Capitalization

GLOSSARY

The act of sharing one’s experienced positive events with someone else; retelling good news to others.

A flat icon of two wine glasses clinking for a toast under a pink heart symbol.
A flat icon of two wine glasses clinking for a toast under a pink heart symbol.

Reference:


Langston, C. A. (1994). Capitalizing on and coping with daily-life events: Expressive responses to positive events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(6), 1112–1125. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.67.6.1112

Peters, B. J., Reis, H. T., & Gable, S. L. (2018). Making the good even better: A review and theoretical model of interpersonal capitalization. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 12(7), e12407. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12407