Gratitude is an important virtue in any cultural group. In Russian culture, gratitude is a salient and highly promoted trait that is seen as one of the cornerstones of social cohesion. In this study, we investigate wishes, expressions of gratitude, and self-reported spending preferences in 305 Russian 7- to 14-year-olds. Using logistic regression analysis, we found that the younger Russian children were more likely to express concrete gratitude, whereas the older children more frequently expressed connective gratitude. The younger children were also more likely to express wishes for immediate gratification, whereas the older children focused more on self-oriented wishes. Moreover, we found that about one in every six children expressed wishes for well-being of others as their greatest wish. The children’s intent to donate money to charity/poor was predicted by children’s wishes for others’ well-being. These findings are discussed through the lens of Russian culture and history.

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俄罗斯儿童的愿望、感激和消费偏好

感恩是任何文化群体的重要美德。在俄罗斯文化中，感恩是一种突出且高度提升的特质，被视为社会凝聚力的基石之一。在这项研究中，我们调查了 305 名俄罗斯 7 至 14 岁儿童的愿望、感激之情和自我报告的消费偏好。使用逻辑回归分析，我们发现年龄较小的俄罗斯儿童更可能表达具体的感激之情，而年龄较大的儿童则更频繁地表达连接性的感激之情。年幼的孩子也更有可能表达立即满足的愿望，而年长的孩子则更注重自我导向的愿望。此外，我们发现大约六分之一的儿童将希望他人幸福作为他们最大的愿望。孩子们向慈善机构/穷人捐款的意图是由孩子们对他人福祉的愿望所预测的。这些发现将通过俄罗斯文化和历史的视角进行讨论。