What's Your Gratitude Score❓
A NEW STUDY from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests that the experience of grateful affect is associated with increased longevity among older adults. “Gratitude appeared protective against every specific cause of mortality studied, most significantly against cardiovascular disease.” Ying Chen, research scientist in the Department of Epidemiology
CLICK & TAKE: 6 Question Gratitude Questionnaire to measure your current level of gratitude. The average score for older adults is between 35 and 37
CLICK & DOWNLOAD: GRATITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE: PRINTABLE PDF
Reference
McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography. (2002) Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, by the American Psychological Association.
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INSTRUCTIONS Using the scale below as a guide, give yourself a number for each statement to indicate how much you agree with it. 1 = strongly disagree 2 = disagree 3 = slightly disagree 4 = neutral 5 = slightly agree 6 = agree 7 = strongly agree GRATITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE 1. I have so much in life to be thankful for. 2. If I had to list everything that I felt grateful for, it would be a very long list. 3. When I look at the world, I don’t see much to be grateful for. 4. I am grateful to a wide variety of people. 5. As I get older I find myself more able to appreciate the people, events, and situations that have been part of my life history. 6. Long amounts of time can go by before I feel grateful to something or someone.
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