The Association Between Gratitude and Depression: A Meta-Analysis

This is the meta-analysis data set for the following manuscript: This meta-analysis evaluated the association between gratitude and depression. The study synthesized the association in 70 reported effect sizes from 62 published and unpublished articles, involving a total of 26,427 child, adolescent, and adult participants. The studies were completed by different research teams, using different samples, different measures, and various correlational research designs. The results showed a significant association between gratitude and depression, r = -.39 [95% confidence intervals - .44, - .34], indicating that individuals who experience more gratitude have lower levels of depression. The results did not vary significantly with the measure of gratitude or depression used, whether the study was longitudinal or cross-sectional, the age of participants or the percentage of female participants, suggesting a robust connection between higher levels of gratitude with lower levels of depression. The findings provide a reason to explore the effects of gratitude-focused interventions as a method to alleviate depression and to prevent the development of depression.

本数据集为下述论文的元分析数据集：该元分析旨在评估感恩与抑郁之间的关联。此项研究综合了来自62篇已发表及未发表文献的70个效应量，共涉及26,427名儿童、青少年及成年参与者。这些研究由不同研究团队完成，采用了不同样本、不同测量工具及多种相关研究设计。结果显示感恩与抑郁之间存在显著关联（r = -0.39，95%置信区间为-0.44至-0.34），表明感恩体验更丰富的个体抑郁水平更低。研究结果在感恩或抑郁的测量工具、研究类型（纵向或横断面）、参与者年龄及女性参与者比例等方面均未呈现显著差异，表明感恩水平与抑郁水平之间的关联具有稳健性。这些发现为探索以感恩为核心的干预措施在缓解及预防抑郁方面的效果提供了依据。