EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE AND ENVY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REFERENTIAL ACTIVITY AND SELF-REPORTED MEASURES

• Autorzy: Caputo Andrea
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The present study aims at testing whether: higher connection between sub-symbolic and symbolic systems in expressing gratitude or envy may account for greater proneness to experience such feelings (1); differential effects exist when considering the (dis)connection among systems in expressing the opposite feelings (2). A convenience sample of 56 Italian participants was recruited (50% female; Mage = 44.16 years, SD = 16.07). A structured interview was used to compute some referential activity (RA) measures regarding the expression of gratitude and envy; in addition, dispositional gratitude (GQ-6) and envy (DES) scales were administered. Multiple regression analyses were used to test the role of RA measures in explaining dispositional gratitude and envy, controlling for gender and age, whereas subgroup analyses for participants with low/high RA levels in envy and gratitude examined potential differential effect estimates. The results showed that envy-related RA may allow disclosing envious feelings, especially when there is a greater difficulty to get in touch with gratitude. Instead, gratitude-related RA does not necessarily result in greater grateful disposition, also because affect integration about envy can confound the relationship between emotional awareness and self-reported levels of gratitude. Limitations, suggestions for future research, and clinical implications are briefly discussed.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

GRATITUDE; ENVY; REFERENTIAL ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE CODE THEORY; ITALY

• Wydawca: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Studia Psychologica
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 64
• Numer: 2
• Strony: 203 - 213

Twórcy

autor

Caputo Andrea

• Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 1 – 00185 Rome, Italy,

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2022.02.848