Divine attributions, gift appraisals, and supernatural operating rules as predictors of gratitude to God

What types of attributions and appraisals predict gratitude to God (GTG)? After preregistering key hypotheses, we did an Internet survey 1078 U.S. adults focused on a recent positive event. Even when controlling religiousness belief, GTG was strongly related divine for the event, which seemed more plausible seen as powerful loving attribution made event seem meaningful. In addition these cognitive judgments, were linked with desire: wanting see cause. Relationally, associated seeing God’s intentions (trying help, love, comfort, encourage, or protect), actually feeling loved, cherished, valued, appreciated by in response, gift – perception likely people saw gift-giver: giving gifts often many people, including themselves.