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JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 82, Issue 1, Pages 112-127Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.82.1.112
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In four studies. the authors examined the correlates of the disposition toward gratitude. Study I revealed that self-ratings and observer ratings of the grateful disposition are associated with positive affect and well-being, prosocial behaviors and traits, and religiousness/spirituality. Study 2 replicated these findings in a large nonstudent sample, Study 3 yielded similar results to Studies I and 2 and provided evidence that gratitude is negatively associated with envy and materialistic attitudes. Study 4 yielded evidence that these associations persist after controlling for Extraversion/positive affectivity, Neuroticism/negative affectivity, and Agreeableness. The development of the Gratitude Questionnaire, a unidimensional measure with good psychometric properties, is also described.
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