Positive Thinking: The Impact of Positive Messages on Mood, Attitudes, Anxiety, Depression, and Self-esteem

Positive Thinking: The Impact of Positive Messages on Mood, Attitudes, Anxiety, Depression, and Self-esteem

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between positive thinking and mood, attitudes, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. The study will analyze the effect of positive messages sent via cell phone text messaging to participants. Twenty students will receive positive messages for three days such as “wonderful things will happen to me today.” The other twenty participants will not receive any type of messages. At the end of the study, the researcher hopes to find that participants receiving positive messages will show an improvement in their mood, attitudes, and self-esteem. They will also show a lower level of anxiety and depression when compared to the control group. The implications of this study could help people understand the importance of positive thinking in their lives.