Psychology of Gratitude

Name: Psychology of Gratitude
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ISBN: 9780195150100

ISBN-10: 0195150104

ISBN-13: 9780195150100

Edition: 2004

Authors: Robert A. Emmons, Michael E. McCullough

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Gratitude, like other positive emotions, has inspired many theological and philosophical writings, but it has inspired very little vigorous, empirical research. In an effort to remedy this oversight, this volume brings together prominent scientists from various disciplines to examine what has become known as the most-neglected emotion. The volume begins with the historical, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of gratitude, then presents the current research perspectives from social, personality, and developmental psychology, as well as from primatology, anthropology, and biology. The volume also includes a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of research on gratitude. This work…

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List price: $98.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/26/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.18" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Foreword



Contributors



The Psychology of Gratitude: An Introduction




Philosophical and Theological Foundations



Gratitude in the History of Ideas




Gratitude in Judaism




The Blessings of Gratitude: A Conceptual Analysis




Social, Personality, and Developmental Approaches to Gratitude



Gratitude in Modern Life: Its Manifestations and Development




The Gratitude of Exchange and the Gratitude of Caring: A Developmental-Interactionist Perspective of Moral Emotion




Parent of the Virtues? The Prosocial Contours of Gratitude




Perspectives from Emotion Theory



Gratitude, Like Other Positive Emotions, Broadens and Builds




Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being




Perspectives from Anthropology and Biology



Gratitude and Gift Exchange




Primate Social Reciprocity and the Origin of Gratitude




The Grateful Heart: The Psychophysiology of Appreciation




Discussion and Conclusions



Gratitude: Considerations from a Moral Perspective




Gratitude as Thankfulness and as Gratefulness




Annotated Bibliography of Psychological Research on Gratitude



Index