Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D. - Publications

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Psychology University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States 

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2023 Kubzansky LD, Kim ES, Boehm JK, Davidson RJ, Huffman JC, Loucks EB, Lyubomirsky S, Picard RW, Schueller SM, Trudel-Fitzgerald C, VanderWeele TJ, Warran K, Yeager DS, Yeh CS, Moskowitz JT. Interventions to Modify Psychological Well-Being: Progress, Promises, and an Agenda for Future Research. Affective Science. 4: 174-184. PMID 37064816 DOI: 10.1007/s42761-022-00167-w  0.632
2022 Regan A, Walsh LC, Lyubomirsky S. Are Some Ways of Expressing Gratitude More Beneficial Than Others? Results From a Randomized Controlled Experiment. Affective Science. 4: 72-81. PMID 37070012 DOI: 10.1007/s42761-022-00160-3  0.324
2022 Regan A, Margolis S, Ozer DJ, Schwitzgebel E, Lyubomirsky S. What is Unique About Kindness? Exploring the Proximal Experience of Prosocial Acts Relative to Other Positive Behaviors. Affective Science. 4: 92-100. PMID 37070008 DOI: 10.1007/s42761-022-00143-4  0.337
2022 Walsh LC, Regan A, Twenge JM, Lyubomirsky S. What is the Optimal Way to Give Thanks? Comparing the Effects of Gratitude Expressed Privately, One-to-One via Text, or Publicly on Social Media. Affective Science. 1-10. PMID 36246532 DOI: 10.1007/s42761-022-00150-5  0.317
2021 Shin LJ, Margolis SM, Walsh LC, Kwok SYCL, Yue X, Chan CK, Siu NY, Sheldon KM, Lyubomirsky S. Cultural Differences in the Hedonic Rewards of Recalling Kindness: Priming Cultural Identity with Language. Affective Science. 2: 80-90. PMID 36042917 DOI: 10.1007/s42761-020-00029-3  0.792
2020 Armenta CN, Fritz MM, Walsh LC, Lyubomirsky S. Satisfied yet striving: Gratitude fosters life satisfaction and improvement motivation in youth. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). PMID 32915004 DOI: 10.1037/Emo0000896  0.378
2020 Taylor CT, Pearlstein SL, Kakaria S, Lyubomirsky S, Stein MB. Enhancing Social Connectedness in Anxiety and Depression Through Amplification of Positivity: Preliminary Treatment Outcomes and Process of Change. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 44: 788-800. PMID 32661447 DOI: 10.1007/S10608-020-10102-7  0.307
2020 Shin LJ, Armenta CN, Kamble SV, Chang S, Wu H, Lyubomirsky S. Gratitude in collectivist and individualist cultures The Journal of Positive Psychology. 15: 598-604. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2020.1789699  0.763
2019 Margolis S, Lyubomirsky S. Experimental manipulation of extraverted and introverted behavior and its effects on well-being. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General. PMID 31368759 DOI: 10.1037/Xge0000668  0.412
2019 Yetton BD, Revord J, Margolis S, Lyubomirsky S, Seitz AR. Cognitive and Physiological Measures in Well-Being Science: Limitations and Lessons. Frontiers in Psychology. 10: 1630. PMID 31354601 DOI: 10.3389/Fpsyg.2019.01630  0.379
2019 Nelson-Coffey SK, Ruberton PM, Chancellor J, Cornick JE, Blascovich J, Lyubomirsky S. The proximal experience of awe. Plos One. 14: e0216780. PMID 31121008 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0216780  0.789
2019 Nelson-Coffey SK, Killingsworth M, Layous K, Cole SW, Lyubomirsky S. Parenthood Is Associated With Greater Well-Being for Fathers Than Mothers. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin. 146167219829174. PMID 30819043 DOI: 10.1177/0146167219829174  0.727
2019 Ko K, Margolis S, Revord J, Lyubomirsky S. Comparing the effects of performing and recalling acts of kindness The Journal of Positive Psychology. 1-9. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1663252  0.346
2019 Shin LJ, Layous K, Choi I, Na S, Lyubomirsky S. Good for self or good for others? The well-being benefits of kindness in two cultures depend on how the kindness is framed The Journal of Positive Psychology. 15: 795-805. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1651894  0.775
2019 Fritz MM, Armenta CN, Walsh LC, Lyubomirsky S. Gratitude facilitates healthy eating behavior in adolescents and young adults Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 81: 4-14. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jesp.2018.08.011  0.396
2018 Walsh LC, Boehm JK, Lyubomirsky S. Does Happiness Promote Career Success? Revisiting the Evidence Journal of Career Assessment. 26: 199-219. DOI: 10.1177/1069072717751441  0.679
