Developmental precursors to children's early understanding of gratitude were examined. A diverse group of 263 children was tested for emotion and mental state knowledge at ages 3 and 4, and their understanding of gratitude was measured at age 5. Children varied widely in their understanding of gratitude, but most understood some aspects of gratitude-eliciting situations. A model-building path a...

OBJECTIVE Stage B, asymptomatic heart failure (HF) presents a therapeutic window for attenuating disease progression and development of HF symptoms, and improving quality of life. Gratitude, the practice of appreciating positive life features, is highly related to quality of life, leading to development of promising clinical interventions. However, few gratitude studies have investigated object...

Although a great deal of research has tested the longitudinal effects of regularly practicing gratitude, much less attention has been paid to the emotional landscape directly following engagement in gratitude exercises. In three studies, we explored the array of discrete emotions people experience after being prompted to express or recall gratitude. In Studies 1 and 2, two different gratitude e...

Eight studies (N=2,973) tested the theory that gratitude is related to fewer depressive symptoms through positive reframing and positive emotion. Study 1 found a direct path between gratitude and depressive symptoms. Studies 2-5 demonstrated that positive reframing mediated the relationship between gratitude and depressive symptoms. Studies 6-7 showed that positive emotion mediated the relation...

I am very grateful for the support and patience of Rob Potharst of the EUR. It took a long while to get this research finished, and always he kept helping me along with useful advice. Björn Vroomen deserves a word of thanks. He provided the article I could work with and gave me insight in his choices for implementation as much as possible. The front page is made by Marnix Hemmes, and I thank hi...

This commentary considers the theoretical and applied implications of the introduction of a benefit-appraisal intervention to promote gratitude among youth by Froh et al. First, we discuss the developmental competencies that children need to master before they can benefit from this intervention. The target curriculum was successful among 8to 11-year-olds, but we predict that it would be less ef...

This paper presents a new model of gratitude incorporating not only the gratitude that arises following help from others but also a habitual focusing on and appreciating the positive aspects of life", incorporating not only the gratitude that arises following help from others, but also a habitual focusing on and appreciating the positive aspects of life. Research into individual differences in ...