Knowra Gratitude Gratitude Gratitude is a positive feeling of appreciation for benefits received from another person, circumstance, or source. It can involve recognizing a benefit, valuing it, and feeling goodwill toward its source.
Gratitude intervention : A structured exercise designed to cultivate gratitude, such as recording things one appreciates. These exercises deliberately prompt the recognition and appreciation at the heart of gratitude.
Positive psychology : The scientific study of well-being, strengths, and conditions that help people and communities thrive. Gratitude became a prominent research topic within this broader study of well-being.
Thankfulness : A feeling or expression of being pleased and appreciative about a benefit or favorable event. Thankfulness often names the feeling of gratitude, especially in response to a specific benefit.
Gratitude and well-being : The research area examining associations and causal effects between gratitude and psychological well-being. Findings address whether gratitude predicts well-being and whether deliberately cultivating it changes outcomes.
Gratitude journal : A record of people, events, or circumstances for which someone feels grateful. Writing entries makes perceived benefits more salient and gives gratitude a repeatable practice.
Three Good Things : A positive psychology exercise in which people record three good events and their causes each day. The exercise can direct attention toward benefits and sources that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Altruism : Concern for another's welfare that motivates action benefiting that person. Gratitude may inspire altruistic action, but it is an appreciative response rather than selfless concern itself.
Gratitude measurement : Methods for assessing gratitude through self-report scales, behavioral indicators, or other measures. Research depends on how gratitude is distinguished from related traits, moods, and social expectations.
Positive affect : A dimension of emotion describing pleasant states such as joy, interest, and contentment. Gratitude is a positive emotion, though it also involves appraisal of a benefit and its source.
Gratitude letter : A written message expressing appreciation to someone for a specific benefit or act of kindness. Writing and delivering a letter turns private appreciation into explicit communication.
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