Benefits and burdens: The role of trait gratitude in positive and negative exchanges in friendships

• Main Author: NAI, Ze Ling
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: trait gratitude; relationship expectations; relationship satisfaction; positive and negative social exchanges; Developmental Psychology; Social Psychology and Interaction
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/etd_coll_all/13; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=etd_coll_all
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Objective: This study examined the effects of trait gratitude on relationship satisfaction amongst friends through two potential mechanisms – perceived fulfillment of positive expectations and perceived burden of negative exchanges. The study also aimed to examine whether grateful people over-percei...