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Grateful people are more likely to help others and contribute to their communities. This creates a positive feedback loop, where expressing gratitude leads to more opportunities to feel grateful.
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4. Gratitude enhances empathy and reduces aggression
- Grateful people are more likely to behave in a prosocial manner, even when others behave less kind.
- Study participants who ranked higher on gratitude scales were less likely to retaliate against others, even when given negative feedback.
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2. Gratitude improves physical health
- Grateful people experience fewer aches and pains and they report feeling healthier than other people, according to a 2012 study published in Personality and Individual Differences.
- Not surprisingly, grateful people are also more likely to take care of their health.
Emotions as feedback
- Others can be motivated by giving feedback on changes in emotion, behaviour, and well-being.
- Praise can create positive emotions, while mastery programs can increase a sense of competence.
- Positive feedback, expressing gratitude and awe can be used to induce change.
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