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Przeszkody i strategie rozwoju wdzięczności w świetle współczesnych badań psychologicznych
Gratitude: obstacles and enhancement strategies in the frame of contemporary psychology

Author(s): Piotr Kwiatek
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS)
Keywords: Gratitude; positive psychology; enhance strategy Obstacles; well-being

Summary/Abstract: Every human being has some experience of giving and receiving. Although this is a universal reality which exceeds culture, religion and ethnicity, it is only recently that research has begun to focus on the subject of gratitude. This article seeks to analyze gratitude from the perspective of modern psychological research. Specifically, it examines obstacles to the expression of gratitude and suggests strategies to enhance it. The research literature clearly supports the important role that gratitude plays in many areas of life, especially with regard to well-being, health, coping with stress, and cultivating pro-social relationships. It is very important to know what contributes to disturbances in experiencing and expressing gratitude, as well as factors that enhance it.

  • Issue Year: 32/2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 151-163
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish