7 Gratitude Facts & Statistics
#1: At work, employers and bosses showing appreciation for their employees can be linked to longer retention and increased motivation.
According to Glassdoor: “Seven in ten (68%) employees say their boss shows them enough appreciation, however, more than half (53%) of employees admit they would stay longer at their company if they felt more appreciation from their boss. In fact, four in five (81%) employees report they’re motivated to work harder when their boss shows appreciation for their work.”
#2: Thoughtful actions have an immediate positive effect on the giver, not just the receiver.
“Scientists studying positive psychology found that a one-time act of thoughtful gratitude produced an immediate 10% increase in happiness and 35% reduction in depressive symptoms.” Learn more!
#3: Keeping a gratitude journal can increase how much you notice to be grateful for.
“Regular gratitude journaling has been shown to result in 5% to 15% increases in optimism (Amin, 2014), meaning that the more we think about what we are grateful for, the more we find to be grateful for!” Check out more gratitude facts from Positive Psychology.
#4: Gratitude can be linked to improved sleep quality.
In a Journal of Psychosomatic Research study, researchers found that, “Gratitude predicted greater subjective sleep quality and sleep duration, and less sleep latency and daytime dysfunction.”
#5 : Gratitude can enhance physical and mental well-being.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “Expressing gratitude is associated with a host of mental and physical benefits. Studies have shown that feeling thankful can improve sleep, mood and immunity. Gratitude can decrease depression, anxiety, difficulties with chronic pain and risk of disease.”
#6: Gratitude can help to decrease negative thoughts of envy and jealousy. Here’s one of many takeaways from the relationship between gratitude and emotions such as envy:
“[Study] results showed that (1) state gratitude inhibits situational envy and (2) state gratitude plays a partial mediating role between trait gratitude and situational envy.” How gratitude inhibits envy: From the perspective of positive psychology.
#7: Send gratitude notes to others – it could make their day! In one study, results showed that the receiver was more ecstatic about the note than the giver thought they would be.
“After receiving thank-you notes and filling out questionnaires about how it felt to get them, many said they were “ecstatic,” scoring the happiness rating at 4 of 5. The senders typically guessed they’d evoke a 3.”
