Find, Remind, and Bind: The Functions of Gratitude in Everyday Relationships

By Sara B. Algoe. 2012

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Gratitude and Subjective Wellbeing: A Proposal of Two Causal Frameworks (2017, background): “Algoe (2012, 2008) has proposed the find-remind-and-bind theory as an explanation for why gratitude leads to better close relationships.”
Gratitude and health: An updated review (2019, background): “Feeling appreciated, furthermore, elicits appreciating behaviour, relationship maintenance behaviour, and responsiveness to the partner as demonstrated both by prospective observational as well as experimental studies (Algoe & Zhaoyang, 2016; Gordon, Impett, Kogan, Oveis, & Keltner, 2012; Kubacka, F”
Distinct Effects of Pride and Gratitude Appeals on Sustainable Luxury Brands (2020, background): “2017, p. 202), Therefore, this emotion plays an important role in fostering interpersonal relationships (Algoe 2012), and is fundamentally related to affiliation motives (Griskevicius and Kenrick 2013).”
Positive Emotions Broaden and Build (2012, background): “Joy becomes gratitude, for instance, when awareness of one’s own good fortune is combined with admiration for another person for thoughtfully going out of their way to create that good fortune (Algoe, 2012).”
An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span (2015, background): “This benefit-induced gratitude influences social experiences because it spurs the beneficiary to recognize the good qualities of the giver and the dyad subsequently become closer (Algoe, 2012).”
The Grateful Workplace: A Multilevel Model of Gratitude in Organizations (2017, background): “From the benefactor’s perspective, gratitude draws attention to the beneficiary’s future intentions, letting the benefactor know that the recipient values the benefactor and is likely to engage in future relationship maintenance behaviors (Algoe, 2012).”
Current Emotion Research in Social Psychology: Thinking About Emotions and Other People (2015, background): “For example, social psychologists have studied compassion (e.g., Goetz, Keltner, & Simon-Thomas, 2010), gratitude (Algoe, 2012; Jia, Tong, & Lee, 2014), and intergroup anxiety (Stephan, 2014).”
Moral Elevation and Moral Beauty: A Review of the Empirical Literature (2016, background): “However, the specific behavioral outcomes of these emotions are found to be different: gratitude drives the motivation to improve and deepen the relationship with a responsive interaction partner (Algoe, 2012), while elevation entails a more general concern to become a better human for the sake of o”
Relating Mindfulness, Heartfulness, and Psychological Well-Being: the Role of Self-Compassion and Gratitude (2018, background): “One of the key aspects of mindfulness practice is the awareness of the interdependence between the self and others (Kabat-Zinn and Davidson 2012), and this awareness is a prerequisite for gratitude (Algoe 2012).”
Functions of Positive Emotions: Gratitude as a Motivator of Self-Improvement and Positive Change (2017, background): “According to the find-remind-and-bind theory, gratitude leads people to recognize or acknowledge relationships with others, galvanizing them to engage in behaviors that bring them closer together (Algoe, 2012).”
Why are materialists less happy? The role of gratitude and need satisfaction in the relationship between materialism and life satisfaction. (2014, background): “As a social emotion, gratitude often leads people to feel connected to others (Algoe, 2012).”
Review of Brief School-Based Positive Psychological Interventions: a Taster for Teachers and Educators (2017, background): “The find-remind-and-bind theory of gratitude (Algoe 2012) posits that this positive emotion serves an evolutionary function in strengthening a relationship through reciprocal responsiveness (Algoe et al. 2008).”