Gratitude—something a lot of us practice on Thanksgiving—tends to be a particularly warm, fuzzy and, dare we say, noble concept. You are taking the time to give copious thanks to the people ...

3. Gratitude promotes self-care via meaningful connection to others. Another benefit for social well-being was seen among adults and college students in the U.S. and Korea asked to perform two ...

“What impresses me are the objective, biologically verifiable outcomes that go beyond self-report measures,” Dr. Emmons said. For example, gratitude has also been associated with lower blood ...

In addition, expressing gratitude can reduce negative social comparisons. In other words, focusing on others being in a better position who can help us rather than being people we should envy ...