In one study, 137 college students completed a survey regarding how often they expressed gratitude to a friend or partner. Results showed that gratitude was positively linked with the person's perception of the "communal" strength.
在一項(xiàng)研究中,研究人員對(duì)137名大學(xué)生開展了一項(xiàng)關(guān)于他們對(duì)朋友或情侶表達(dá)感謝的頻率的調(diào)查。結(jié)果顯示,說(shuō)“謝謝”能讓致謝人更進(jìn)一步地看待相互間的關(guān)系。
In another study involving 218 college students, expressing gratitude found the expresser's perception of the relationship's strength over time was boosted.
在另一項(xiàng)對(duì)218名大學(xué)生開展的研究中,表達(dá)感謝讓致謝人感到雙方的關(guān)系更“鐵”了。
In the third study, 75 men and women were randomly assigned to one of four groups. Over a three-week period, one group expressed gratitude to a friend; another thought grateful thoughts about a friend, while a third thought about daily activities and a fourth had positive interactions with a friend.
在第三項(xiàng)研究中,研究人員將75名男性和女性隨機(jī)分為四個(gè)小組。在三個(gè)星期的時(shí)間內(nèi),一個(gè)小組向朋友表達(dá)感謝,另一個(gè)小組對(duì)朋友心懷感激,第三個(gè)小組只考慮日?;顒?dòng),第四個(gè)小組與朋友進(jìn)行積極互動(dòng)。