Magnitude of Gratitude: Observing an Effective Anxiety Induction and Measuring Gratitude’s Self-Perceived Impact on Anxiety Levels

Following successful online anxiety induction in 219 participants, we investigated gratitude journaling's therapeutic effects on mood recovery. Gratitude journaling significantly outperformed both the complaint-writing and control conditions in improving post-induction mood (F(2, 216)= 5.36, p=.005), highlighting its promise as a brief and accessible intervention for managing acute anxiety-related mood disturbances.