Gratitude and gift exchange

By A. Komter. 2004

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Gratitude in relationship marketing: : Theoretical development and directions for future research (2014, background): “Komter (2004) argues that in social contexts gratitude precedes trust and without it, trust would not exist.”
When and Why Saying “Thank You” Is Better Than Saying “Sorry” in Redressing Service Failures: The Role of Self-Esteem (2020, background): “Thus, understanding of an appreciation utterance (“Thank you”) in the context of a service failure should include its acknowledgment of the disequilibrium in the social exchange (e.g., Coulmas 1980; Komter 2004; Tesser, Gatewood, and Driver 1968).”
Being grateful is beyond good manners: Gratitude and motivation to contribute to society among early adolescents (2010, background): “Being grateful may build and strengthen social bonds and friendships (Emmons and Shelton 2002; Fredrickson 2004; Komter 2004).”
A changed perspective: How gratitude can affect sense of coherence through positive reframing (2009, background): “For example, gratitude seems to increase one’s desire to reciprocate favors in creative, rather than in retaliatory, ways (Komter, 2004).”
The debt of gratitude: Dissociating gratitude and indebtedness (2006, background): “Indeed, a number of scholars in the social sciences have equated gratitude and indebtedness (e.g., Komter, 2004).”