The Psychology of Gratitude

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-19-515010-0
Verlag: ACADEMIC

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 743 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Emmons, Robert A.

McCullough, Michael E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie Psychologische Diagnostik, Testpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface

- 1: Robert A. Emmons: The Psychology of Gratitude: An Introduction

- Part I: Philosophical and Theological Foundations

- 2: Edward Harpham: Gratitude in the History of Ideas

- 3: Solomon Schimmel: Gratitude in Judaism

- 4: Robert C. Roberts: The Blessings of Gratitude: A Conceptual Analysis

- Part II: Social, Personality and Developmental Approaches to Gratitude

- 5: Dan P. McAdams and Jack Bauer: Gratitude in Modern Life: Its Manifestations and Development

- 6: Ross Buck: The Gratitude of Exchange and the Gratitude of Caring: A Developmental-Interactionist Perspective of Moral Emotions

- 7: Michael E. McCullough and Jo-Ann Tsang: Parent of the Virtues? The Prosocial Contours of Gratitude

- Part III: Perspectives from Emotion Theory

- 8: Barbara L. Fredrickson: Gratitude, Like Other Positive Emotions, Broadens and Builds

- 9: Philip Watkins: Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being

- Part IV: Perspectives from Anthropology and Biology

- 10: Aafke Komter: Gratitude and Gift Exchange

- 11: Kristin Bonnie and Frans de Waal: Primate Social Reciprocity and the Origin of Gratitude

- 12: Rollin McCraty and Doc Childre: Gratitude and the Heart: The Psychophysiology of Appreciation

- Part V: Discussion and Conclusions

- 13: Charles Shelton: Gratitude: Considerations From a Moral Perspective

- 14: Brother David Steindl-Rast: Gratitude as Thankfulness and as Gratefulness

- Appendix: Annotated Bibliography of Research on Gratitude

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Emmons, Robert A. (Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis, USA) / McCullough, Michael E. (Associate Professor of Psychology and Religious Studies, University of Miami, USA)