Using a Gratitude Intervention to Improve the Lives of Women With Breast Cancer: A Daily Diary Study
Authors:
- Joanna Sztachańska,
- Izabela Krejtz,
- John Nezlek
Abstract
Gratitude can be understood in two ways: as a state of being grateful for things and people, and as a disposition. Research suggests that focusing on reasons for being grateful promotes various aspects of well-being. The present study examined the effectiveness of a gratitude intervention for women with breast cancer. Each day for 2 weeks, 42 women with breast cancer described their psychological well-being, social support, and coping strategies. Women in the intervention condition reported the reasons why they felt grateful that day. Moreover, all participants took part in a pre-test session where trait measures were taken to control for dispositional differences. Listing the reasons for gratitude led to higher levels of daily psychological functioning, greater perceived support, and greater use of adaptive coping strategies. These results suggest that gratitude interventions may improve the lives of oncological patients
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- SWPS8ae4a480409a401d9e1d5986a59a69e7
- Author
- Journal series
- Frontiers in Psychology, ISSN 1664-1078
- Issue year
- 2019
- Vol
- 10
- No
- 1365
- Pages
- 1-11
- Publication size in sheets
- 0.50
- Keywords in English
- gratitude, breast cancer, diary study, well-being, multilevel modeling
- ASJC Classification
- DOI
- DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01365 opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01365/full opening in a new tab
- Language
- (en) English
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- Using a Gratitude Intervention to.pdf
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- Additional file
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- Oswiadczenie_J.Sztachanska_Using.pdf
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- Oswiadczenie_I.Krejtz_Using.pdf
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- Oswiadczenie_J.Nezlek_Using.pdf
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- Score (nominal)
- 70
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- journalList
- Publication indicators
- : 2016 = 1.006; : 2017 = 2.089 (2) - 2017=2.749 (5); = 10
- Citation count
- 10
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- http://bw.swps.edu.pl/info/article/SWPS8ae4a480409a401d9e1d5986a59a69e7/
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