M.E. McCullough's scientific contributions
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Publications (6)
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 book brings together prominent scientists from various disciplines to examine what has become known as the most-neglected emotion. The volume beg...
The investigators proposed that transgression-related interpersonal motivations result from 3 psychological parameters: forbearance (abstinence from avoidance and revenge motivations, and maintenance of benevolence), trend forgiveness (reductions in avoidance and revenge, and increases in benevolence), and temporary forgiveness (transient reduction...
The effect of a grateful outlook on psychological and physical well-being was examined. In Studies 1 and 2, participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 experimental conditions (hassles, gratitude listing, and either neutral life events or social comparison); they then kept weekly (Study 1) or daily (Study 2) records of their moods, coping behavio...
In four studies, the authors examined the correlates of the disposition toward gratitude. Study 1 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 sampl...
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... Thus, universities should help students develop purpose in life through purpose discussion, the purpose-centered system of education, and purpose toolkit. On the other hand, previous studies indicated that listing weekly or daily up to five things for which to be grateful can increase the gratitude of college students (Emmons & McCullough, 2003), writing a gratitude letter and deliver it in person can increase the gratitude of children and adolescents in a school setting (Froh et al., 2009), and prayer or meditation can provide individuals with a potent and readily available opportunity to cultivate and express gratitude (Davis et al., 2016). Thus, universities should cultivate gratitude of students with simple exercises such as gratitude list, gratitude letter, and grateful contemplation. ...
... When a customer had reconciled with a transgressing service provider, their negative feelings about the service failure and their negative attitudes towards that service provider typically dissipate (McCullough et al., 2003). Consequently, their motivation to denigrate the transgressing service provider to others diminishes. ...
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... Furthermore, to respond to the recent call of Ng et al. (2019), this study focuses on gratitude as a moderating mechanism in the relationship of perceived CSR and job satisfaction. Gratitude is defined as "a generalised tendency to recognise and respond with grateful emotions to other people's benevolence in the positive experiences and outcomes that one obtains" (McCullough et al., 2002). This study suggests that perceived CSR with job satisfaction differs depending on the degree of gratitude. ...
... Feelings of gratitude, referring to a positive moral emotion evoked when individuals perceive themselves as recipients of an intentionally rendered benefit (Emmons & McCullough, 2004), have been recognized as an essential element in the relationship marketing literature (Jin et al., 2018). Feelings of gratitude occur when the beneficiaries perceive that the act by a benefactor is of value to them, made voluntarily, and incurred some cost to the benefactor (McCullough et al., 2001). ...
... Gratitude is another characteristic which influences an individual's wellbeing. It has been conceptualized as an emotion, attitude, coping strategy, and trait or disposition (Emmons and Shelton, 2002;Emmons et al., 2003;David, 2019). According to the emotion paradigm, it has been explained as an emotion directly related to receiving support from others (McCullough et al., 2001). ...
... To our knowledge, this study is the first to address the role of gratitude in the context of complaint handling. While transactional satisfaction reflects the fulfilment of consumer expectation in confirmation/disconfirmation perspective (Oliver, 1980), gratitude is expected to serve as the affective basis for a complaining consumer's reciprocal behaviour (Tsang and McCullough, 2004). Specifically, as the short-term emotional appreciation for benefits is recognised, gratitude inherently implies a desire to reciprocate that results in the enhanced effectiveness of relationship investment. ...
