Psychosocial Benefits of Gratitude Journals

NCT ID: NCT02570685

Last Updated: 2016-03-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

192 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-03-31

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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This randomized controlled study will examine the effect of a) a reflective interpersonal gratitude journal, and b) an reflective and behavioral interpersonal gratitude journal, versus (c) an active control journal, on life satisfaction and other secondary outcomes. Explanatory mechanisms will be tested utilizing the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of these three conditions with three week, one month and three month follow-up assessments.

Conditions

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Happiness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Reflective Interpersonal Gratitude

An interpersonal gratitude journal, designed to foster gratitude for one's existing social relationships, by writing and reflecting on people and positive daily encounters for which one is grateful.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reflective Interpersonal Gratitude

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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…..

Reflective-Behavioral Gratitude

An interpersonal gratitude journal, designed to foster gratitude for one's existing social relationships, by writing and reflecting on people and positive daily encounters for which one is grateful. In addition participants are asked to choose a friend express this gratitude to them at the end of each week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reflective-Behavioral Gratitude

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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."

Neutral Control Journal

Write about and reflect on things that occurred over the course of the day.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Neutral Control Journal

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Interventions

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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…..

Intervention Type 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."

Intervention Type 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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English language proficiency

Exclusion Criteria

* under the age of 18
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Limerick

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Brenda O'Connell

Ms. Brenda O' Connell, B.A.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Brenda O' Connell, B.A

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Limerick

Stephen Gallagher, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Limerick

Deirdre O'Shea, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Limerick

Locations

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University of Limerick

Limerick, Munster, Ireland

Site Status

Countries

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Ireland

Other Identifiers

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GratitudeJournal2015

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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