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Here are all the studies with their links:

Emmons & McCullough (2003) — Gratitude journaling, well-being, and physical health

• PubMed
• Full PDF

Wood, Joseph, Lloyd & Atkins (2009) — Gratitude and sleep quality

• PubMed
• ScienceDirect

Mills et al. (2015) — Gratitude and heart failure (mood, sleep, inflammation)

• PubMed

Redwine et al. (2016) — Gratitude journaling RCT, inflammatory biomarkers, heart rate variability

• PubMed
• PMC Full Text

Grant & Gino (2010) — Gratitude expressions and prosocial behavior

• Harvard Business School
• Semantic Scholar

Wood, Froh & Geraghty (2010) — Comprehensive review of gratitude and well-being

• ScienceDirect

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