Continuing on the topic of my research project on the “Three Good Things” I began relating some of my findings to my Sociology course here at Delaware County Community College. After writing the blog post A Week of Three Good Things, I wrote in the comments using Dr. Martin Seligman’s model PERMA for happiness. I found from that blog post that relationships and positive emotion are large factors in the improvement on my well-being. I believe that doing a week of three good things made me happier, especially because of the relationship aspect of it. I am typically a shy and quiet person, and social interactions are an important aspect to help one grow and be a part of society.
After experimenting with the “Three Good Things” project, I believe that this process improved my well-being. I wrote for one of my days for the blog post A Week of Three Good Things on Friday November 2nd that I asked my friend if we could hangout at West Chester University because I knew it was homecoming. When it comes to relationships and friendships, I always overthink situations because I can sometimes have a low-self esteem about what others think about me. But after I realized that it is not a big deal, I definitely know that my friend loves having me hangout with her. I was always nervous about annoying her because I sometimes initiate the invitation. The more we spend time together, our friendship strengthens and we are both kind of the same person so it is fun to experience the same moments for the first time. In Dr. Seligman’s PERMA model, relationships are one of the key elements. Social relationships are what humans thrive on and I definitely agree with that statement. I went out of my comfort zone and just asked to visit her and I was really happy with the outcome. Most of my days for that assignment had to do with relationships and social interactions and what I have learned from my sociology class as well, is that those who have a higher level of social integration are bound to be more mentally stable and happier. This project relates partially to my sociology class because of the social science aspects of it. Social science is the study of human behavior, interactions, and change. This can relate to Sociologist Emile Durkheim based on his study on suicide. He found that the suicide rate of a society reflects the extent to which people are not integrated into the group life of the society. More young people are finding it difficult to integrate into society and if one has a low level of social integration, he concluded that this will mean they will have a higher chance of committing suicide and being unhappy. Social interactions are important for humans. It is a reciprocal exchange in which two or more people read, react, and respond to each other.
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Taylor
11/19/2018 07:59:14 pm
I also agree that relationships and social interaction improves happiness and mental stability. I think it's important to reach out to friends and to spend time with them.
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Sabatino
11/20/2018 06:18:05 am
I am glad to see James and Taylor posting comments here. I see this as source material you might use in your research paper:
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I like how you incorporated PERMA in the blog post as an explanation for your real life experience, I haven't seen many people use it. I also relate to overthinking situations and feeling annoying to friends. It sucks but most of the time they're not even annoyed lol
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Nicole Strasinski
11/29/2018 08:04:58 am
Friends and relationships do play a huge role on our well being, I agree.
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