Oxytocin is thought to play a central role in promoting close social bonds via influence on social interactions. The current investigation targeted interactions involving expressed gratitude between members of romantic relationships because recent evidence suggests gratitude and its expression provides behavioral and psychological 'glue' to bind individuals closer together. Specifically, we too...

Keyword: Customer gratitude Relationship marketing Retailing Loyalty programs Customer gratitude represents the emotional core of reciprocity and plays a key force in developing and maintaining successful seller–buyer relational exchanges. Based upon personal interviews with 239 members of loyalty card programs of a department chain store, this study shows that alternative relationship marketin...

The development and manifestation of gratitude in youth is unclear. We examined the effects of a grateful outlook on subjective well-being and other outcomes of positive psychological functioning in 221 early adolescents. Eleven classes were randomly assigned to either a gratitude, hassles, or control condition. Results indicated that counting blessings was associated with enhanced self-reporte...

Poor mental wellbeing not only affects an individual and their family, but it also the workplace society as a whole. Consequently, is crucial to investigate approaches that can promote positive mindset in order enhance wellbeing. This study aimed explore association between gratitude, wellbeing, spirituality, experiencing meaningful work. A sample of 197 participants (69.5% female) completed me...

BACKGROUND Feelings of gratitude and awe facilitate perceptions and cognitions that go beyond the focus of illness and include positive aspects of one's personal and interpersonal reality, even in the face of disease. We intended to measure feelings of gratitude, awe, and experiences of beauty in life among patients with multiple sclerosis and psychiatric disorders, particularly with respect to...

BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that gratitude positively influences psychological wellbeing and physical health. Grateful people are reported to feel more optimistic and happy, to better mitigate aversive experiences, and to have stronger interpersonal bonds. Gratitude interventions have been shown to result in improved sleep, more frequent exercise and stronger cardiovascular and immun...

As CJASN continues to advance and innovate, it is gratifying to see the tremendous growth in the number of high-quality manuscripts submitted for consideration. As a result, the selection of manuscripts for publication has become a privilege and a challenge (our acceptance rate is now 15%). The success of the journal is directly related to the hard work and devotion of the individuals who make ...

Gratitude and forgiveness have been examined in two separate but parallel literatures. We analyze each literature, documenting similarities and differences across conceptual, prototype, theoretical, and empirical domains, to better identify the commonalities between them and to explicate potential points of connection. Our analysis suggests substantial potential for crossfertilization and syner...

This research was conducted to examine the hypothesis that expressing gratitude to a relationship partner enhances one's perception of the relationship's communal strength. In Study 1 (N = 137), a cross-sectional survey, expressing gratitude to a relationship partner was positively associated with the expresser's perception of the communal strength of the relationship. In Study 2 (N = 218), exp...

In the past two decades, gratitude has been shown to be closely related mental health and well-being. However, there is no consensus about its definition, self-gratitude was hastily dismissed. This research aimed analyze how considered by laypersons. We conducted three online studies test hypothesis according which prototypically organized. Study 1, participants (N = 152) listed features of sel...