Examining Psychosocial Pathways Underlying Gratitude Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: Journal of happiness studies Vol. 19; no. 8; pp. 2421 - 2444
• Main Authors: O’Connell, Brenda H., O’Shea, Deirdre, Gallagher, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Economics; Everyday life; Friendship; Happiness; Intervention; Life satisfaction; Personality and Social Psychology; Philosophy; Positive Psychology; Quality of Life Research; Research Paper; Social Sciences; Well being; Social relationships; Happiness; Gratitude interventions; Randomized controlled trial; Life satisfaction

Despite their unprecedented popularity, the psychological mechanisms through which gratitude journals operate are poorly understood. Also the use of gratitude journaling to enhance social relationships has been neglected in past research, despite the importance of healthy relationships for people’s...