Mental health problems around the world are a serious issue. Gratitude connects people who can support us in good and bad times. In this way gratitude can make us happier in the end.
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Second wave positive psychology
Second wave positive psychology or positive psychology 2.0 (PP 2.0). Occasionally this term appears in the literature. This branch of psychology builds on the relatively new positive psychology and combines it with every other branch of psychology that can contribute to its premises. PP 2.0 wants to get the best out of people and societies, despite and even because of the dark side of human existence.
Continue readingWhat good is gratitude for the benefactor?
Gratitude is an emotion felt and expressed by a beneficiary. But what is the importance of gratitude to the benefactor?
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We talk about gratitude a lot. But what is gratitude? This blog post explains the emotion gratitude.
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People over 40 years who feel grateful regularly are less lonely
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Publication of the Existential Gratitude Scale by Wong & Jans-Beken, 2019.
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