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The Grateful Disposition: A Conceptual and Empirical Topography
Ist Teil von
Journal of personality and social psychology, 2002-01, Vol.82 (1), p.112-127
Ort / Verlag
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
Erscheinungsjahr
2002
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Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
In four studies, the authors examined the correlates of the disposition toward gratitude. Study 1 revealed that self-ratings and observer ratings of the grateful disposition are associated with positive affect and well-being, prosocial behaviors and traits, and religiousness/spirituality. Study 2 replicated these findings in a large nonstudent sample. Study 3 yielded similar results to Studies 1 and 2 and provided evidence that gratitude is negatively associated with envy and materialistic attitudes. Study 4 yielded evidence that these associations persist after controlling for Extraversion/positive affectivity, Neuroticism/negative affectivity, and Agreeableness. The development of the Gratitude Questionnaire, a unidimensional measure with good psychometric properties, is also described.