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QUIZ: GRATITUDE

To study anything effectively, you need to be able to measure it. So for the past two years, I have been working with Southern Methodist University's Michael E. McCullough and Jo-Ann Tsang to devleop an accurate measure of gratitude and to find out how people's gratitude scores relate to their own health and well-being. This research, which was published in Janurary 2002, in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, was conducted in part via an extensive questionnaire on SpiritualityHealth.com, as well as with groups of university students.

After analyzing the date, we were able to refine a measure of gratitude to six key factors. To understand the role gratitude plays in your own life, take a moment to complete the test below.

Choose how much you agree with each statement. Please read the choices carefully. Note that answers for E and F are in reverse order.

 

A. I have so much in life to be thankful for.
1=strongly disagree
2=disagree
3=slightly disagree
4=neutral
5=slightly agree
6=agree
7=strongly agree
 
B. If I had to list everything I felt grateful for, it would be a very long list.
strongly disagree
disagree
slightly disagree
neutral
slightly agree
agree
strongly agree
 
C. I am grateful to a wide variety of people.
strongly disagree
disagree
slightly disagree
neutral
slightly agree
agree
strongly agree
 
D. As I get older, I find myself more able to appreciate the people, events, and situations that have been part of my life history.
strongly disagree
disagree
slightly disagree
neutral
slightly agree
agree
strongly agree
 
E. When I look at the world, I don't see much to be grateful for.
1=strongly agree
2=agree
3=slightly agree
4=neutral
5=slightly disagree
6=disagree
7=strongly disagree
 
F. Long periods of time can go by before I feel grateful for something or to someone.
strongly agree
agree
slightly agree
neutral
slightly disagree
disagree
strongly disagree