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The Rediscovery of Gratitude: Implications for Counseling Practice
Author(s) -
YOUNG MARK E.,
HUTCHINSON TRACY S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2012.00008.x
Subject(s) - gratitude , psychological intervention , positive psychology , psychology , humanism , humanistic psychology , field (mathematics) , social psychology , applied psychology , psychotherapist , engineering ethics , philosophy , engineering , theology , mathematics , psychiatry , pure mathematics
Although gratitude has been rediscovered by the field of positive psychology, strength‐based wellness‐oriented interventions have historically been a part of the humanistic tradition in counseling. The article is a review of emerging gratitude research including characteristics of gratitude, theoretical explanations, specific interventions, and implications for future research.