Froh Jeffrey J, Sefick William J, Emmons Robert A
Psychology Department, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA.
J Sch Psychol. 2008 Apr;46(2):213-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2007.03.005. Epub 2007 May 4.
The development and manifestation of gratitude in youth is unclear. We examined the effects of a grateful outlook on subjective well-being and other outcomes of positive psychological functioning in 221 early adolescents. Eleven classes were randomly assigned to either a gratitude, hassles, or control condition. Results indicated that counting blessings was associated with enhanced self-reported gratitude, optimism, life satisfaction, and decreased negative affect. Feeling grateful in response to aid mediated the relationship between experimental condition and general gratitude at the 3-week follow-up. The most significant finding was the robust relationship between gratitude and satisfaction with school experience at both the immediate post-test and 3-week follow-up. Counting blessings seems to be an effective intervention for well-being enhancement in early adolescents.
青少年感恩心理的发展及表现尚不明晰。我们对221名青少年早期个体进行研究，考察感恩心态对主观幸福感及积极心理功能其他结果的影响。11个班级被随机分配至感恩、烦恼或控制组。结果表明，感恩祝福与自我报告的感恩、乐观、生活满意度增强以及负面影响减少相关。在3周随访时，因获得帮助而心怀感激介导了实验条件与总体感恩之间的关系。最显著的发现是，在即时后测和3周随访时，感恩与对学校经历的满意度之间存在紧密关系。感恩祝福似乎是增强青少年早期幸福感的有效干预措施。
