Benefits of expressing gratitude: Expressing gratitude to a partner changes one's view of the relationship

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 574-580

  Lambert, Nathaniel M ^a   Clark, Margaret S ^b   Durtschi, Jared ^a   Fincham, Frank D ^a   Graham, Steven M ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communal strength; Gratitude

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951241252     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610364003     Document Type: Article

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