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However, the association between gratitude and mortality has not been studied.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objective<\/jats:title>To examine the association of gratitude with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in later life.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This population-based prospective cohort study used data from self-reported questionnaires and medical records of 49\u202f275 US older female registered nurses who participated in the Nurses\u2019 Health Study (2016 questionnaire wave to December 2019). Cox proportional hazards regression models estimated the hazard ratio (HR) of deaths by self-reported levels of gratitude at baseline. These models adjusted for baseline sociodemographic characteristics, social participation, physical health, lifestyle factors, cognitive function, and mental health. Data analysis was conducted from December 2022 to April 2024.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Exposure<\/jats:title>Gratitude was assessed with the 6-item Gratitude Questionnaire, a validated and widely used measure of one\u2019s tendency to experience grateful affect.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>Deaths were identified from the National Death Index, state statistics records, reports by next of kin, and the postal system. Causes of death were ascertained by physicians through reviewing death certificates and medical records.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Among the 49\u202f275 participants (all female; mean [SD] age at baseline, 79 [6.16] years), 4608 incident deaths were identified over 151\u202f496 person-years of follow-up. Greater gratitude at baseline was associated with a lower hazard of mortality in a monotonic fashion. For instance, the highest tertile of gratitude, compared with the lowest tertile, was associated with a lower hazard of all-cause deaths (HR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.84-0.99) after adjusting for baseline sociodemographic characteristics, social participation, religious involvement, physical health, lifestyle factors, cognitive function, and mental health. When considering cause-specific deaths, death from cardiovascular disease was inversely associated with gratitude (HR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.73-0.995).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>This study provides the first empirical evidence suggesting that experiencing grateful affect is associated with increased longevity among older adults. 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