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- Title
Using cultural‐ecological theory to construct a mid‐range theory for the development of gratitude as a virtue.
- Authors
Tudge, Jonathan R. H.; Navarro, Jessica L.; Payir, Ayse; Merçon‐Vargas, Elisa A.; Cao, Hongjian; Zhou, Nan; Liang, Yue; Mendonça, Sara
- Abstract
Gratitude scholarship, whether in the close relationships or developmental literature, currently lacks a coherent framework. The term gratitude is used for a wide variety of constructs, and there is rarely a clear link between conceptualization and operationalization. We think that gratitude should be considered a moral virtue, involving the desire to reciprocate in some kind or helpful way to one's intentional benefactors. Our goal is thus to provide a mid‐range theoretical framework for the study of the development of gratitude as a virtue. The theory from which this framework is derived is cultural‐ecological theory.
- Subjects
GRATITUDE; CARDINAL virtues; VIRTUE ethics; VIRTUE; VIRTUES
- Publication
Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 2, p157
- ISSN
1756-2570
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jftr.12432