We’re interested in a wide spectrum of gratitude interventions and practices, ranging from self-help activities (e.g., gratitude journaling) to group activities to therapeutic treatments. We're also interested in the conceptualization and measurement of gratitude-related constructs. 

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​​Below is a list of our current research projects and papers:

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1. Predicting gratitude to one's principal benefactor (status: under review).

2. Developing a multilevel conceptualization of gratitude (status: under review).

3. Evaluating gratitude peak experiences (status: under review).

4. A randomized controlled trial to evaluate a gratitude writing intervention focused on positive turning points in people’s lives (status: under review).

5. Testing a longitudinal cross-lagged model on the relationship between gratitude and social behaviors (status: writing).

6. Experimental tests of agency appraisals (e.g., attributing one's positive outcomes to external versus internal causes) on gratitude (status: writing).

7. A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of the Gratitude Group Program and group CBT for depression (status: data analysis).

8. Developing a measure of receiving gratitude from others with 3 waves of longitudinal data (status: data analysis).

9. Examining group-level gratitude and mental health outcomes in gratitude group interventions (status: data collection).

10. Developing a measure of the abundance mindset with 3 waves of longitudinal data (status: data analysis).

11. A randomized controlled trial to assess the long-term efficacy of a redemptive gratitude writing intervention (status: data analysis).

12. The relationship between the frequency of 10 gratitude practices and mental health outcomes (status: data analysis).

13. Testing the abundance appraisal model of gratitude, i.e., believing one has received more than one deserves and expects (status: data analysis).

14. Testing the efficacy of a gratitude micro-intervention in individual psychotherapy (status: conceptualization phase).  

15. Testing the efficacy of a gratitude micro-intervention in group psychotherapy (status: conceptualization phase).  

16. Testing the effects of training therapists in an individual gratitude micro-intervention (status: conceptualization phase). 

17. Testing the effects of training therapists in a group gratitude micro-intervention (status: conceptualization phase).