A Review of Theories in Gratitude Literature

Authors

  • Bala Subramanian R Xavier School of commerce, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India
  • Dr.Munish XLRI Xavier School of Human Resources, Jamshedpur, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2724-2943/17560

Abstract

Gratitude is not an uncommon emotion that can be easily neglected and deservesempirical and theoretical attention. Gratitude research, initially originated frompsychology, expanded to all fields, in the last two decades. Various theories have beenapplied to explain the gratitude phenomenon in the research. The theories have theirown advantages, and limitations in explaining the gratitude. This paper is a review ofthe theories applied in gratitude research. The paper also analysis the theories in theirscope of level of analysis.

Published

2022-04-05

How to Cite

Subramanian R, B., & Thakur, M. (2022). A Review of Theories in Gratitude Literature. Psychology Hub, 39(1), 81–90. https://doi.org/10.13133/2724-2943/17560

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2022): Special Issue Effect of Covid-19 pandemic: vulnerability and resources. Part 2

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Original Article

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