How Does Positive Visualization Affect People’s Level of Happiness and Perception of their Physical Body Image?

Pages:472-479
Anita Sheerha and Mukta Singhvi (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan )

The study aims to determine the effect of positive visualization on the subjective happiness and perceived body image. For this study 40 participants were randomly selected from the age group of 20-25years from the middle socio economic status in Delhi. A pre-post analysis was done using “Subjective Happiness Scale” and “Figure Rating Scale”. 20 participants were trained to visualize themselves to be in happy states and imagine their physical body to be the perfect shape and size, according to them. And the rest 20 were given no training at all. An in-depth analysis was done on 5 of the participants who received training in positive visualization.