The effects of gratitude interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Diniz, Geyze; Korkes, Ligia; Tristão, Luca Schiliró; Pelegrini, Rosangela; Bellodi, Patrícia Lacerda; Bernardo, Wanderley Marques

doi:10.31744/einstein_journal/2023rw0371

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“…In one of the only meta-analyses to focus exclusively on clinical samples, Chakhssi et al (2018) identified only 14 studies that involved the application of a virtue-based or positive psychology intervention to mental health treatment receiving clients. Similarly, Diniz et al (2023) identified only two studies for their meta-analysis of 64 studies that addressed the effectiveness of a gratitude intervention to improve symptoms and well-being in the context of psychotherapy. In addition, Wade et al (2014) Another class of more recent research frames virtues as client factors that implicitly emerge within effective alliance processes and co-occur with gains in symptoms and well-being (Choe et al, 2023;Jankowski, Hall, et al, 2021).…”

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A practice‐based study of relational virtues and alliance correspondence in psychodynamic psychotherapy

Jankowski,

Sandage,

Captari

et al. 2024

J Clin Psychol

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ObjectiveTreatment outcome monitoring typically emphasizes pathology. In contrast, we responded to the need to establish psychodynamic psychotherapy as evidence‐based by modeling changes in gratitude and forgiveness.MethodWe utilized a practice‐based research design involving non‐manualized outpatient treatment. We employed a longitudinal mixture modeling approach to evaluate treatment effectiveness. We did so by testing the theorized role for relational virtues (i.e., gratitude, forgiveness) as signs of progress in psychodynamic treatment, with relational virtues referring to the application of character strengths to specific situations. We modeled clients' self‐reported level on the virtues as a joint process over five time points, and examined the influence of early treatment alliance correspondence on patterns of change using a sample of outpatient clients (N = 185; Mage = 40.12; 60% female; 74.1% White).ResultsA 3‐class solution best fit the data, with one class exhibiting growth in gratitude and forgiveness, improved symptoms, and a greater likelihood of symptom improvement relative to well‐being gains. Alliance correspondence predicted the classes of change patterns, with greater similarity between clinicians' and clients' perceptions about the alliance predicting greater likelihood of belonging to the subgroup showing highest levels of virtues and well‐being, lowest symptoms, and improved well‐being.ConclusionClinical implications involve monitoring gratitude and forgiveness as signs of progress and navigating the dialectic between implicit alliance processes and explicit virtue interventions. The former involves nurturing a strong alliance and repairing ruptures, whereas the latter involves direct in‐session conversation and/or the practice of virtue interventions in and/or outside of session.

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A practice‐based study of relational virtues and alliance correspondence in psychodynamic psychotherapy

Jankowski,

Sandage,

Captari

et al. 2024

J Clin Psychol

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Improving Health in the Caribbean Region: Challenges and Opportunities

Williams,

Frater

2024

Prospects and Challenges for Caribbean Societies in and Beyond COVID-19

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The effectiveness of savouring interventions on well-being in adult clinical populations: A protocol for a systematic review

Cullen,

Murphy,

Di Blasi

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Purpose Savouring interventions aim to amplify the intensity and duration of positive feelings and positive affect. Research has shown that the potential benefits of savouring include the promotion of psychological well-being and diminution of negative affective states. Savouring strategies may be particularly useful amongst clinical populations in changing biobehavioural processes which can strengthen an individual’s propensity to exert control over how to develop, intensify and promote psychological well-being, while simultaneously mitigating negative affective states. This paper outlines a protocol for a systematic review that will be used to identify, critically appraise and synthesise findings of studies examining the effectiveness of savouring interventions in adult clinical populations. Savouring interventions will be defined broadly, operationalised as any savouring strategy focusing on past, present or future events or experiences whereby participants are instructed to attend to and amplify positive affect relating to same. The goal of our review is to include the extent of the literature on this topic and contribute to the overall evidence to support savouring interventions. Methods This protocol is carried out in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Protocols Guidelines. The protocol has been registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023404857). The databases PsycINFO, PubMed, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and Scopus will be searched alongside a search of grey literature. An examination of the first 200 papers on Google Scholar will also be done to identify relevant papers. Studies describing randomised controlled trials evaluating the effects of savouring interventions as described within this article on adult clinical populations will be included in the review. Outcomes will include well-being, quality of life, depression, anxiety or stress. Study selection and data extraction will be completed by three independent reviewers to reduce risk of bias. Interrater percentage agreement and interrater reliability will be reported on same. The quality of studies will be assessed using criteria based on the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias and the Jadad scale. A narrative synthesis with tables of study characteristics will be provided. Separate considerations of the three time perspectives of savouring interventions (past-focused, present-focused, and future-focused) will also be described. Conclusions This systematic review will provide important clinical insights into the potential efficacy of savouring interventions when working with adult clinical samples.

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The effects of gratitude interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cited by 5 publications

References 65 publications

A practice‐based study of relational virtues and alliance correspondence in psychodynamic psychotherapy

A practice‐based study of relational virtues and alliance correspondence in psychodynamic psychotherapy

Improving Health in the Caribbean Region: Challenges and Opportunities

The effectiveness of savouring interventions on well-being in adult clinical populations: A protocol for a systematic review

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