You sampled Christians, so bad research. Anyway, which god? My major stressors in life were stroke, getting fired, divorce. And I do have gratitude for the stroke because it got me divorced.
Throughout recorded history, we can count between 8,000 and 12,000 gods who have been worshiped.
In Hinduism there are said to be 330,000,000 gods.
Give Thanks in All Circumstances? Gratitude Toward God and Health in Later Life after Major Life Stressors
Abstract
Gratitude is foundational to well-being throughout the life course, and an emerging body of work suggests that older adults may be more inclined to attribute gratitude to a non-human target (God). Drawing on life course theory and Erikson’s lifespan development framework, we use data from a national sample of Christian older adults from the United States (N = 1,005) to examine whether gratitude toward God buffers the noxious health effects of the death of a loved one or personal illness. Results suggest that gratitude toward God tends to predict better age-comparative and global self-rated physical health in the aftermath of stress, a moderation effect which is partially mediated by stronger beliefs in God-mediated control (that God is a collaborative partner in dealing with problems). We conclude by proposing some interventions for clinicians and counselors centered around gratitude and religiosity that may assist older adults in coping with major life stressors.
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