ObjectivePrevious research has documented a negative between‐person association between gratitude and depressed mood. However, how gratitude relates to depressed mood at the within‐person level remains less understood. The current study aimed to revisit the association between gratitude and depressed mood using a daily diary approach and examine the potential moderating effects of trait gratitude, neuroticism, and extraversion.MethodOur sample consisted of 243 college students (Mage = 19.12), who reported their daily levels of gratitude and depressed mood for 14 days. There is a final sample of 3384 diaries.ResultsThe multilevel cross‐lagged path analysis revealed that gratitude was negatively associated with depressed mood on the subsequent day. This result remained consistent after controlling for well‐being from the previous day. Furthermore, trait gratitude, neuroticism, and extraversion did not moderate the relationship between gratitude on day n−1 and depressed mood on day n.ConclusionsThese findings highlight the benefits of gratitude in daily life, suggesting that gratitude might function as a protective factor in mitigating depressed mood.

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今天更感恩，明天更少抑郁：感恩与抑郁情绪之间的日常联系


客观以前的研究记录了感恩和抑郁情绪之间的人际负关联。然而，在人内层面，感恩与抑郁情绪的关系仍然不太清楚。目前的研究旨在使用每日日记方法重新审视感恩与抑郁情绪之间的关联，并检查感恩特质、神经质和外向性的潜在调节作用。方法我们的样本由 243 名大学生 （Mage = 19.12） 组成，他们报告了 14 天内每天的感恩和抑郁情绪水平。有 3384 本日记的最终样本。结果多级交叉滞后路径分析显示，感恩与第二天的抑郁情绪呈负相关。在控制了前一天的健康状况后，这一结果保持一致。此外，感恩特质、神经质和外向性并没有调节第 n-1 天的感恩与第 n 天的抑郁情绪之间的关系。结论这些发现强调了感恩在日常生活中的好处，表明感恩可能作为缓解抑郁情绪的保护因素。