What is it about?
Loneliness is a widespread problem. This study investigated that trait gratitude may prevent or reduce loneliness. ln addition, this study examined the prediction that psychological flexibility as a concept from the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and engaged living, as a process from ACT’s psychological flexibility, would explain the association between trait gratitude and loneliness.
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Why is it important?
This study was important because it was the first to examine psychological flexibility and engaged living as underlying mechanisms between trait gratitude and loneliness in a Dutch population of 40 years and older. Furthermore, this paper contributes to the small amount of existing work on the association between trait gratitude, psychological flexibility, engaged living, and loneliness and adds to the increasing research and clinical applications of ACT.
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This page is a summary of: Gratitude and loneliness in adults over 40 years: examining the role of psychological flexibility and engaged living, Aging & Mental Health, October 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1673309.
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