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Evidence for vicarious hope and vicarious gratitude

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dc.contributor.authorHowell, Andrew J.
dc.contributor.authorBailie, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBuro, Karen
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-09
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T01:44:09Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T01:44:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractTheorists posit that well-being reflects an optimal balance of self- and other-interest. An index of other-interest may be the degree to which hope and gratitude concern others (termed vicarious hope and vicarious gratitude) in addition to concerning the self. We examined the frequency of vicarious responses generated by participants (N = 350) invited to list ten things for which they were hopeful or grateful. Results showed that, on average, about 13 % of participants’ responses were other-oriented, that such responses were more likely to occur in the hope than in the gratitude condition, and that they were more likely to occur in conditions where task instructions primed inclusion of others. The generation of vicarious responses correlated with the trait of empathic concern. Implications of these findings for future work on vicarious hope and vicarious gratitude are discussed.
dc.description.urihttps://library.macewan.ca/full-record/a9h/102187469
dc.identifier.citationHowell, A. J., Bailie, T., and Buro, K. (2015). Evidence for vicarious hope and vicarious gratitude. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16, 687-704. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-014-9529-0
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-014-9529-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/2380
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjecthope
dc.subjectgratitude
dc.subjectvicarious hope
dc.subjectvicarious gratitude
dc.subjectempathy
dc.subjectself-construal
dc.titleEvidence for vicarious hope and vicarious gratitudeen
dc.typeArticle

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