Gratitude and Subjective Wellbeing: A Proposal of Two Causal Frameworks

Alkozei, Anna; Smith, Ryan; Killgore, William D.S.

doi:10.1007/s10902-017-9870-1

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“…While there are some early suggestions regarding mechanism in gratitude research (Alkozei et al, 2017), these frameworks do not include both health behaviours and biological functioning as mechanisms. A more global and inclusive model is found in the model of positive psychological well-being (Boehm & Kubzansky, 2012).…”

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“…Although several general theories regarding gratitude exist (Fredrickson, 2004b;Watkins, 2014;Watkins et al, 2014), these have not been specified into models depicting the hypothesized causal relationships. Despite the far-reaching impact of this theory (Fredrickson & Joiner, 2018), it has been labelled a descriptive rather than a 'mechanistic' framework and may be limited in its ability to identify causal mechanisms (Alkozei, Smith, & Killgore, 2017;Wood et al, 2010). Perhaps, the most influential theory germane to understanding the positive effects of gratitude is the broaden and build theory of positive emotions (Fredrickson, 2001(Fredrickson, , 2004a.…”

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“…This theory hypothesizes that positive emotions such as gratitude broaden the repertoire of thoughts, actions, and attention (Fredrickson & Branigan, 2005;Le Nguyen & Fredrickson, 2017), contributing to the development of long-term physical, psychological, social, and intellectual resources (Fredrickson, 1998(Fredrickson, , 2004aFredrickson & Branigan, 2005; see Figure 1). Despite the far-reaching impact of this theory (Fredrickson & Joiner, 2018), it has been labelled a descriptive rather than a 'mechanistic' framework and may be limited in its ability to identify causal mechanisms (Alkozei, Smith, & Killgore, 2017;Wood et al, 2010).…”

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“…One reason is that grateful people might be better than less grateful people at encoding (or storing in memory) happy events when they happen. 1 For example, imagine two people are having a great birth day party. If one person is more grateful than the other, the more grateful person will encode the memory of the birthday in a more positive way (maybe because of the positive attention bias and positive interpretation bias we mentioned earlier).…”

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“…They also sleep better, have more energy, and have fewer illnesses and less pain [1]. If someone is more grateful than someone else, it does not mean that this person is grateful all the time.…”

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Grateful People Are Happy and Healthy—But Why?

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Smith²,

Killgore³

2017

Front. Young Minds

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What are you grateful for today? Scientists have found that people who feel grateful more often are also happier, get better grades, and are more satisfied at school. They also sleep better, have less pain, and do not get sick as often. One explanation for this is that grateful people think about the world in a more positive way. Another explanation is that grateful people have better friendships, because they offer more help and receive more help in return. Thinking more positively about things that happen to you and having better friendships can both increase your happiness and improve your physical health. The good news is that practicing gratitude is a skill that you can get better at by simply writing down a few things that you are grateful for each day.

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Saying thanks and meaning it: Expressing gratitude for social gain

Kearns

Schaffer

2023

Int J Psychol

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P eople sometimes give thanks as a true expression of their feeling but also sometimes because they know gratitude expression helps to make a certain social impression. That is, some gratitude is expressed because of intrinsic motivations or extrinsic motivations. Such motivations affect the outcomes of behaviour. The present work assessed gratitude, trait tendency to manage socially desirable expressions and well-being across two studies (combined n = 398). Motivations to express gratitude were also measured and impression management goals were manipulated in Study 2. Results show that gratitude expression is highest when people want to make a good impression and extrinsic motives to express gratitude can moderate the relationship between gratitude and well-being. Implications for the measurement of gratitude and theoretical understanding of gratitude's social function are discussed.

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Gratitude and Subjective Wellbeing: A Proposal of Two Causal Frameworks

Cited by 94 publications

References 102 publications

Gratitude – more than just a platitude? The science behind gratitude and health

Gratitude – more than just a platitude? The science behind gratitude and health

Grateful People Are Happy and Healthy—But Why?

Saying thanks and meaning it: Expressing gratitude for social gain

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