Is gratitude a moral affect?

By M. McCullough, S. Kilpatrick, Robert A Emmons, D. Larson. Psychological bulletin, 2001

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology

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Forgiveness, Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being Among Filipino Adolescents (2014, background): “Gratitude has been conceptualized as a prosocial and moral affect and disposition (McCullough et al. 2001).”
The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography (2002, background): “Although theorists have suggested that gratitude may have unique functions—particularly in the realm of reciprocal altruism and prosocial behavior (de Waal, 2000; Fredrickson, 2000; McCullough et al., 2001; Nesse, 1990; Trivers, 1971)—researchers have not investigated thoroughly whether gratitude mo”
The grateful disposition: a conceptual and empirical topography. (2002, background): “Although theorists have suggested that gratitude may have unique functions—particularly in the realm of reciprocal altruism and prosocial behavior (de Waal, 2000; Fredrickson, 2000; McCullough et al., 2001; Nesse, 1990; Trivers, 1971)—researchers have not investigated thoroughly whether gratitude mo”
Moral emotions and moral behavior. (2007, positive): “McCullough et al. (2001) classify gratitude itself “moral,” but because feelings of gratitude ( a ) result from moral (e.g., prosocial, helping) behavior of the benefactor, and ( b) engender are often motivated to respond prosocially— bothtotheirbenefactorandtowardothersnot involved in the…”
Find, Remind, and Bind: The Functions of Gratitude in Everyday Relationships (2012, background): “…gratitude might be related to relationship formation, it was thought to do so by establishing, through repeated interactions, that the grateful person was trustworthy (i.e., because he or she had repaid a provided benefit; see theorizing in Bartlett & DeSteno, 2006; McCullough et al., 2001, 2008).”
The Effect of Gratitude on Elementary School Students’ Subjective Well-Being in Schools: The Mediating Role of Prosocial Behavior (2015, background): “At the same time, according to the Moral Affect Theory of gratitude (McCullough et al. 2001), gratitude is hypothesized to affect individuals’ SWB through influencing their prosocial behavior.”
How to increase and sustain positive emotion: The effects of expressing gratitude and visualizing best possible selves (2006, background): “The expression of gratitude is also said to stimulate moral behavior, such as helping, and to help build social bonds (McCullough, Kilpatrick, Emmons, & Larson, 2001 ).”
Gratitude and happiness: Development of a measure of gratitude and relationships with subjective well-being (2003, positive): “We reasoned that narcissistic individuals would be less likely to be grateful because research has shown that if people feel they are entitled to benefits, they are less likely to feel grateful (for reviews see McCullough et al., 2001; Watkins, 2001).”
Counting blessings in early adolescents: an experimental study of gratitude and subjective well-being. (2008, background): “McCullough, Kilpatrick, Emmons, and Larson (2001) theorized that gratitude is a moral affect—that is, one with moral precursors and consequences.”