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The Development of Gratitude in Brazilian Children and Adolescents
Cross-Cultural Research ( IF 2.178 ) Pub Date : 2017-10-31 , DOI: 10.1177/1069397117736749
Fernanda Palhares 1 , Lia B. L. Freitas 1 , Elisa A. Merçon-Vargas 2 , Jonathan R. H. Tudge 2
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This study aimed to examine age-related changes in gratitude expression and spending preferences and the associations between children’s greatest wish and gratitude expression. Participants were 285 children of ages 7 to 14 (M = 10.87, SD = 2.27, 54% girls) from public and private schools in Porto Alegre, a large urban center of Brazil. We found that verbal gratitude was the most common type of gratitude expression. Older children were more likely to express verbal and less likely to express concrete gratitude than were younger participants; they were also more likely to choose saving money for the future and less likely to choose donating to the poor. We also found a positive correlation between hedonistic wishes and concrete gratitude and between social well-being wishes and connective gratitude. Our results suggest that gratitude is linked to the ability of thinking about others, and may be hindered by a focus on immediate pleasure.

中文翻译:

巴西儿童和青少年感恩的发展

本研究旨在检验与年龄相关的感恩表达和消费偏好的变化,以及儿童最大愿望与感恩表达之间的关联。参与者是来自巴西大城市阿雷格里港的公立和私立学校的 285 名 7 至 14 岁的儿童(M = 10.87,SD = 2.27,54% 是女孩)。我们发现口头感谢是最常见的感谢表达方式。与年龄较小的参与者相比,年龄较大的孩子更有可能表达口头表达,而不太可能表达具体的感激之情;他们也更有可能选择为未来存钱,而不太可能选择向穷人捐款。我们还发现享乐愿望与具体感恩之间以及社会幸福愿望与联系感恩之间存在正相关关系。
更新日期:2017-10-31
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