In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of indirect gratitude experience on life satisfaction and perceived social support. The participants included 68 adults (33 males and 35 females) who were assigned to a direct gratitude group, an indirect gratitude group, or a control group for a 6-day writing intervention. This study shows that gratitude treatment, including direct and indirect gratitude, significantly increases life satisfaction and perceived social support levels in the direct and indirect gratitude groups compared to the control group. There was no significant difference in life satisfaction and social support between the direct and indirect gratitude groups. In addition, changes in the measured values of direct and indirect gratitude before and after the intervention were significant in both life satisfaction and perceived social support, indicating that just reading or seeing other people’s gratitude experiences enhances the feeling of gratitude and its psychological effects. Finally, the limitations of this study and suggestions are discussed.

在这项研究中，我们旨在调查间接感恩体验对生活满意度和感知社会支持的影响。参与者包括 68 名成年人（33 名男性和 35 名女性），他们被分配到直接感恩组、间接感恩组或对照组，接受为期 6 天的写作干预。这项研究表明，与对照组相比，感恩治疗，包括直接感恩和间接感恩，直接感恩组和间接感恩组的生活满意度和感知社会支持水平显着提高。直接感恩组和间接感恩组的生活满意度和社会支持没有显着差异。此外，干预前后直接和间接感恩测量值的变化在生活满意度和感知社会支持方面均显着变化，表明仅阅读或看到他人的感恩经历就可以增强感恩感及其心理效应。最后讨论了本研究的局限性和建议。