What Is Gratitude and How Can It Be Measured?

摘要: In this chapter I attempt to provide an adequate definition and description of gratitude. After a brief exploration the history words grateful thankful, outline Rosenberg’s (Rev Gen Psychol 2:247–270, 1998) typology for study emotional phenomena. Following her approach, begin by providing gratitude as state, then review research that speaks thought/action tendencies emotion. move on extensive discussion affective trait, followed more relating mood. conclude definitional section discussing relationship appreciation. An important aspect operationalizing is being able measure construct, spend considerable space describing various self-report behavioral measures have been used Indirect would be valuable, describe how development such might pursued. presenting contrasting indebtedness with Although often treated redundant constructs, shows these two states traits should distinguished.