2017 Layous K, Sweeny K, Armenta C, Na S, Choi I, Lyubomirsky S. The proximal experience of gratitude. Plos One. 12: e0179123. PMID 28686593 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0179123  0.736
2017 Chancellor J, Margolis S, Jacobs Bao K, Lyubomirsky S. Everyday Prosociality in the Workplace: The Reinforcing Benefits of Giving, Getting, and Glimpsing. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). PMID 28581323 DOI: 10.1037/Emo0000321  0.775
2017 Nelson-Coffey SK, Fritz MM, Lyubomirsky S, Cole SW. Kindness in the blood: A randomized controlled trial of the gene regulatory impact of prosocial behavior. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 81: 8-13. PMID 28395185 DOI: 10.1016/J.Psyneuen.2017.03.025  0.3
2017 Chancellor J, Layous K, Margolis S, Lyubomirsky S. Clustering by Well-Being in Workplace Social Networks: Homophily and Social Contagion. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). PMID 28358560 DOI: 10.1037/Emo0000311  0.787
2017 Taylor CT, Lyubomirsky S, Stein MB. Upregulating the positive affect system in anxiety and depression: Outcomes of a positive activity intervention. Depression and Anxiety. PMID 28060463 DOI: 10.1002/Da.22593  0.37
2017 Armenta CN, Fritz MM, Lyubomirsky S. Functions of Positive Emotions: Gratitude as a Motivator of Self-Improvement and Positive Change Emotion Review. 9: 183-190. DOI: 10.1177/1754073916669596  0.413
2017 Sheldon KM, Titova L, Gordeeva TO, Osin EN, Lyubomirsky S, Bogomaz S. Russians Inhibit the Expression of Happiness to Strangers: Testing a Display Rule Model Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 48: 718-733. DOI: 10.1177/0022022117699883  0.35
2017 Layous K, Kurtz J, Chancellor J, Lyubomirsky S. Reframing the ordinary: Imagining time as scarce increases well-being The Journal of Positive Psychology. 13: 301-308. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2017.1279210  0.8
2017 Kruse E, Chancellor J, Lyubomirsky S. State humility: Measurement, conceptual validation, and intrapersonal processes Self and Identity. 16: 399-438. DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2016.1267662  0.791
2016 Haworth CM, Nelson SK, Layous K, Carter K, Jacobs Bao K, Lyubomirsky S, Plomin R. Stability and Change in Genetic and Environmental Influences on Well-Being in Response to an Intervention. Plos One. 11: e0155538. PMID 27227410 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0155538  0.754
2016 Nelson SK, Layous K, Cole SW, Lyubomirsky S. Do Unto Others or Treat Yourself? The Effects of Prosocial and Self-Focused Behavior on Psychological Flourishing. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). PMID 27100366 DOI: 10.1037/Emo0000178  0.781
2016 Ruberton PM, Gladstone J, Lyubomirsky S. How Your Bank Balance Buys Happiness: The Importance of "Cash on Hand" to Life Satisfaction. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). PMID 27064287 DOI: 10.1037/Emo0000184  0.307
2016 Ruberton PM, Huynh HP, Miller TA, Kruse E, Chancellor J, Lyubomirsky S. The relationship between physician humility, physician-patient communication, and patient health. Patient Education and Counseling. PMID 26830544 DOI: 10.1016/J.Pec.2016.01.012  0.76
2016 Chancellor J, Margolis S, Lyubomirsky S. The propagation of everyday prosociality in the workplace The Journal of Positive Psychology. 13: 271-283. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2016.1257055  0.777
2016 Layous K, Nelson SK, Kurtz JL, Lyubomirsky S. What triggers prosocial effort? A positive feedback loop between positive activities, kindness, and well-being The Journal of Positive Psychology. 12: 385-398. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2016.1198924  0.755
2015 Lyubomirsky S, Layous K, Chancellor J, Nelson SK. Thinking about rumination: the scholarly contributions and intellectual legacy of Susan Nolen-Hoeksema. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. 11: 1-22. PMID 25581241 DOI: 10.1146/Annurev-Clinpsy-032814-112733  0.779
2015 Nelson SK, Della Porta MD, Jacobs Bao K, Lee HC, Choi I, Lyubomirsky S. ‘It’s up to you’: Experimentally manipulated autonomy support for prosocial behavior improves well-being in two cultures over six weeks Journal of Positive Psychology. 10: 463-476. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2014.983959  0.787
2014 Nelson SK, Fuller JA, Choi I, Lyubomirsky S. Beyond Self-Protection: Self-Affirmation Benefits Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin. 40: 998-1011. PMID 24781897 DOI: 10.1177/0146167214533389  0.377
