By Brad Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gratitude is a vital aspect of social interaction. \u00a0It may reflect a cultural norm. \u00a0We\u00a0may become socialized to express our gratitude to others. \u00a0A simple “thank you” has\u00a0become an automatic part of our everyday communiction with others.\u00a0\u00a0Writing about the things you are grateful for may change your perspective on life.\u00a0\u00a0You\u00a0may see the glass as half full, rather than half empty. \u00a0Your life as a whole may\u00a0seem much better. \u00a0In their third study, Emmons and McCullough (2003) had\u00a0people complete forms for 21 days. The participants in their third study had a\u00a0neuromuscular disease. \u00a0In this study, they found that people who were asked to write down things they were thankful or grateful for perceived their life as a whole\u00a0better than people who were not asked to write down these things.(1) These findings have important practical implications. \u00a0Taking several minutes each\u00a0day to write about the things you are grateful for may foster a positive view of your\u00a0life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notes: 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<\/em>, 84, 377-389.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Brad Bell Gratitude is a vital aspect of social interaction. \u00a0It may reflect a cultural norm. \u00a0We\u00a0may become socialized to express our gratitude to others. \u00a0A simple “thank you” has\u00a0become an automatic part of our everyday communiction with others.\u00a0\u00a0Writing about the things you are grateful for may change your perspective on life.\u00a0\u00a0You\u00a0may see the … Continue reading “Can Writing About the Things You Are\u00a0Grateful for Make Your Life Seem Better?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gratitude"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":528,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions\/528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologyandsociety.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/strong>1. See their article for other findings.
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