Answer: Grateful people
Clues: “Appreciative” and “Thankful”
A major international study found that grateful people tend to enjoy better physical health and overall well-being. And this was no small study. It involved more than 148,000 people across 57 countries.
In A Nutshell
- Grateful people reported better health across two surveys of 148,000-plus people.
- Feeling supported tracked with health in both surveys; giving help did so in one.
- Gratitude was less tied to helping in more collectivist countries.
- These are links, not proof that gratitude improves health.