Expressing gratitude is central to the lives of Guatemalan youth. Despite limited empirical evidence on gratitude in Guatemala, anecdotal reports and cultural values point to its importance, providing a rich cultural context to continue Baumgarten-Tramer’s work. We have situated the current sample of 104 Guatemalan youth (M = 10.85, SD = 2.28, 53.8% girls) as autonomous and related using Kağıtçıbaşı’s framework, given their relatively advantaged socioeconomic status and the cultural importance of family. Participants’ responses to the Wishes and Gratitude Scale and the Imaginary Windfall resource distribution activity revealed that older children were more likely than younger children to express connective gratitude. Regardless of age, expressions of verbal gratitude were frequent, while concrete gratitude was extremely rare. Older participants were more likely to spend their hypothetical resources saving for the future; younger children’s resources were often allocated to buying gifts for others. These findings reflect both participants’ cultural and developmental contexts.

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危地马拉儿童和青少年感恩的发展

表达感激之情是危地马拉青年生活的核心。尽管危地马拉感恩的经验证据有限，但轶事报告和文化价值观表明了它的重要性，为继续 Baumgarten-Tramer 的工作提供了丰富的文化背景。鉴于他们相对优越的社会经济地位和家庭的文化重要性，我们使用 Kağıtçıbaşı 的框架将当前的 104 名危地马拉青年（M = 10.85，SD = 2.28，53.8% 女孩）的样本定位为自主和相关。参与者对愿望和感恩量表以及想象中的意外收获资源分配活动的反应表明，年龄较大的孩子比年幼的孩子更有可能表达对联结的感激之情。不论年龄大小，口头上的感谢表达频繁，而具体的感谢则极为罕见。年长的参与者更有可能将他们假设的资源用于为未来储蓄；年幼儿童的资源往往用于为他人购买礼物。这些发现反映了参与者的文化和发展背景。