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A Prototype Analysis of Self-Gratitude: Towards a Broadening of the Concept of Gratitude

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Morgan, Blaire ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-0511, Tachon, G., Rouibah, A. and Shankland, R. (2021) A Prototype Analysis of Self-Gratitude: Towards a Broadening of the Concept of Gratitude. Journal of Happiness Studies. ISSN Print: 1389-4978 Electronic: 1573-7780

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00475-1

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In the past two decades, gratitude has been shown to be closely related to mental health and well-being. However, there is no consensus about its definition, and self-gratitude was hastily dismissed. This research aimed to analyze how self-gratitude is considered by laypersons. We conducted three online studies to test the hypothesis according to which self-gratitude is prototypically organized. In Study 1, participants (N = 152) listed the features of self-gratitude: 55 categories emerged from the data processing. In Study 2, participants (N = 146) significantly distinguished the features according to their degree of centrality. In Study 3 (N = 108), the analysis showed that the centrality of features influenced cognition through a recognition task. The results provide preliminary evidence of the internal structure of self-gratitude. Overall, this study showed the lay conceptions, allowing us to define self-gratitude as acknowledgment and appreciation of meaningful benefits involving the self.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Staff and students at the University of Worcester can access the full-text of the online published article via the online Library Search. External users should check availability with their local library or Interlibrary Requests Service.
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:	self-gratitude, prototype analysis, gratitude, positive psychology, general populatiion, IRWRG
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	College of Business, Psychology and Sport > School of Psychology
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Depositing User:	Blaire Morgan
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2021 16:30
Last Modified:	14 Feb 2023 13:40
URI:	https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11480

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