The psychology of gratitude

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Title:

Author:

McCullough, Michael E.

ISBN:

9780195150100

Publication Information:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Contents:

Foreword / Robert C. Solomon -- 1. The Psychology of Gratitude: An Introduction / Robert A. Emmons -- 2. Gratitude in the History of Ideas / Edward J. Harpham -- 3. Gratitude in Judaism / Solomon Schimmel -- 4. The Blessings of Gratitude: A Conceptual Analysis / Robert C. Roberts -- 5. Gratitude in Modern Life: Its Manifestations and Development / Dan P. McAdams and Jack J. Bauer -- 6. The Gratitude of Exchange and the Gratitude of Caring: A Developmental-Interactionist Perspective of Moral Emotion / Ross Buck -- 7. Parent of the Virtues? The Prosocial Contours of Gratitude / Michael E. McCullough and Jo-Ann Tsang -- 8. Gratitude, Like Other Positive Emotions, Broadens and Builds / Barbara L. Fredrickson -- 9. Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being / Philip C. Watkins -- 10. Gratitude and Gift Exchange / Aafke Elisabeth Komter.

The psychology of gratitude / Robert A. Emmons -- Part I: Philosophical and theological foundations -- Gratitude in the history of ideas / Edward Harpham -- Gratitude in Judaism / Solomon Schimmel -- The blessings of gratitude : a conceptual analysis / Robert C. Roberts -- Part II: Social, personality and developmental approaches to gratitude -- Gratitude in modern life : its manifestations and development / Dan P. McAdams and Jack Bauer -- The gratitude of exchange and the gratitude of caring : a developmental interactionist perspective of moral emotions / Ross Buck -- Parent of the virtues? the prosocial contours of gratitude / Michael E. McCullough and Jo-Ann Tsang -- Part III: Perspectives from emotion theory -- Gratitude (like other positive emotions) broadens and builds / Barbara L. Fredrickson -- Gratitude and subjective well-being / Philip Watkins -- Part IV: Perspectives from anthropology and biology -- Gratitude and gift exchange / Aafke Komter -- Primate social reciprocity and the origin of gratitude / Kristin Bonnie and Frans de Waal -- Gratitude and the heart : the psychophysiology of appreciation / Rollin McCraty and Doc Childre -- Part V: Discussion and conclusions -- Gratitude : considerations from a moral perspective / Charles Shelton -- Gratitude as thankfulness and as gratefulness / Brother David Steindl-Rast.

Abstract:

"The volume begins with the historical, philosophical, and theological 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 scientific research on gratitude. This work contributes a great deal to the growing positive psychology initiative and to the scientific investigation of positive human emotions. It will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students in social, personality, developmental, clinical, and health psychology, as well as to sociologists and cultural anthropologists."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Gratitude.

Added Author:

McCullough, Michael E.

Emmons, Robert A.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip041/2003005497.html

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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 contributes a great deal to the growing positive psychology initiative and to the scientific investigation of positive human emotions. It will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students in social, personality, and developmental, clinical, and health psychology, as well as to sociologists and cultural anthropologists.