无论是通过信息还是当面表示感谢，感恩的好处都是相似的

　　The Benefits of Texting Your Gratitude
　　The benefits of gratitude are similar whether it＂s texted or said in person.
　　Gratitude is associated with numerous physical health and mental health benefits.感恩与许多身体健康和心理健康益处有关。
　　Some people avoid expressing gratitude in person because they worry about feeling awkward or embarrassed.有些人避免亲自表达感激之情，因为他们担心感到尴尬或尴尬。
　　New research suggests that expressing gratitude by texting may be just as beneficial as an in-person show of appreciation.新研究表明，通过短信表达感激之情可能与亲自表达感激之情一样有益。
　　Think back to a recent time when you felt thankful to another person—a family member, a friend, or a stranger who performed an act of kindness or benefited you in some way. Do you recall how you expressed your appreciation toward them (e.g., in-person, phone call, text)?回想一下您最近对他人的感激之情——家人、朋友或陌生人，他们表现出善意或以某种方式使您受益。 您还记得您是如何表达对他们的赞赏的吗（例如，面对面、电话、短信）？
　　Do you remember if you felt more reluctant to express gratitude face-to-face than by texting, emailing, or calling? If so, you are not the only one. Indeed, expressions of appreciation, particularly face-to-face, can be associated with unpleasant emotions  like guilt, embarrassment, indebtedness, or awkwardness.您是否还记得，与通过短信、电子邮件或电话相比，您是否更不愿意面对面表达感激之情？ 如果是这样，那么您不是唯一一个。 事实上，欣赏的表达，尤其是面对面的表达，可能与不愉快的情绪有关，如内疚、尴尬、负债或尴尬。
　　However, a recent study by Sheldon and Yu, published in press in The Journal of Positive Psychology, suggests that expressing gratitude through a text message  is often as beneficial and rewarding as face-to-face expressions of thankfulness.然而，Sheldon 和 Yu 最近发表在《积极心理学杂志》上的一项研究表明，通过短信表达感激之情通常与面对面表达感激之情一样有益和有益。
　　In other words, it is possible to reduce the costs and still obtain most of the benefits of gratitude.也就是说，可以在降低成本的同时，仍然获得感恩的大部分收益。
　　What are those benefits? Research indicates that expressing gratitude makes us feel good, improves well-being, and strengthens relationships. For just one example, gratitude is associated with healthier eating . It has also been linked with stronger romantic relationships —especially when gratitude is expressed in the right way and emphasizes partner responsiveness.这些好处是什么？ 研究表明，表达感激会让我们感觉良好，改善幸福感，并加强人际关系。 举一个例子，感恩与健康饮食有关。 它也与更牢固的浪漫关系有关——尤其是当以正确的方式表达感激之情并强调伴侣的反应时。
　　Let us now turn to the investigation by Yu and Sheldon, to learn more about the benefits and costs of different methods of gratitude expression.现在让我们转向 Yu 和 Sheldon 的调查，以更多地了解不同表达感恩方法的收益和成本。
　　Investigating three methods of gratitude expression探究感恩表达的三种方法
　　Study 1研究 1
　　Samples: 363 students; 164 from the U.S. (59 men; median age of 21), 199 from Taiwan (43 men; median age of 21)样本：363名学生； 164 名来自美国（59 名男性；平均年龄为 21 岁），199 名来自台湾（43 名男性；平均年龄为 21 岁）
　　Participants completed an online survey. They were instructed to indicate how a particular emotion—happiness, indebtedness, awkwardness, embarrassment, meaningfulness—would make them or a friend feel as a function of the context of gratitude (i.e. face-to-face, phone call, text message).参与者完成了在线调查。 他们被要求指出一种特定的情绪——幸福、负债、尴尬、尴尬、有意义——将如何让他们或朋友感受到感激的背景（即面对面、电话、短信）。
　　The results showed that people expect greater meaningfulness and happiness from face-to-face (compared to less direct methods of) gratitude expression. This was true both for those expressing gratitude and those receiving expressions of gratitude. And participants, particularly in the Taiwanese sample, anticipated that indirect methods, like texting, would result in less negative effects for both the person showing appreciation and the person being thanked.结果表明，人们期望面对面（与较不直接的表达方式相比）感恩表达更有意义和更幸福。 对于那些表达感激之情的人和那些接受感激之情的人来说都是如此。 参与者，尤其是台湾样本中的参与者，预计发短信等间接方法会对表示赞赏的人和被感谢的人产生较少的负面影响。
　　Study 2研究 2
　　This investigation tested whether the lay theories above, meaning what people thinkwill happen, are actually true.这项调查测试了上述非专业理论，即人们认为会发生的事情，是否真的是真的。
　　Sample: 165 students; 81 Americans (30 men; median age of 22) and 84 Taiwanese (30 men; median age of 20).样本：165 名学生； 81 名美国人（30 名男性；平均年龄为 22 岁）和 84 名台湾人（30 名男性；平均年龄为 20 岁）。
