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Living a Life of Gratitude
During the holiday season, it is common to reflect upon our lives and acknowledge the things we are grateful for. Did you know that being grateful all year long can lead to lasting health benefits? Take our quiz to find out more about how gratitude impacts your wellbeing!
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Results
#1. Of the below health benefits, which one has NOT been positively correlated with actively practicing gratitude? (at least not yet!)
Levels of gratitude correlate to better moods and sleep, less fatigue and inflammation, reducing the risk of heart failure, even for those who are susceptible.
Paul J. Mills, et.al. (2015) The Role of Gratitude in Spiritual Well-Being in Asymptomatic Heart Failure Patients, Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 2(1), 1-15.
#2. Participants who expressed gratitude to their partner for ______________ saw greater strength in their relationship.
Participants who expressed gratitude to their partner for 3 weeks saw greater strength in their relationship.
Lambert, N. M., Clark, M. S., Durtschi, J., Fincham, F. D., & Graham, S. M. (2010). Benefits of expressing gratitude: Expressing gratitude to a partner changes one’s view of the relationship. Psychological Science, 21(4), 574-580.
#3. Those who kept gratitude journals on a __________ basis exercised more regularly, reported fewer physical symptoms, had fewer health complaints, felt better about their lives as a whole, and were more optimistic about the upcoming week compared to those who recorded hassles or neutral life events.
Those who kept gratitude journals on a weekly basis exercised more regularly, reported fewer physical symptoms, had fewer health complaints, felt better about their lives as a whole, and were more optimistic about the upcoming week compared to those who recorded hassles or neutral life events.
Emmons, R. A., McCullough, M. A. (2003) Counting Blessings versus Burdens: An Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(2), 377-389.
#4. People who practice gratitude have positive results in their lives because they have a “Pollyanna-like attitude” and can ignore problematic things that are around them.
Grateful people report higher levels of positive emotions, life satisfaction, vitality, optimism and lower levels of depression and stress. The disposition toward gratitude appears to enhance pleasant feeling states more than it diminishes unpleasant emotions. Grateful people do not deny or ignore the negative aspects of life.
Emmons, R. A., et. al. (2003), Dimensions and Perspectives of Gratitude. University of California, Davis.
#5. People with a strong disposition toward gratitude are rated as more generous and more helpful by people in their social networks.
People with a strong disposition toward gratitude have the capacity to be empathic and to take the perspective of others. They are rated as more generous and more helpful by people in their social networks.
McCullough, M. E., Emmons, R. A., Tsang, J. (2002), The Grateful Disposition: A Conceptual and Empirical Topography
“Feelings of gratitude and generosity are helpful in solidifying our relationships with people we care about, and benefit to the one giving as well as the one on the receiving end.” Everyday gratitude serves an important relationship maintenance mechanism in close relationships, acting as a booster shot to the relationship.
Algoe, S. A., Gable, S. A., Maisel, N.C. (2010), It’s the Little Things: Everyday Gratitude as a Booster Shot for Romantic Relationships. Personal Relationships, 17, 217–233.