Schües, Rosa (2022) Effects of Gratitude on Outgroup Helping and the Mediating Role of Connectedness. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Research has shown that the affiliative emotion of gratitude predicts several positive outcomes, such as interpersonal connectedness or the increased willingness to help others. To date, however, there is a lack of research on whether these relationships can be extended to the context of intergroup relations. In this research, we investigated whether (and why) outgroup gratitude may motivate helping behavior toward the outgroup. To test this idea, we conducted an online experiment in a political intergroup context in the US (N = 225). We hypothesized that outgroup-based gratitude would increase helping behavior toward the outgroup compared to the incidental gratitude condition (being grateful for general things in life). Furthermore, we hypothesized that outgroup gratitude predicts greater connectedness with the outgroup (in comparison with incidental gratitude) and that outgroup connectedness mediates the relationship between outgroup-based gratitude and outgroup helping. Overall, we found no support for our hypotheses. Despite these insignificant findings, we nevertheless contributed to the literature on gratitude in that our study is the first to investigate this relationship in an intergroup context. Further theoretical implications will be discussed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Figueiredo Leal, A.L. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2022 07:53 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2022 07:53 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1115 |
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