2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The social functions of expressions of feeling of gratitude: Their role in direct and indirect reciprocity.
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25780372
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Shujitsu Junior College (2014-2015)
Hiroshima University (2013) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 感情表出 / 社会的感情 / ポジティブ感情 / ポジティブ心理学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aims to examine the social functions of expressions of feeling of gratitude. The research results show that two types of expressions -smiling and saying “thank you”- make the aid-provider recognize the aid-receiver felt gratitude. In addition, experiments manipulating the aid-receiver’s response show that the aid-provider holds positive feelings toward people who express gratitude. Furthermore, the results of experiments using various scenarios suggest that even if the aid-provider recognizes that the aid-receiver felt gratitude, if the aid-receiver does not express gratitude, he/she will have difficulty receiving further help.
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| Free Research Field |
社会心理学
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