Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being.

By P. Watkins. 2004

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Being grateful is beyond good manners: Gratitude and motivation to contribute to society among early adolescents (2010, background): “This is similar to the ‘‘cycle of virtue’’ whereby gratitude and happiness have a reciprocal relationship (Watkins 2004) and the ‘‘upward spirals’’ whereby positive affect and broadminded coping reciprocally and prospectively lead to one another (Fredrickson and Joiner 2002).”
Gratitude for small and large favors: A behavioral test (2007, unknown): “…gratitude has been found to increase psychological (Kashdan, Uswatte, & Julian, 2006; McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002; Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2004; Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005; Watkins, 2004) and physical well-being (Bono & McCullough, 2006; Emmons & McCullough, 2003).”
A daily diary study of relationships between feelings of gratitude and well-being (2017, background): “Such positive effects include reductions in stress (e.g. Krause, 2006), increases in subjective well-being (e.g. Watkins, 2004), and decreases in negative states such as depression and social anxiety (e.g. Kashdan & Breen, 2007).”
Social desirability bias in self-reported well-being measures: evidence from an online survey (2017, result): “…by the respondents as a pro-social and altruistic disposition that is culturally agreeable, as suggested by previous research (Bono, Emmons, & McCullough, 2004; Emmons & Crumpler, 2000; Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005; Watkins, 2004; Wood et al., 2010; Wood, Joseph, & Linley, 2007).”
A Test of Two Positive Psychology Interventions to Increase Employee Well-Being (2014, background): “Investigating the degree to which the interventions’ benefits persist is paramount, as most changes in well-being are fleeting (Watkins 2004), thereby calling into question the value of immediate change absent longer-term effects.”
Gratitude, forgivingness, and well-being in adulthood: Tests of moderation and incremental prediction (2011, background): “Indeed, such claims have been made in the gratitude literature (Watkins, 2004), as being satisfied with one’s life should lead one to be more grateful for it.”
Counting blessings in early adolescents: an experimental study of gratitude and subjective well-being. (2008, background): “Gratitude, in the form of counting one's blessings, has been shown to be related to subjective well-being (Emmons & McCullough, 2003; Watkins, 2004).”
BRIEF REPORT Gratitude and prosocial behaviour: An experimental test of gratitude (2006, background): “For example, research has found that gratitude has important positive consequences for the individual: The experience of gratitude can increase both psychological (Watkins, 2004) and physical well-being (Emmons & McCullough, 2003).”
The debt of gratitude: Dissociating gratitude and indebtedness (2006, background): “Although psychology has largely neglected the study of gratitude (Emmons & Crumpler, 2000; McCullough et al., 2001), gratitude may be an important component of happiness (McCullough et al., 2001; Watkins, 2004; Watkins et al., 2003).”
Gratitude and Well‐Being: Who Benefits the Most from a Gratitude Intervention? (2011, methodology): “Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being © 2011 The International Association of Applied Psychology. sibility and recollection of pleasant life events in memory (Watkins, 2004).”
Gratitude uniquely predicts satisfaction with life: Incremental validity above the domains and facets of the five factor model (2008, background): “%) and facets (8%), supporting conceptions of gratitude as uniquely important to well-being and social life (e.g., Lyubomirsky et al., 2005; Watkins, 2004).”
Gratitude and Adolescent Athletes’ Well-Being (2008, background): “Previous research suggests that gratitude can reduce the effects of stress and thereby can enhance subjective well-being (Watkins 2004).”
Taking care of business? Grateful processing of unpleasant memories (2008, background): “Indeed, trait gratitude has shown strong correlations with happiness in several studies (e.g., McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002; Watkins, Woodward, Stone, & Kolts, 2003; for a review, see Watkins, 2004).”
Pay It Forward: Gratitude in Social Networks (2011, unknown): “Previous studies have already demonstrated the strong connection between gratitude and subjective well-being (Watkins 2004).”