In praise of suffering: the role of holistic thinking in meaning making and gratitude

Through an experimental-causal-chain design, the present research sought to investigate how holistic thinking might influence gratitude through meaning-making. From past research, we know that holistic thinking and meaning-making are central to coping during times of suffering. However, causal links...

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Main Author: Gan, Eunice Ghee Wu
Other Authors: Albert Lee Kai Chung
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1691712023-07-09T15:31:50Z In praise of suffering: the role of holistic thinking in meaning making and gratitude Gan, Eunice Ghee Wu Albert Lee Kai Chung School of Social Sciences AlbertLee@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Psychology Through an experimental-causal-chain design, the present research sought to investigate how holistic thinking might influence gratitude through meaning-making. From past research, we know that holistic thinking and meaning-making are central to coping during times of suffering. However, causal links between holistic thinking, meaning-making, and gratitude in the context of suffering are understudied. Three studies were conducted with Singaporean samples to examine these links. In Study 1, we replicated a validated manipulation task to elicit holistic thinking, and meaning-making was measured. Statistical analyses revealed that the causal link between holistic thinking and meaning-making was inconclusive. In the pilot study for Study 2, we successfully developed a novel manipulation of meaning-making by manipulating the attention paid to meaning-making phrasings in a book association task. In Study 2, we manipulated meaning-making through the novel task developed and measured gratitude, but a causal link between meaning-making and gratitude was not sufficiently established. Null findings suggest that in the context of suffering, meaning-making could not sufficiently address the possible links between holistic thinking and gratitude. To explore reasons the present research was insufficient in establishing causal links between holistic thinking, meaning-making, and gratitude, implications of the null findings were discussed. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology 2023-07-04T08:14:00Z 2023-07-04T08:14:00Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Gan, E. G. W. (2023). In praise of suffering: the role of holistic thinking in meaning making and gratitude. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169171 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169171 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Gan, Eunice Ghee Wu
In praise of suffering: the role of holistic thinking in meaning making and gratitude
description Through an experimental-causal-chain design, the present research sought to investigate how holistic thinking might influence gratitude through meaning-making. From past research, we know that holistic thinking and meaning-making are central to coping during times of suffering. However, causal links between holistic thinking, meaning-making, and gratitude in the context of suffering are understudied. Three studies were conducted with Singaporean samples to examine these links. In Study 1, we replicated a validated manipulation task to elicit holistic thinking, and meaning-making was measured. Statistical analyses revealed that the causal link between holistic thinking and meaning-making was inconclusive. In the pilot study for Study 2, we successfully developed a novel manipulation of meaning-making by manipulating the attention paid to meaning-making phrasings in a book association task. In Study 2, we manipulated meaning-making through the novel task developed and measured gratitude, but a causal link between meaning-making and gratitude was not sufficiently established. Null findings suggest that in the context of suffering, meaning-making could not sufficiently address the possible links between holistic thinking and gratitude. To explore reasons the present research was insufficient in establishing causal links between holistic thinking, meaning-making, and gratitude, implications of the null findings were discussed.
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title In praise of suffering: the role of holistic thinking in meaning making and gratitude
title_short In praise of suffering: the role of holistic thinking in meaning making and gratitude
title_full In praise of suffering: the role of holistic thinking in meaning making and gratitude
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