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counting blessings: a standalone construct

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Positive psychology

regularly listing things one is grateful for, which improved well-being compared with listing hassles or neutral events.

In positive psychology, counting blessings refers to regularly listing things one is grateful for, which improved well-being compared with listing hassles or neutral events. This meaning comes from Emmons (2003) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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neutral2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs well-being4 names · 5 citationsjangle · one word, four well-beings

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Emmons, R. A., & McCullough, M. E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(2), 377-389. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.2.377

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