Gratitude and health: An updated review

Lilian Jans-Beken; Nele Jacobs; Mayke Janssens; Sanne Peeters; Jennifer Reijnders; Lilian Lechner; Johan Lataster

doi:10.1080/17439760.2019.1651888

Gratitude and health: An updated review

Lilian Jans-Beken^*, Nele Jacobs, Mayke Janssens, Sanne Peeters, Jennifer Reijnders, Lilian Lechner, Johan Lataster

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Abstract

The purpose of this review is to extend previous review findings by providing an updated overview of the literature on the connection of gratitude to human health, specifically focusing on experimental study findings, to better understand possible causation, complemented with findings from multi-wave longitudinal studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	743-782
Number of pages	40
Journal	Journal of positive psychology
Volume	15
Issue number	6
Early online date	2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2019.1651888
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2020

Keywords

APPRECIATION
DEPRESSION
EMOTIONS
EXPRESSING GRATITUDE
GRATEFUL
Gratitude
LIFE SATISFACTION
MENTAL-HEALTH
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INTERVENTIONS
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL
RELATIONSHIP MAINTENANCE
health
mental health
physical health

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