Letters of gratitude: Improving well-being through expressive writing

Researchers have shown that about 40% of our happiness is accounted for by intentional activity whereas 50% is explained by genetics and 10% by circumstances (Lyubomirsky, Sheldon & Schkade, 2005). Consequently, efforts to improve happiness might best be focused in the domain of intentional acti...

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Main Author: Steven M. Toepfer & Kathleen Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SIG Writing of EARLI 2009-11-01
Series:Journal of Writing Research
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Online Access:http://www.jowr.org/articles/vol1_3/JoWR_2009_vol1_nr3_Toepfer_Walker.pdf