How Cultural Differences Shape Your Gratitude
Americans say thanks a lot, but other cultures may have a deeper understanding of gratitude.
Greater Good Magazine
Topics: Gratitude Values
Gratitude Makes Us Care
When and why gratitude helps us care about other people.
Character & Context, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Topics: Altruism Gratitude
The Yale Happiness Class, Distilled
The psychology professor Laurie Santos delivers the “shortest possible crash-course version” of the university’s most popular course ever.
The Atlantic
Topics: Gratitude Happiness
When Employees Feel Grateful, They’re Less Likely to Be Dishonest
According to new research.
Harvard Business Review
Topics: David DeSteno Ethics Gratitude Honesty Morality Self-Control
If You Feel Thankful, Write It Down. It’s Good for Your Health
A growing body of research shows keeping a log of what you are thankful for can lower stress, help you sleep better, and may even reduce the risk of heart disease. But it’s not for everyone.
Shots, NPR
Topics: Gratitude
Gratitude Has a Dark Side
In certain contexts, practicing gratitude can diminish well-being.
Quartz at Work
Topics: Gratitude Happiness Michael McCullough Robert Emmons
The Secret to Happiness? Gratitude.
Knowing how to manufacture a feeling of gratitude is a skill that really can make every aspect of your life better.
Men’s Health
Topics: Gratitude Michael McCullough Robert Emmons
The Universe, Meaning, Culture, Gratitude, and Human Nature
The Psychology Podcast recap for November 2018.
Beautiful Minds, Scientific American
Topics: Cultural Evolution Gratitude Meaning Scott Barry Kaufman Universe
You Can Force Yourself to Be More Grateful for Your Life
With practice, you can be happier and more grateful for your life.
Lifehacker
Topics: Emotion Gratitude Happiness
The Science of Gratitude
Susan Sarandon hosts this special that explores the positive outcomes that come with having a grateful mindset.
WNYC
When You’re Grateful, Your Brain Becomes More Charitable
How does being thankful about things in your own life relate to any selfless concern you may have about the well-being of others? A neuroscientist explores the gratitude/altruism connection.
The Conversation
Topics: Altruism Generosity Gratitude
The Science Of Gratitude: How Being Thankful Makes Us Happier
The evidence that it really does improve our lives.
On Point, WBUR
Topics: David DeSteno Emotion Gratitude
Benefits of a Year-Round Attitude of Gratitude in the Workplace
Gratitude is a recognition of our interdependence, of the fact that success is the result of team effort.
Forbes
Topics: Gratitude Success
For Couples, Gratitude Is a Boomerang
Expressing appreciation for the little things leads to bigger things, such as building stronger ties and sustaining relationships.
The Wall Street Journal
Topics: Bonding Gratitude
Do Men Have a Gratitude Problem?
Men, in general, are less grateful than women. Here’s why that may be a problem.
What’s the Point of Gratitude Journals?
Robert Emmons at the University of California, Davis has conducted a number of studies demonstrating the benefits of keeping one.
The Telegraph
How Random Acts of Kindness Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing
We are taught that kindness is a personality trait, but it feels more like an emotional muscle that needs regular exercise so it doesn’t atrophy. And like physical exercise, kindness is apparently great for your overall health.
Allure
Topics: Gratitude Happiness Morality
Underestimating the Power of Gratitude
Recipients of thank-you letters are more touched than we expect.
British Psychological Society Research Digest
Topics: Gratitude Social Cognition
The Happiness Boomerang Effect: When Positive Activities Backfire
Why do seemingly positive activities have negative consequences?
Behavioral Scientist
How and Why Positive Activities Can Make You Happier
A large and growing body of research has been probing the science of happiness, or well-being, as scientists work to uncover the determinants and outcomes of happiness — and, importantly, how to increase it.
Topics: Gratitude Happiness Optimism
We’re Teaching Grit the Wrong Way
To get students to choose schoolwork over immediate pleasures, stop focusing on willpower.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Topics: Compassion David DeSteno Emotion Gratitude Grit Pride Self-Control Willpower
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