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Psychosocial Benefits of Gratitude Journals

NCT02570685 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 192

Last updated 2016-03-02

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Summary

This randomized controlled study will examine the effects of different interpersonal gratitude journals compared to a neutral control journal on psycho social outcomes.

Conditions

  • Happiness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Reflective Interpersonal Gratitude

Participants were given the following instructions in their journal: Writing is a great way to reflect on your daily events, helping to look back and focus on the good things in our lives. There are many things in our lives, big and small, which we might be grateful for. For the next three weeks, 3 times a week (9 days in total), reflect back on your day and think of the people you met and interacted with and are grateful for. Please write down in the space provided a number of positive social interactions over the day or friendships/relationships you are grateful for…..

BEHAVIORAL

Reflective-Behavioral Gratitude

Participants were given the following identical instructions as the reflective journal in addition to this "At the end of each week, express this gratitude to a friend of your choice face-to-face or through e-mail, facebook, a kind note, tell him/her how much you appreciate something specific that he/she does and reflect on how your friend's reaction and how you feel."

BEHAVIORAL

Neutral Control Journal

Writing is a great way to reflect on your daily events, helping to look back and reflect on our lives. For the next three weeks, 3 times a week (9 days in total), please write in the spaces provided things that happened during the day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Limerick

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brenda O' Connell, B.A · University of Limerick

  • Stephen Gallagher, PhD · University of Limerick

  • Deirdre O'Shea, PhD · University of Limerick

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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