Date of Award
2014
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Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS) in Psychology: Clinical
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Philip Watkins
Second Advisor
Amani El-Alayli
Third Advisor
Sarah Keller
Abstract
Grateful disposition is associated with positive affect, happiness, high levels of overall well-being and an appreciation of simple pleasures. This study further examined the relationship between simple pleasures and trait gratitude. I hypothesized that people with higher trait gratitude scores would notice more simple pleasures in their lives and feel more gratitude for simple pleasures than less grateful people. I acquired data from 169 undergraduate students at Eastern Washington University. Results suggested that grateful people experienced the same number of simple pleasures as less grateful people but were more grateful for them. This suggests that although grateful people do not encounter simple pleasures more frequently, they do experience more positive affect regarding simple pleasures, particularly simple pleasures that have occurred recently.
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Recommended Citation
Shupe, Megan, "The Relationship Between Simple Pleasures and Trait Gratitude" (2014). EWU Masters Thesis Collection. 228.
https://dc.ewu.edu/theses/228
