What is it about?
When will self-help materials make you feel better, and when it won't.
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Why is it important?
This is a new cautionary note of using self-help materials: reading them can simply make people feel worse, especially for those who are with low self-regard.
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This page is a summary of: When self-help materials help: Examining the effects of self-discrepancy and modes of delivery of positive self-statements, The Journal of Positive Psychology, May 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2015.1037862.
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