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.
在一項研究中,研究人員對137名大學生開展了一項關于他們對朋友或情侶表達感謝的頻率的調查。結果顯示,說“謝謝”能讓致謝人更進一步地看待相互間的關系。
In another study involving 218 college students, expressing gratitude found the expresser's perception of the relationship's strength over time was boosted.
在另一項對218名大學生開展的研究中,表達感謝讓致謝人感到雙方的關系更“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.
在第三項研究中,研究人員將75名男性和女性隨機分為四個小組。在三個星期的時間內,一個小組向朋友表達感謝,另一個小組對朋友心懷感激,第三個小組只考慮日?;顒樱谒膫€小組與朋友進行積極互動。