Cognitive‐affective responses to online positive‐psychological interventions: The effects of optimistic, grateful, and self‐compassionate writing

Heekerens, Johannes Bodo; Eid, Michael; Heinitz, Kathrin; Merkle, Belinda

doi:10.1111/aphw.12326

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“…Individuals with high gratitude level tend to have more positive emotional experience (Ma et al, 2022 ). Study of positive emotion interventions found that 425 Germany adults who wrote thank-you notes had higher levels of gratitude, more positive self-related thoughts, and more positive emotions (Heekerens et al, 2022 ). Increasing an individual 's level of gratitude can also ease stress, get quality sleep, and have healthier social functions (Halberstadt et al, 2016 ).…”

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Generate Greater Gratitude When Being Help? A Study of the Psychological Mechanism of Gratitude for Chinese Poor College Students

Zeng

Chen

2023

Applied Research Quality Life

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The Chinese government has invested much money to help poor college students complete their studies, but the gratitude of the recipients remains to be further studied. This study proposed a parallel mediation model and used questionnaires to investigate 260 thousand college students of China to examine the impact of the level of social support on poor college students’ gratitude and the mediating role played by social responsibility and relative deprivation. The results showed that social support positively predicted the gratitude level of poor college students; social responsibility and relative deprivation mediated the relationship between social support and gratitude; gender, school type and difficulty level had a significant influence on gratitude level. In short, education to improve the sense of gratitude of poor college students can be summarized as “two increases and one decrease”: increase social support, enhance social responsibility, and reduce relative deprivation.

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Generate Greater Gratitude When Being Help? A Study of the Psychological Mechanism of Gratitude for Chinese Poor College Students

Zeng

Chen

2023

Applied Research Quality Life

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“…Writing sessions were carried out without any time constraints in 10 studies (e.g., Kreemers et al 2019, Leary et al 2007) since there were no separate instructions regarding the writing time. Some studies provided more flexible instructions related to time such as "maximum 30 minutes" (Sherman et al 2019), "8-10 minutes" (Odou and Brinker 2014), or "at least 15 minutes" (Heekerens et al 2022). When the interventions are examined, it is seen that the shortest intervention is 3 minutes in a single session (Moffitt et al 2018), and the longest intervention is writing for 15-20 minutes every day for 2 weeks (Kelly and Waring 2018).…”

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Self-Compassion Focused Writing Practices: A Systematic Review

AYDOĞDU

Dirik

2022

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar

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In the current systematic review study, it is focused on examining the interventions of 'self-compassion-focused writing', which is a method that combines the concept of self-compassion, which has gained attention in the psychology literature in recent years, and the Written Emotional Disclosure Paradigm which is based on expressing emotions by writing. For this purpose, ScienceDirect, PsycINFO, Web of Science, PubMed, EbscoHost and DergiPark databases were searched through various keywords. Considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study, 31 studies determined to be fit for purpose were examined in terms of sample characteristics, methodology and results. It was observed that the studies were generally conducted with college students and predominantly female, the results were compared with the active intervention groups, random assignment was made to the groups, and repeated measurements were taken. Generally, it has been determined that self-compassion-focused writing provides positive changes on psychological (depression, positive/negative affect), body-related (body satisfaction, body image) and physical (pain) variables. In the reviewed studies, it was concluded that self-compassion-focused writing generally tended to produce stronger positive results compared to active control groups (traditional writing, self-esteem-based writing). Besides, it was observed that the positive changes obtained in studies that carried out follow-up evaluations tended to continue partially. The results show that self-compassion-focused writing is a promising method.

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“…Another aspect considered is that a person's gratitude for another underscores the magnitude of the feelings of social distress, commitment, and satisfaction with others. 28,29 According to Heekerens et al, 30 the practice of cultivating gratitude also allows individuals to establish connections between their present life and future dreams, as well as to re ect on their relationships with signi cant others, whether family or friends.…”

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Perception of Gratitude During a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease

Miranda

Pires

Mancuzo

et al. 2023

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Background: Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), regardless of their etiology, have an impact on patient quality of life at some point. Dyspnea, which is the most common symptom, cannot be treated with the main drugs available. Alternatives such as pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen supplementation, yoga, and mindfulness practices can help in the care of patients with ILD. Objective: To explore the perceptions of gratitude by patients with various ILDs during a mindfulness-based intervention. Methodology: This was a qualitative study involving 50 patients with various ILDs. Data were collected through transcription of expressions of gratitude during weekly sessions. For the qualitative evaluation of the data, a six-phase thematic analysis was used. Results: The results obtained allowed the construction of five thematic categories of gratitude: recognition of the existence of a God, religious beliefs being evident in the statements of several patients, who relied on it as a strategy for coping with the disease; the possibility of autonomy, perceived in the importance placed upon being able to perform simple, routine tasks; the presence of family and friends; the assurance of treatment by the health care team and the treatment itself; and the changes achieved through the mindfulness training. Conclusion: Despite the severity and limitations imposed by the disease, the participants were able to perceive the importance and meaning of the presence of family and friends, spirituality, the medical team, and mindfulness in their lives.

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Cognitive‐affective responses to online positive‐psychological interventions: The effects of optimistic, grateful, and self‐compassionate writing

Cited by 12 publications

References 87 publications

Generate Greater Gratitude When Being Help? A Study of the Psychological Mechanism of Gratitude for Chinese Poor College Students

Generate Greater Gratitude When Being Help? A Study of the Psychological Mechanism of Gratitude for Chinese Poor College Students

Self-Compassion Focused Writing Practices: A Systematic Review

Perception of Gratitude During a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease

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