How diverse beliefs shape the experience of transcendent gratitude

Psychologists return to the first question of Western philosophy.

“…If primals alter ambiguity interpretation like other beliefs are known to do, they theoretically should influence many well-being outcomes, consistent with major theories in clinical and positive psychology (Beck, 1963; Clifton & Meindl, 2022; Janoff-Bulman, 1989). In cross-sectional studies, negative primals correlate to less job success, less job satisfaction, worse health, more frequent negative emotions, lower life satisfaction, higher depression rates, lower well-being, less virtuous character, and suicide attempts (Clifton & Meindl, 2022; McGrath, 2023; Nelson et al, 2023; Stahlmann & Ruch, 2023). Some correlations are large.…”