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Table 1.

Positive psychology intervention

Topic	Example reflective activity	Description of activity
1. Introduction to positive emotions	Emotional intelligence check-in	Participants completed a questionnaire regarding self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, social awareness and social skills. They then reflected upon domains of potential improvement
2. Growth mindset	Triggers for growth and fixed mindsets	Participants determined specific areas in they exhibit a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. They then focused on self-talk during times of a fixed mindset, trying to reframe such negative self-talk to exhibit that of a growth mindset
3. Grit	Awareness of avoidance	Participants brainstormed activities they had always wanted to try, but had avoided out of fear. Once they created a list, they chose one to attempt while keeping a journal of success
4. Mindfulness	Mindful 4–7–8 breathing	Participants practiced breathing in for 4 s, holding their breath for 7 s and breathing out for 8 s throughout the week
5. Self-compassion	Promoting self-compassion amidst difficulty	Participants wrote down the areas of life that they were the most critical of. Be as specific as possible. They also determined what they said to themselves during times of criticism. Finally, they reframed such criticism to be more self-compassionate
6. Optimism	Optimistic role-playing	Participants wrote down two or three recent or potential scenarios in a journal. They then wrote down both pessimistic and optimistic reactions to that situation. Finally, they reflected on what it felt like to express optimism and pessimism to the various prompts
7. Gratitude	Gratitude Journal	Participants kept a daily list of what they were grateful for each day for an entire week. They were asked to keep track of what they were grateful for and the reason why they felt so grateful
8. Spirituality	Daily intention	Participants were asked to think about their current needs, worries or stressors. They were then asked to brainstorm what would make them feel empowered. They created a spiritual intention that could serve as a grounding mantra for the week. They were asked to write it down in a place they would see often
9. Joy	Finding joy in everyday life	Participants were asked to reflect on seven domains of life, determining aspects of each domain with which they were unsatisfied. They were then tasked to brainstorm ways to find joy in each domain, creating a plan to engage in one activity per day to promote holistic joy
10. Authentic pride	My list of accomplishments	Participants were asked to write a list of what they had accomplished in the past week that they were proud of. They then brainstormed ways to celebrate each accomplishment to promote authentic, intrinsic pride

Topic	Example reflective activity	Description of activity
1. Introduction to positive emotions	Emotional intelligence check-in	Participants completed a questionnaire regarding self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, social awareness and social skills. They then reflected upon domains of potential improvement
2. Growth mindset	Triggers for growth and fixed mindsets	Participants determined specific areas in they exhibit a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. They then focused on self-talk during times of a fixed mindset, trying to reframe such negative self-talk to exhibit that of a growth mindset
3. Grit	Awareness of avoidance	Participants brainstormed activities they had always wanted to try, but had avoided out of fear. Once they created a list, they chose one to attempt while keeping a journal of success
4. Mindfulness	Mindful 4–7–8 breathing	Participants practiced breathing in for 4 s, holding their breath for 7 s and breathing out for 8 s throughout the week
5. Self-compassion	Promoting self-compassion amidst difficulty	Participants wrote down the areas of life that they were the most critical of. Be as specific as possible. They also determined what they said to themselves during times of criticism. Finally, they reframed such criticism to be more self-compassionate
6. Optimism	Optimistic role-playing	Participants wrote down two or three recent or potential scenarios in a journal. They then wrote down both pessimistic and optimistic reactions to that situation. Finally, they reflected on what it felt like to express optimism and pessimism to the various prompts
7. Gratitude	Gratitude Journal	Participants kept a daily list of what they were grateful for each day for an entire week. They were asked to keep track of what they were grateful for and the reason why they felt so grateful
8. Spirituality	Daily intention	Participants were asked to think about their current needs, worries or stressors. They were then asked to brainstorm what would make them feel empowered. They created a spiritual intention that could serve as a grounding mantra for the week. They were asked to write it down in a place they would see often
9. Joy	Finding joy in everyday life	Participants were asked to reflect on seven domains of life, determining aspects of each domain with which they were unsatisfied. They were then tasked to brainstorm ways to find joy in each domain, creating a plan to engage in one activity per day to promote holistic joy
10. Authentic pride	My list of accomplishments	Participants were asked to write a list of what they had accomplished in the past week that they were proud of. They then brainstormed ways to celebrate each accomplishment to promote authentic, intrinsic pride

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