The relationship between gratitude and loneliness: The potential benefits of gratitude for promoting social bonds
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Caputo, Andrea
Abstract / Description
This paper explores the potential role of gratitude on the reduction of loneliness feelings, even controlling for several variables related to social desirability, well-being (subjective happiness and life satisfaction) and socio-demographic characteristics. Through a web-based survey a convenience sample of 197 participants completed an online questionnaire including these measures. Correlation analyses and four-step hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted. The results show a negative correlation between gratitude and loneliness; specifically, gratitude succeeds in accounting for up to almost one-fifth of the total variability of loneliness even controlling for further variables. Being female, not having a stable and consolidated relationship and not participating in the labor force represent some risk factors affecting loneliness which should be taken into account in further research.
Keyword(s)
gratitude loneliness social relationships social desirability well-beingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-05-29
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
11
Issue
2
Page numbers
323–334
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Caputo, A. (2015). The relationship between gratitude and loneliness: The potential benefits of gratitude for promoting social bonds. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(2), 323–334. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i2.826
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Caputo, Andrea
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Date of first publication2015-05-29
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Abstract / DescriptionThis paper explores the potential role of gratitude on the reduction of loneliness feelings, even controlling for several variables related to social desirability, well-being (subjective happiness and life satisfaction) and socio-demographic characteristics. Through a web-based survey a convenience sample of 197 participants completed an online questionnaire including these measures. Correlation analyses and four-step hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted. The results show a negative correlation between gratitude and loneliness; specifically, gratitude succeeds in accounting for up to almost one-fifth of the total variability of loneliness even controlling for further variables. Being female, not having a stable and consolidated relationship and not participating in the labor force represent some risk factors affecting loneliness which should be taken into account in further research.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationCaputo, A. (2015). The relationship between gratitude and loneliness: The potential benefits of gratitude for promoting social bonds. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(2), 323–334. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i2.826
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/944
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1136
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i2.826
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Keyword(s)gratitudeen_US
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Keyword(s)lonelinessen_US
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Keyword(s)social relationshipsen_US
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Keyword(s)social desirabilityen_US
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Keyword(s)well-beingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe relationship between gratitude and loneliness: The potential benefits of gratitude for promoting social bondsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers323–334
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Volume11
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