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Gratitude Reduces Regret: The Mediating Role of Temporal Focus

verfasst von: Mo Luan, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaoyu Wang

Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Ausgabe 1/2023

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Although gratitude has received increasing attention from positive psychology researchers in recent years, few studies have examined the benefits of gratitude in decision making. In the present research we explored the effect of gratitude on regret, a decision-making-specific negative emotion. Across five studies (N = 738), the results revealed that gratitude reduced regret in decision-making, and past-focus was the underlying mechanism. The results of Studies 1, 2 and 3 consistently showed that gratitude reduced regret in decision-making. Studies 4 and 5 provided a potential explanation, demonstrating that temporal focus was the mechanism underlying the effect of gratitude on regret. These results indicate the benefits of gratitude in decision-making, suggesting a need to investigate why gratitude enhances well-being.

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Titel: Gratitude Reduces Regret: The Mediating Role of Temporal Focus
verfasst von: Mo Luan
Yufeng Zhang
Xiaoyu Wang
Publikationsdatum: 20.10.2022
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies / Ausgabe 1/2023
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00597-0

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