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Feeling grateful to God: A qualitative inquiry

Neal Krause Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lindsey A. Evans Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA
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Gregory Powers Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA
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R. David Hayward Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA
Pages 119-130 | Received 02 Sep 2011, Accepted 29 Dec 2011, Published online: 10 Feb 2012

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Morgen A. Chalmiers, Fuat Istemi & Sahin Simsek. (2023) Gratitude to God and its psychological benefits in Islamic contexts: A systematic review of the literature. Mental Health, Religion & Culture 0:0, pages 1-13.
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Crystal L. Park, Joshua A. Wilt & Adam B. David. (2022) Gratitude to God: A Unique Construct Adding to Our Understanding of Religiousness and Gratitude. Religions 13:9, pages 872.
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Jeff Levin. (2016) Prevalence and Religious Predictors of Healing Prayer Use in the USA: Findings from the Baylor Religion Survey. Journal of Religion and Health 55:4, pages 1136-1158.
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Lung Hung Chen, Chia-Huei Wu & Shouming Chen. (2014) Gratitude and Athletes’ Life Satisfaction: A Intra-individual Analysis on the Moderation of Ambivalence over Emotional Expression. Social Indicators Research 123:1, pages 227-239.
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Neal Krause, Robert A. Emmons & Gail Ironson. (2015) Benevolent Images of God, Gratitude, and Physical Health Status. Journal of Religion and Health 54:4, pages 1503-1519.
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Roger Bretherton. 2015. Positive Psychology in Practice. Positive Psychology in Practice 47 60 .
Neal Krause, Deborah Bruce, R. David Hayward & Cynthia Woolever. (2014) Gratitude to God, Self-Rated Health, and Depressive Symptoms. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 53:2, pages 341-355.
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