The Effects of Helper Intention on Gratitude and Indebtedness

By Jo-Ann Tsang. 2006

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Subfields: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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The dark side of trust: When trust becomes a ‘poisoned chalice’ (2014, background): “The trust decision has been taken by Andrew, but prior to the risk-taking act Brenda faces a dilemma: she may prefer to decline Andrew’s trust in her because it communicates expectations, and possibly obligations, relating to future behaviour that may be problematic, but she may feel unable to do…”
BRIEF REPORT Gratitude and prosocial behaviour: An experimental test of gratitude (2006, background): “Individuals may instead react negatively to favors with feelings of indebtedness (Gray, Emmons, & Morrison, 2001; Tsang, 2005; Watkins, Scheer, Ovnicek, & Kolts, 2005).”
The role of moral emotions and individual differences in consumer responses to corporate green and non-green actions (2015, background): “Herein we focus on its moral motive function for beneficiaries in that gratitude motivates beneficiaries to engage in pro-social behavior toward their benefactors and others (Bartlett and DeSteno 2006; McCullough et al. 2002; Tsang 2006b).”
Find, Remind, and Bind: The Functions of Gratitude in Everyday Relationships (2012, unknown): “…al., 2008; Converse & Fishbach, forthcoming; Tesser, Gatewood, & Driver, 1968; Tsang, 2006a; Tsang, 2007; Weinstein, DeHaan, & Ryan, 2010; Wood, Brown, & Maltby, 2011), or that differentiate gratitude from indebtedness (Mathews & Green, 2010; Tsang, 2006a; Watkins, Scheer, Ovnicke, & Kolts, 2006).”
Looking at me, appreciating you: Self-focused attention distinguishes between gratitude and indebtedness (2010, background): “…an actual benefit in a lab under conditions of high ecological validity) and induce self-focus in different ways than the present work may provide converging evidence for the importance of self-focus on feelings of indebtedness as well as possible behavioural responses (see Tsang, 2006a).”
Gratitude for small and large favors: A behavioral test (2007, background): “The need for behavioral studies of value and gratitude Although previous research has supported the role of favor value in gratitude, the exclusive use of scenario and self-report methodology introduces important limitations (Tsang, 2006b).”
It's the little things: Everyday gratitude as a booster shot for romantic relationships (2010, methodology): “Tsang (2006a) found that (perceived) intentions of the benefactor differentiated the emotional responses of gratitude and indebtedness: When the benefactor’s intentions were benevolent, participants believed they would feel more gratitude for a hypothetical benefit.”
An Adaptation for Altruism (2008, background): “Tsang (2007) also found that gratitude was a better mediator of the association between receiving a gift of”
Attributing autonomous versus introjected motivation to helpers and the recipient experience: Effects on gratitude, attitudes, and well-being (2010, background): “Past predictors of recipient reactions include perceived altruism (Lane and Anderson 1976; Tsang 2006 ), empathy (e.g., Betancourt 1990), cost to helpers (Watkins et al. 2006), and value to recipients (Lane and Anderson 1976).”