2014 Layous K, Chancellor J, Lyubomirsky S. Positive activities as protective factors against mental health conditions. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 123: 3-12. PMID 24661154 DOI: 10.1037/A0034709  0.789
2014 Huffman JC, DuBois CM, Healy BC, Boehm JK, Kashdan TB, Celano CM, Denninger JW, Lyubomirsky S. Feasibility and utility of positive psychology exercises for suicidal inpatients. General Hospital Psychiatry. 36: 88-94. PMID 24230461 DOI: 10.1016/J.Genhosppsych.2013.10.006  0.62
2014 Kruse E, Chancellor J, Ruberton PM, Lyubomirsky S. An Upward Spiral Between Gratitude and Humility Social Psychological and Personality Science. 5: 805-814. DOI: 10.1177/1948550614534700  0.802
2014 Layous K, Lyubomirsky S. Benefits, mechanisms, and new directions for teaching gratitude to children School Psychology Review. 43: 153-159. DOI: 10.1080/02796015.2014.12087441  0.728
2014 Chancellor J, Layous K, Lyubomirsky S. Recalling Positive Events at Work Makes Employees Feel Happier, Move More, but Interact Less: A 6-Week Randomized Controlled Intervention at a Japanese Workplace Journal of Happiness Studies. 16: 871-887. DOI: 10.1007/S10902-014-9538-Z  0.81
2013 Nelson SK, Kushlev K, English T, Dunn EW, Lyubomirsky S. In defense of parenthood: children are associated with more joy than misery. Psychological Science. 24: 3-10. PMID 23201970 DOI: 10.1177/0956797612447798  0.308
2013 Lyubomirsky S, Layous K. How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-Being? Current Directions in Psychological Science. 22: 57-62. DOI: 10.1177/0963721412469809  0.754
2013 Layous K, Lee H, Choi I, Lyubomirsky S. Culture Matters When Designing a Successful Happiness-Increasing Activity: A Comparison of the United States and South Korea Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 44: 1294-1303. DOI: 10.1177/0022022113487591  0.744
2013 Chancellor J, Lyubomirsky S. Humble beginnings: Current trends, state perspectives, and hallmarks of humility Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 7: 819-833. DOI: 10.1111/Spc3.12069  0.791
2013 Jacobs Bao K, Lyubomirsky S. Making it last: Combating hedonic adaptation in romantic relationships Journal of Positive Psychology. 8: 196-206. DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2013.777765  0.351
2013 Layous K, Katherine Nelson S, Lyubomirsky S. What Is the Optimal Way to Deliver a Positive Activity Intervention? The Case of Writing About One's Best Possible Selves Journal of Happiness Studies. 14: 635-654. DOI: 10.1007/S10902-012-9346-2  0.762
2012 Layous K, Nelson SK, Oberle E, Schonert-Reichl KA, Lyubomirsky S. Kindness counts: prompting prosocial behavior in preadolescents boosts peer acceptance and well-being. Plos One. 7: e51380. PMID 23300546 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0051380  0.746
2012 Lyubomirsky S. Positive psychologists on positive constructs. The American Psychologist. 67: 574; author reply 57. PMID 23046309 DOI: 10.1037/A0029957  0.376
2012 Parks AC, Della Porta MD, Pierce RS, Zilca R, Lyubomirsky S. Pursuing happiness in everyday life: the characteristics and behaviors of online happiness seekers. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). 12: 1222-34. PMID 22642345 DOI: 10.1037/A0028587  0.792
2012 Sheldon KM, Lyubomirsky S. The challenge of staying happier: testing the Hedonic Adaptation Prevention model. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin. 38: 670-80. PMID 22361725 DOI: 10.1177/0146167212436400  0.349
2012 Boehm JK, Lyubomirsky S. The Promise of Sustainable Happiness The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, (2 Ed.). DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195187243.013.0063  0.591
2011 Huffman JC, Mastromauro CA, Boehm JK, Seabrook R, Fricchione GL, Denninger JW, Lyubomirsky S. Development of a positive psychology intervention for patients with acute cardiovascular disease. Heart International. 6: e14. PMID 23825741 DOI: 10.4081/Hi.2011.E14  0.658
2011 Lyubomirsky S, Boehm JK, Kasri F, Zehm K. The cognitive and hedonic costs of dwelling on achievement-related negative experiences: implications for enduring happiness and unhappiness. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). 11: 1152-67. PMID 21942700 DOI: 10.1037/A0025479  0.802
2011 Layous K, Chancellor J, Lyubomirsky S, Wang L, Doraiswamy PM. Delivering happiness: translating positive psychology intervention research for treating major and minor depressive disorders. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.). 17: 675-83. PMID 21721928 DOI: 10.1089/Acm.2011.0139  0.786
