Gratitude Reception and Physical Health: Examining the Mediating Role of Satisfaction with Patient Care in a Sample of Acute Care Nurses

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• Personal Author:
  Cadiz DM ; Mohr CD ; Sinclair RR ; Starkey AR
• Description:
  Literature examining well-being benefits of gratitude experiences is currently thriving in psychological science. However, evidence of the physical health benefits of gratitude remains limited. Research and theory in affective science suggests an indirect relationship between gratitude and physical health. This study examines how receiving expressions of gratitude predicts physical health outcomes in a sample of acute care nurses over time. Registered nurses (N = 146) practicing in Oregon completed weekly surveys over 12 consecutive weeks describing their positive and negative events, health, and work-related experiences. Multilevel mediation models revealed that being thanked more often at work was positively related to a nurse's satisfaction with the care they provided within that week, which subsequently predicted sleep quality, sleep adequacy, headaches, and attempts to eat healthy. These findings contribute to literature demonstrating the health benefits of gratitude by indicating that benefactors may experience improvements in subjective physical health through positive domain-relative satisfaction. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Sleep
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Emotion Expression Employee Satisfaction Gratitude Health Effects Nurses Nursing Occupational Psychology Physical Health Positive Feedback Positive Psychology Well-being

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• ISSN:
  1743-9760
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; South Carolina
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068633
• Citation:
  J Posit Psychol 2019 Nov; 14(6):779-788
• Contact Point Address:
  Alicia R. Starkey, Department of Psychology, Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States
• Email:
  astarkey@pdx.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Portland State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The Journal of Positive Psychology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:55b63e652e412f5b605ec14762196c719ac3eef2a74eee4fb9216fa8fc5cbdc635ee8210235dfd85cf9520ff383c9e31cff30b3e296bfb5b4cda231d7d22a30f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207235/cdc_207235_DS1.pdf
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