Future studies can develop gratitude-based interventions for students to enhance their well-being
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Future studies can develop gratitude-based interventions for students to enhance their well-being. Research can investigate the effectiveness of gratitude-based interventions in improving well-being in emerging adults. Studies can explore t
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Sourced from the limitations and abstract and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2012 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 59 times in total.
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- The role of prosocial tendencies in the relationships between gratitude, perceived social support, and psychological well-being among Chinese university students: a structural equation modeling approach (2025) · Frontiers in Psychology · cited 15× · doi
Future research could explore these relationships in diverse cultural settings to examine the generalizability of the findings and identify any culturally specific factors that may influence these processes. Future research should investigate how these relationships might vary across different cultural contexts, given that the expression of gratitude and prosocial behaviors can be influenced by cultural norms and values.
generallimitationsKeywords: cultural future relationships explore diverse settings examine generalizability identify culturally specific factors influence processes investigate - Does gratitude always work? Ambivalence over emotional expression inhibits the beneficial effect of gratitude on well‐being (2012) · International Journal of Psychology · cited 44× · doi
However, when we examined these studies closely, we found that the moderators were rarely investigated, suggesting that further work is needed to explore the boundaries of gratitude In this regard, the authors have proposed that ambivalence over emotional expression might be a potential moderator that would inhibit the beneficial effect of gratitude on well-being.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: gratitude examined closely found moderators rarely investigated suggesting further needed explore boundaries regard authors proposed - Gratitude and Well-being in Emergent Adults (2026) · Educatia 21 · doi
Future studies can develop gratitude-based interventions for students to enhance their well-being. Research can investigate the effectiveness of gratitude-based interventions in improving well-being in emerging adults. Studies can explore the relationship between gratitude and well-being in different contexts, such as in the workplace or in community settings.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: future studies develop gratitude-based interventions students enhance well-being
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