ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Discerning the Nuance: The Varied Effects of Gratitude Letter Intervention on Taiwanese Nurses
- Sheng-Ling Chang
Claremont Graduate University - Sheng-Ling Chang
Kaohsiung Medical University - Christina Armenta
University of California, Riverside - Mei-Hsing Chen
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University - Hsiang-Yi Wu
Kaohsiung Medical University - Wan-Yun Chen
Kaohsiung Medical University - Sonja Lyubomirsky
University of California, Riverside
Abstract
Writing gratitude letters could be a powerful tool to boost people’s well-being. However, the sample characteristics, the cultural values, and to whom people write the letters would influence the results. The study collected the data from Taiwanese nurses making an advanced discovery of the varied effects of the intervention.
Positive Psychology