Trial reportApplied psychology. Health and well-being2022
The effects of gratitude and kindness on life satisfaction, positive emotions, negative emotions, and COVID-19 anxiety: An online pilot experimental study.
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- The effects of gratitude interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Pooled it
- Emotion regulation, academic buoyancy, and academic adjustment of university students within a self-determination theory framework: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Can a multicomponent positive psychological intervention promote well-being in parents of young children? A randomized controlled trial study in Hong Kong.Family process · 2024Trial
- The effects of gratitude and kindness on life satisfaction, positive emotions, negative emotions, and COVID-19 anxiety: An online pilot experimental study.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2022Trial
- Amygdala-putamen connectivity links gratitude to greater well-being.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- The immediate effects of a brief gratitude intervention on positive affect, negative affect, and heart rate: a randomized controlled study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effects of an app-based brief gratitude practice on positive and negative daily affect during the COVID-19 pandemic.Acta psychologica · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Impact of Parenting on Grit: Serial Mediating Effect of Gratitude and Life Satisfaction.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025Article
- Relationship power attenuated the effects of gratitude on perceived partner responsiveness and satisfaction in romantic relationships.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The 12-Step Pathway to Spiritual Growth and Gratitude and Its Relationship With Well-Being Among the Members of Sexaholics Anonymous in Poland.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- A randomized trial investigating the impact of response expectancy on the counting blessings intervention: the role of optimism as a moderator.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Savoring life during pandemic: an online intervention to promote well-being in emerging adults.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Culture, Motivation, Self-Regulation, and the Impactful Work of Dennis M. McInerney.Educational psychology review · 2023Review
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- Impact of digital stress on negative emotions and physical complaints in the home office: a follow up study.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Gratitude, relatedness needs satisfaction, and negative psychological outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A short-term longitudinal study.Journal of clinical psychology · 2022Article
- Mental Health and Substance Use of Farmers in Canada during COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prospering in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: The effects of PROSPER-based intervention on psychological outcomes among preschool teachers.Journal of school psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The continuous surge in the number of confirmed diagnoses and fatalities associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused debilitating economic, educational, social, and psychological issues. However, little is known about how psychological interventions may boost well-being outcomes amid the pandemic. This research addresses this gap by examining the effects of gratitude and kindness interventions on life satisfaction, positive emotions, negative emotions, and COVID-19 anxiety via an online pilot experimental study. A 3-week online pilot experiment was implemented among 107 Filipino undergraduate students (M = 20.27; SD = 1.10). These participants were randomly assigned to kindness (n = 37), gratitude (n = 32), and control (n = 38) conditions. The results showed that there were significant differences on positive emotions when controlling for the baseline well-being, gratitude, and kindness scores across all conditions (i.e., gratitude, kindness, and control). Participants assigned in the gratitude and kindness conditions had significantly higher scores on positive emotions than those in the control condition. The findings point to the emotional benefits associated with promoting gratitude and kindness during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research contributes to scarce literature on the applicability of well-being interventions in non-Western cultural contexts.
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