O'Connell Brenda H, O'Shea Deirdre, Gallagher Stephen
Centre for Social Issues Research, Study of Anxiety, Stress and Health Lab, University of Limerick.
Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick.
J Clin Psychol. 2017 Oct;73(10):1280-1300. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22469. Epub 2017 Mar 6.
This study examined the effect of a reflective interpersonal gratitude journal, a reflective-behavioral interpersonal gratitude journal and an active control journal, on primary qualities of well-being and depression.
Participants (n = 192; 67.2% female) completed this 3-month longitudinal randomized controlled design.
Participants in the reflective-behavioral condition experienced the greatest improvements in affect balance and reductions in depression at immediate posttest. Both gratitude interventions improved affect balance at 1 month, compared to the control. Changes in affect balance for those in the reflective-behavioral condition were mediated by the rate at which people expressed gratitude in their existing relationships. This effect was moderated by participant's baseline depressive status.
Expressing felt gratitude to others appears to be a crucial step in deriving benefits, and these benefits may not be limited to the emotionally healthy. Given the applied popularity of gratitude interventions, understanding not only if but also how they work is essential.
本研究考察了反思性人际感恩日记、反思-行为性人际感恩日记和积极对照日记对幸福感和抑郁的主要特质的影响。
参与者（n = 192；67.2%为女性）完成了这项为期3个月的纵向随机对照设计。
在即时后测中，反思-行为条件组的参与者在情感平衡方面有最大改善，抑郁程度降低。与对照组相比，两种感恩干预在1个月时都改善了情感平衡。反思-行为条件组参与者的情感平衡变化是由人们在现有关系中表达感恩的频率介导的。这种效应受到参与者基线抑郁状态的调节。
向他人表达感恩之情似乎是获得益处的关键一步，而且这些益处可能不限于情绪健康的人。鉴于感恩干预在实际中的广泛应用，了解它们不仅是否有效，而且如何起作用至关重要。
