Research has demonstrated the health benefits of the emotion of gratitude. We now also have evidence that the attitude of gratitude is a habit shown more by some people than others.
Questionnaires provided to several hundred college students at Southern Methodist University and the University of California at Davis, and over l,000 adults via the Internet, measured several aspects of gratitude.
One analysis of the resulting data, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, showed that people differ in how readily they experience and express gratitude and that their friends notice and confirm these self-reports.
Another analysis revealed that those with a more grateful disposition experience more positive emotions generally, feel greater well-being, demonstrate more prosocial behaviours and traits, and express more religiousness and spirituality. Another analysis of the data showed that the more a person had a grateful disposition, the less envy and materialism did the person have, reinforcing the conclusion that gratitude may be associated with greater degrees of spirituality.
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