　　This time, the survey instructed participants to recall a time when they thanked someone face-to-face or by text message and to think back to how they felt (e.g., happy, embarrassed, indebted). They were then asked to guess how the other inpidual might have felt.这一次，调查要求参与者回忆他们当面或通过短信感谢某人的时候，并回想他们的感受（例如，快乐、尴尬、负债）。 然后他们被要求猜测另一个人可能会有什么感受。
　　Analysis of data showed that face-to-face expressions of gratitude were not linked with greater happiness or meaningfulness, compared to text-message communication of gratitude. However, giving thanks in face-to-face interactions (compared to texting) was associated with greater feelings of embarrassment.数据分析表明，与感恩的短信交流相比，面对面的感恩表达与更大的幸福感或意义无关。 然而，在面对面的互动中表示感谢（与发短信相比）会带来更大的尴尬感。
　　This suggests that communicating one’s appreciation to a benefactor through text messaging may result in similar levels of happiness as doing so in person, minus the emotional cost of embarrassment.这表明，通过短信向恩人表达自己的感激之情可能会带来与亲自这样做相似的幸福感，减去尴尬的情感成本。
　　Study 3研究 3
　　Sample: 219 students; 72 from the U.S. (50 women; median age, 20) and 147 from Taiwan (103 women; median age, 21).样本：219 名学生； 72 名来自美国（50 名女性；中位年龄，20 岁）和 147 名来自台湾（103 名女性；中位年龄，21 岁）。
　　Students were randomly assigned to four conditions: a control condition (writing about their favorite celebrities) and three gratitude conditions (expressing gratitude face-to-face, through video calls, or by text). In the gratitude conditions, participants were instructed to express gratitude toward their benefactors involved in three recent events. For instance, in the texting condition, inpiduals were initially asked to describe an event that made them feel grateful, and then, in the next three days, to text their benefactors and express their appreciation to them.学生被随机分配到四个条件：控制条件（写他们最喜欢的名人）和三个感恩条件（面对面、通过视频通话或通过文本表达感激之情）。 在感恩条件下，参与者被要求向参与最近三起事件的恩人表达感激之情。 例如，在短信条件下，人们最初被要求描述一个让他们感到感激的事件，然后在接下来的三天里，给他们的恩人发短信，表达对他们的感激之情。
　　The results showed that the methods of gratitude expression ＂did not differ from each other in promoting positive change, in 13 out of 15 tests. The exceptions were that the text method was less effective than the video-call method for boosting Social connectedness and Oxford happiness.＂结果表明，在 15 项测试中的 13 项中，表达感恩的方法＂在促进积极变化方面没有差异。 唯一的例外是，在提高社交联系和牛津大学幸福感方面，文本方法不如视频通话方法有效。＂
　　Express gratitude in whatever way you prefer以您喜欢的任何方式表达感激之情
　　In summary, though we often expect face-to-face expressions of gratitude to be much more meaningful and rewarding (even if sometimes embarrassing or awkward) than text messaging, texting one’s gratitude appears to be nearly as beneficial and positive as a face-to-face thank you.总而言之，尽管我们经常期望当面表达感激之情比发短信更有意义和有益（即使有时令人尴尬或尴尬），但发短信表示感谢似乎几乎与面对面表达感谢一样有益和积极。 - 脸谢谢你。
　　The third investigation, which measured overall well-being (not immediate emotional reactions), showed that expressing gratitude improved well-being almost regardless of the method of expression. As the authors explain, while the texting method had ＂slightly weaker effects on some of the outcomes,＂ such small differences are far from what many expect—that only face-to-face expression of gratefulness would be rewarding.第三项调查衡量整体幸福感（不是即时的情绪反应），表明表达感激几乎可以改善幸福感，无论表达方式如何。 正如作者所解释的那样，虽然发短信的方法＂对某些结果的影响稍弱＂，但这种微小的差异与许多人的预期相去甚远——只有面对面表达感激之情才会有所回报。
　　There are many reasons (e.g., environmental, cultural, or personal) why in-person expressions of appreciation to a benefactor might be experienced as very uncomfortable, awkward, or embarrassing. In such situations, one should consider sending a gratitude text message (or perhaps a thank-you email). As the above findings show, doing so will probably still have a significant positive effect on both the benefactor and the beneficiary. As the researchers note, ＂it is the effort to express more gratitude in life that matters, not the manner in which one expresses it.＂有很多原因（例如，环境、文化或个人）为什么当面表达对恩人的感激可能会让人感到非常不舒服、尴尬或尴尬。 在这种情况下，应该考虑发送一封感谢短信（或者一封感谢电子邮件）。 如上述调查结果所示，这样做可能仍会对恩人和受益人产生显着的积极影响。 正如研究人员指出的那样，＂重要的是在生活中表达更多感激之情的努力，而不是表达方式。＂