2011 Frattaroli J, Thomas M, Lyubomirsky S. Opening up in the classroom: effects of expressive writing on graduate school entrance exam performance. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). 11: 691-6. PMID 21517162 DOI: 10.1037/A0022946  0.322
2011 Lyubomirsky S, Dickerhoof R, Boehm JK, Sheldon KM. Becoming happier takes both a will and a proper way: an experimental longitudinal intervention to boost well-being. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). 11: 391-402. PMID 21500907 DOI: 10.1037/A0022575  0.793
2011 Boehm JK, Lyubomirsky S, Sheldon KM. A longitudinal experimental study comparing the effectiveness of happiness-enhancing strategies in Anglo Americans and Asian Americans. Cognition & Emotion. 25: 1263-72. PMID 21432648 DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.541227  0.674
2011 Lyubomirsky S. Psychology: Holding on to happiness Nature. 471: 302-303. DOI: 10.1038/471302A  0.34
2011 Chancellor J, Lyubomirsky S. Happiness and thrift: When (spending) less is (hedonically) more Journal of Consumer Psychology. 21: 131-138. DOI: 10.1016/J.Jcps.2011.02.004  0.782
2010 Lyubomirsky S, Boehm JK. Human Motives, Happiness, and the Puzzle of Parenthood: Commentary on Kenrick et al. (2010). Perspectives On Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association For Psychological Science. 5: 327-34. PMID 26162164 DOI: 10.1177/1745691610369473  0.654
2010 Lyubomirsky S, Layous K. A Blueprint for Exploring International Differences in Well-Being Psyccritiques. 55. DOI: 10.1037/A0021454  0.7
2010 Sheldon KM, Abad N, Ferguson Y, Gunz A, Houser-Marko L, Nichols CP, Lyubomirsky S. Persistent pursuit of need-satisfying goals leads to increased happiness: A 6-month experimental longitudinal study Motivation and Emotion. 34: 39-48. DOI: 10.1007/S11031-009-9153-1  0.356
2009 Liberman V, Boehm JK, Lyubomirsky S, Ross LD. Happiness and memory: affective significance of endowment and contrast. Emotion (Washington, D.C.). 9: 666-80. PMID 19803589 DOI: 10.1037/A0016816  0.722
2009 Sin NL, Lyubomirsky S. Enhancing well-being and alleviating depressive symptoms with positive psychology interventions: a practice-friendly meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 65: 467-87. PMID 19301241 DOI: 10.1002/Jclp.20593  0.704
2008 Nolen-Hoeksema S, Wisco BE, Lyubomirsky S. Rethinking Rumination. Perspectives On Psychological Science : a Journal of the Association For Psychological Science. 3: 400-24. PMID 26158958 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2008.00088.x  0.75
2008 Boehm JK, Lyubomirsky S. Does happiness promote career success? Journal of Career Assessment. 16: 101-116. DOI: 10.1177/1069072707308140  0.679
2007 Sheldon KM, Lyubomirsky S. Is It Possible to Become Happier? (And If So, How?) Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 1: 129-145. DOI: 10.1111/J.1751-9004.2007.00002.X  0.378
2006 Lyubomirsky S, Sousa L, Dickerhoof R. The costs and benefits of writing, talking, and thinking about life's triumphs and defeats. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 90: 692-708. PMID 16649864 DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.4.692  0.776
2006 Lyubomirsky S, Kasri F, Chang O, Chung I. Ruminative response styles and delay of seeking diagnosis for breast cancer symptoms Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 25: 276-304. DOI: 10.1521/Jscp.2006.25.3.276  0.75
2006 Sheldon KM, Lyubomirsky S. How to increase and sustain positive emotion: The effects of expressing gratitude and visualizing best possible selves The Journal of Positive Psychology. 1: 73-82. DOI: 10.1080/17439760500510676  0.363
2006 Tucker KL, Ozer DJ, Lyubomirsky S, Boehm JK. Testing for Measurement Invariance in the Satisfaction with Life Scale: A Comparison of Russians and North Americans Social Indicators Research. 78: 341-360. DOI: 10.1007/S11205-005-1037-5  0.716
2006 Lyubomirsky S, Tkach C, DiMatteo MR. What are the differences between happiness and self-esteem? Social Indicators Research. 78: 363-404. DOI: 10.1007/S11205-005-0213-Y  0.654
2006 Tkach C, Lyubomirsky S. How do people pursue happiness?: Relating personality, happiness-increasing strategies, and well-being Journal of Happiness Studies. 7: 183-225. DOI: 10.1007/S10902-005-4754-1  0.394
2006 Sheldon KM, Lyubomirsky S. Achieving sustainable gains in happiness: Change your actions, not your circumstances Journal of Happiness Studies. 7: 55-86. DOI: 10.1007/S10902-005-0868-8  0.332
