Gratitude

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Contents 1 Definitions and Overview 1.1 Related GoodWiki Pages 2 Often-Cited or New Studies with Accompanying Abstracts 3 Related Sites and Writings 4 References

[edit] Definitions and Overview

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[edit] Often-Cited or New Studies with Accompanying Abstracts

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Bartlett, M., & DeSteno, D. (2006). "Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior: Helping When It Costs You". Psychological Science, 17(4):319-325.

Bono, G., & McCullough, M. (2006). "Positive Responses to Benefit and Harm: Bringing Forgiveness and Gratitude Into Cognitive Psychotherapy". Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. Special Issue: Positive psychology, 20(2):147-158.

Cohen, Adam B. (2006). "On Gratitude". Social Justice Research, 19(2):254-276.

Emmons, R.A., & Crumpler, C.A. (2000). "Gratitude as a human strength: Appraising the evidence." Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology. Special Issue: Classical Sources of Human Strength: A Psychological Analysis, 19(1):56-69.

[ Emmons, R.A. & McCullough, M.E. (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.

Galvin, Rose. (2004). "Challenging the Need for Gratitude: Comparisons between Paid and Unpaid Care for Disabled People". Journal of Sociology, 40(2):137-155.

Seligman, M.E.P., & Steen, T.A. (2006). Positive Psychology Progress: Empirical Validation of Interventions. Journal of Happiness Studies, 7, 416.

Positive psychology has flourished in the last 5 years. The authors review recent developments in the field, including books, meetings, courses, and conferences. They also discuss the newly created classification of character strengths and virtues, a positive complement to the various editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (e. g., American Psychiatric Association, 1994), and present some cross-cultural findings that suggest a surprising ubiquity of strengths and virtues. Finally, the authors focus on psychological interventions that increase individual happiness. In a 6-group, random-assignment, placebo-controlled Internet study, the authors tested 5 purported happiness interventions and 1 plausible control exercise. They found that 3 of the interventions lastingly increased happiness and decreased depressive symptoms. Positive interventions can supplement traditional interventions that relieve suffering and may someday be the practical legacy of positive psychology.

Tesser, A., Gatewood, R., & Driver, M. (1968). "Some Determinants of Gratitude." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 9(3):233-236.

Tkach, C., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2006). How do People Pursue Happiness?: Relating Personality, Happiness-Increasing Strategies, and Well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies, 7, 188.

Wood, A., Joseph, S., & Linley, A. (2007). "Gratitude - Parent of All Virtues". The Psychologist, 20(1):18-21.

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