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature