![]() ![]() ![]() At least four studies found no effect of thinking about positive events on people’s positive emotions, negative emotions, or subjective well-being ( Burton & King, 2008 Froh, Sefick, & Emmons, 2008 Lyubomirsky, Sousa, & Dickerhoof, 2006, Study 2 Sheldon & Lyubomirsky, 2006, Study 2). Attempts to replicate these findings have yielded inconsistent results. In two of the three studies, for example, there were no significant differences in reported positive or negative emotions between the gratitude and control conditions. People in the various “count your blessings” conditions reported greater subjective well-being than did people in control conditions, but the results were not entirely consistent across studies. In three experiments, participants were asked to list things for which they were grateful every day for 2 weeks, every day for 3 weeks, or once a week for 9 weeks. Emmons and McCullough (2003), in a seminal article, were the first to report experimental evidence in favor of the “count your blessings” hypothesis. The scientific evidence for this hypothesis, however, is mixed. ![]() Philosophers, spiritual leaders, life coaches, therapists, and grandmothers have echoed these sentiments, namely that people would be happier if they simply paused to consider the many positive events that have happened in their lives. ![]() published a hymn called “Count Your Blessings” with the lyrics, “Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly/And you will be singing as the days go by” ( Osbeck, 1982, p. ![]()
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