Gratitude: the state of art

A growing number of studies show how gratitude can have a positive and significant impact on our physical and mental health. It is also known that implementing gratitude activities in daily life may play a role as a self-help tool to lower the level of psychological distress, enhance one's satisfaction with life and strengthen social bonds. The purpose of this review is to take a closer look at existing definitions of gratitude, its measures, interventions and research as well as provide future directions in gratitude studies.