2005 Lyubomirsky S, King L, Diener E. The benefits of frequent positive affect: does happiness lead to success? Psychological Bulletin. 131: 803-55. PMID 16351326 DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.131.6.803  0.413
2005 Lyubomirsky S, Sheldon KM, Schkade D. Pursuing Happiness: The Architecture of Sustainable Change Review of General Psychology. 9: 111-131. DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.9.2.111  0.37
2003 Ward A, Lyubomirsky S, Sousa L, Nolen-Hoeksema S. Can't quite commit: rumination and uncertainty. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin. 29: 96-107. PMID 15272963 DOI: 10.1177/0146167202238375  0.792
2003 Abbe A, Tkach C, Lyubomirsky S. The Art of Living by Dispositionally Happy People Journal of Happiness Studies. 4: 385-404. DOI: 10.1023/B:Johs.0000005769.54611.3C  0.439
2003 Lyubomirsky S, Kasri F, Zehm K. Dysphoric rumination impairs concentration on academic tasks Cognitive Therapy and Research. 27: 309-330. DOI: 10.1023/A:1023918517378  0.788
2002 Schwartz B, Ward A, Monterosso J, Lyubomirsky S, White K, Lehman DR. Maximizing versus satisficing: happiness is a matter of choice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 83: 1178-97. PMID 12416921 DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.83.5.1178  0.544
2001 Lyubomirsky S. Why are some people happier than others? The role of cognitive and motivational processes in well-being. The American Psychologist. 56: 239-49. PMID 11315250 DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.56.3.239  0.397
2001 Lyubomirsky S, Casper RC, Sousa L. What triggers abnormal eating in bulimic and nonbulimic women? The role of dissociative experiences, negative affect, and psychopathology Psychology of Women Quarterly. 25: 223-232. DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00023  0.732
2001 Lyubomirsky S, Tucker KL, Kasri F. Responses to hedonically conflicting social comparisons: Comparing happy and unhappy people European Journal of Social Psychology. 31: 511-535. DOI: 10.1002/Ejsp.82  0.787
2000 Lyubomirsky S. On Studying Positive Emotions Prevention & Treatment. 3. DOI: 10.1037//1522-3736.3.1.35C  0.349
1999 Lyubomirsky S, Tucker KL, Caldwell ND, Berg K. Why ruminators are poor problem solvers: clues from the phenomenology of dysphoric rumination. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 77: 1041-60. PMID 10573879 DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.77.5.1041  0.58
1999 Lyubomirsky S, Ross L. Changes in attractiveness of elected, rejected, and precluded alternatives: a comparison of happy and unhappy individuals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 76: 988-1007. PMID 10402682 DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.76.6.988  0.557
1998 Lyubomirsky S, Caldwell ND, Nolen-Hoeksema S. Effects of ruminative and distracting responses to depressed mood on retrieval of autobiographical memories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 75: 166-77. PMID 9686457 DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.75.1.166  0.601
1998 Lyubomirsky S, Tucker KL. Implications of individual differences in subjective happiness for perceiving, interpreting, and thinking about life events Motivation and Emotion. 22: 155-186. DOI: 10.1023/A:1021396422190  0.612
1997 Lyubomirsky S, Ross L. Hedonic consequences of social comparison: a contrast of happy and unhappy people. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 73: 1141-57. PMID 9418274 DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.6.1141  0.567
1997 Casper RC, Lyubomirsky S. Individual psychopathology relative to reports of unwanted sexual experiences as predictor of a bulimic eating pattern. The International Journal of Eating Disorders. 21: 229-36. PMID 9097196 DOI: 10.1002/(Sici)1098-108X(199704)21:3<229::Aid-Eat3>3.0.Co;2-M  0.309
1995 Lyubomirsky S, Nolen-Hoeksema S. Effects of self-focused rumination on negative thinking and interpersonal problem solving. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 69: 176-90. PMID 7643299 DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.69.1.176  0.632
1993 Lyubomirsky S, Nolen-Hoeksema S. Self-perpetuating properties of dysphoric rumination. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 65: 339-49. PMID 8366423 DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.65.2.339  0.643
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