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Thieves of thankfulness: inhibitors of gratitude
<p>"Gratitude has often been called the "poster child" of positive psychology as a result of demonstrated links to a number of positive outcomes across diverse areas of life (Wood, Froh, & Geraghty, 2010). This study investigated four possible inhibitors of trait gratitude: cynicism, …
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Intervening to Increase Expressions of Gratitude
… to increase the frequency of expressions of gratitude by psychology students in two classes of a psychology course at a large university in southwest Virginia. Studies 1 and 4 included signing a paper when declaring an intention to express gratitude to people behaving prosocially, while …
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A prospective investigation of joy and trait gratitude
… study examined the relationship between trait gratitude and future joy. The purpose was to determine if trait gratitude could predict future joy. Previously, studies have not examined the specific relationship between these two emotions, but there is good reason to believe that joy is a …
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Effects of benefactor type on gratitude and indebtedness
<p>Gratitude can be a strong emotion, as can be indebtedness. Although historically in the social sciences gratitude and indebtedness have been equated with each other, situations may differentially affect these emotions. One situational aspect that may impact these emotions differentially is the …
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The Relationship Between Simple Pleasures and Trait Gratitude
… relationship between simple pleasures and trait gratitude. I hypothesized that people with higher trait gratitude scores would notice more simple pleasures in their lives and feel more gratitude for simple pleasures than less grateful people. I acquired data from 169 undergraduate students at …
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It's good to be grateful : Gratitude interventions at work
The effect of gratitude on well-being and work specific outcomes was examined. In this study, participants were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions (control and gratitude). Participants in the gratitude condition were asked to record weekly lists of four work-specific events …
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Increasing an individuals trait gratitude by modifying interpretation biases
… was to determine if a person’s disposition of gratitude can be modified through Interpretation Bias Modification (IBM) techniques. This research should help us understand the causal relationship between interpretation-bias and gratitude. Because gratitude is vital to subjective well-being …
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Gratitude and health: a brief intervention to reduce undergraduate stress
… undergraduate students were assigned to a gratitude-list, objects-list, or no-treatment control condition. The gratitude intervention did not have a significant impact on perceived stress. However, results provided further evidence that there is a relationship between gratitude and …
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Attention Style and Appreciation: The Differences between Gratitude and Indebtedness
Gratitude and indebtedness are construed as separate constructs in recent research.It is hypothesized by this thesis that self-focused attention affects feelings of gratitude and indebtedness. Focusing less attention on the self, thus turning attention resources outward, may allow for the …
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Comparing Hobbes's Gratitude and Aristotle's Magnanimity
Hobbes's natural law of gratitude needs to be brought back into perspective when reading his political works. Often when reading Hobbes, many use his depiction of human nature and natural rights to demonstrate the innate propensity toward unsociability. However, contrary to this presumption, Hobbes …
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Effect of Priming Attachment Styles on Gratitude in Close Relationships
<p>Individuals with enhanced gratitude have higher well-being, a greater capacity to trust, and more appreciation of others. Studies have found that people who show secure attachment also tend to be high in trait gratitude, however, a direct causal relationship has yet to be established. It was …
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Understanding Experiences Of Gratitude In Elementary Teachers: Implications For School Leaders
<p>The science of gratitude is a fairly recent phenomenon, emerging out of positive psychology. The basic premise of the field is that cultivating a positive perspective and focusing on what one can be grateful for has positive outcomes in life. The benefits discovered include increases in …
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Can gratitude interpretation bias modification training reduce the effects of narcissism?
… this study was to examine the effectiveness of gratitude interpretation bias training in decreasing narcissism. This is important because of gratitude’s consistent ability to increase subjective well-being and improve relationships. Because narcissism has been shown to inhibit gratitude, …
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Giving and Thanksgiving: Gratitude and Adiaphora in A Mask and Paradise Regained
… People by stressing the universal importance of gratitude: "In the whole life and estate of man the first duty is to be grateful to God." Peter Medine has shown the prominence of gratitude in Paradise Lost, but scholars have not fully appreciated the role of this virtue elsewhere in Milton's …
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The Johnson Treatment: Cold War Food Aid and the Politics of Gratitude
… that aid recipients owed their benefactors "gratitude." I argue that the metaphors of "gifting" and "gratitude," language commonly used by U.S. officials and members of Congress, actually disguised the exercise of hegemonic power as moral beneficence. President Johnson, who had initially …
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Thankful or Thank You? Exploring the Impact of Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Gratitude
Gratitude has been found to have many positive benefits, whether it is introspective or interpersonal in nature. This research explored the differential effects of an interpersonal and intrapersonal gratitude intervention on subjective well-being (SWB). Participants were assigned to one of three …
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Gratitude as a Mechanism by which Agreeable Individuals Maintain Good Quality Interpersonal Relationships
… employed a multi-method approach to examine gratitude as a mediator of the well-established relation between agreeableness and relationship quality. Study 1 examined this hypothesis in a sample of 158 same-sex best friend pair recruited from the Introductory Psychology subject pool at the …
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Parental Attachment and Adult Attachment: The Moderating Role of Dispositional Forgiveness and Gratitude
… such as dispositional forgiveness and gratitude are often associated with secure adult attachment but have not been examined in relation to parent child attachment. The current study examined dispositional forgiveness and gratitude as moderators of the relationship between parental …
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(Re)Developing Habits of Gratitude and Kindness in an Elementary Classroom Post-Pandemic
… qualitative research, through the use of daily gratitude journaling and various lessons in social emotional learning with students from a low income elementary school. Additionally, the researcher focused on the impact of COVID-19 on students' emotional well being as it relates to being kind in …
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Effects of Emotion- and Gratitude-Focused Expressive Writings on Incoming College Students' Adjustment
… focused on positive emotional experiences (gratitude). Furthermore, questions remain about mechanisms of influence for these two writing paradigms. The current study tested the influence of these paradigms on student adjustment during the college transition, and assessed emotion mechanisms …
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