gratitude
Let an agent explain gratitude as an emotion, virtue and social practice, relay psychological research with attribution, describe cultural concepts and formal expressions, and distinguish gratitude from indebtedness and politeness.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain gratitude as an emotion, virtue and social practice, relay psychological research with attribution, describe cultural concepts and formal expressions, and distinguish gratitude from indebtedness and politeness.
The feeling and expression of thankfulness for benefits received, regarded as a virtue in most ethical and religious traditions and studied in positive psychology as a positive emotion associated with wellbeing, expressed through thanks, thanksgiving events and formal acknowledgments such as honours from parliaments and ministries, and shaped by cultural concepts such as the Filipino utang na loob, a debt of gratitude that creates lasting obligation; gratitude is related to savouring and to reciprocity.
What it is for: Not applicable; an emotion and virtue.
It can be explain the concept; relay research; describe cultural forms; distinguish related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Response to benefit
Virtue across traditions
Wellbeing links
Cultural variation
What it looks like
Not a visible object; thanks expressed in words and acts.
How it is recognised
Thankfulness for benefits received
Emotion, virtue, thanks, thanksgiving events, formal acknowledgments, utang na loob, savouring
Indebtedness is felt obligation; politeness is convention; appreciation may lack a benefactor
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is studied in - for wellbeing effects
is expressed through - in ritual and practice
In practice
Families and kinds
gratitude as emotion
gratitude as virtue and disposition
expressions of thanks and thanksgiving events
formal acknowledgments and honours such as gratitude of a parliament or ministry
cultural concepts such as utang na loob
related states such as savouring and appreciation
Standards and regulation
No regulation; rules of specific honours such as parliamentary acknowledgments
Failure modes and hazards
Overstating research findings
Confusing gratitude with indebtedness
Treating cultural concepts superficially
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.gratitude
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What gratitude is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is gratitude, and how does it differ from indebtedness, appreciation and politeness? definition
- Is the question about the emotion, the virtue, a cultural concept or a formal honour? boundary
Traditions
Ethical and religious traditions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- How do philosophical and religious traditions treat gratitude as a virtue, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
Science Research.
Attribution.
Psychology
Psychology.
Psychology
Psychology.
- What does research say about gratitude and wellbeing, and what are the limits of the evidence, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Practices
Practices.
Practices
Practices.
- What practices such as gratitude journals and letters have been studied, and with what results? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Culture Cultural forms.
Context.
Concepts
Cultural concepts.
Concepts
Concepts.
- What is utang na loob, and how do other cultures conceptualise gratitude and reciprocity? provenance
- Which entry fits utang na loob? action
Rituals
Thanksgiving and honours.
Rituals
Rituals.
- How do thanksgiving events and formal acknowledgments such as parliamentary gratitude express thanks? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific honour? action
Context Language and history.
Context.
Language
Saying thank you.
Language
Language.
- How is thanks expressed across languages and etiquette? provenance
- Which entry fits etiquette? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How have ideas of gratitude developed from Seneca and Aquinas to modern psychology? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of ethics? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should utang na loob be a separate entry?
- How should psychological references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific honours; should they be split off?