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| | Gratitude Research |
 | | Gratitude is a positive emotion (Emmons and Shelton, 2002; Fredrickson, 2004; McCullough et al., 2001) often experienced in response to a perceived benefit from a benefactor (Roberts, 2004; Tsang and McCullough, 2004). |
 | | Gratitude levels were assessed with three measures: the Revised Gratitude, Resentment, and Appreciation Test (R-GRAT; Thomas and Watkins, 2003), the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 (GQ‑6; McCullough, Emmons, and Tsang, 2002), and the Gratitude Adjectives Scale (McCullough, Emmons, and Tsang 2002). |
 | | The intentional use of gratitude has been shown to contribute to an increase in well-being and to be distinct from general positive affect (Emmons and McCullough, 2003). |
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