OXTR rs53576 genotype and gender predict trait gratitude

Witvliet, Charlotte vanOyen; Luna, Lindsey Root; VanderStoep, Jill; Vlisides‐Henry, Robert D.; Gonzalez, Trechaun; Griffin, Gerald D.

doi:10.1080/17439760.2018.1460689

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“…Overall, results confirmed our hypothesis that emerging adult females scored higher than males in empathy and gratitude. These results confirm previous findings related to gender differences in the experience of positive emotions such as empathy or gratitude in adulthood (Kashdan et al, 2009), as well as in more recent studies (vanOyen Witvliet et al, 2018). How can we explain the finding that females scored higher on empathy and gratitude among males in early adulthood?…”

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“…36, nº 3 (october) indirect influences of empathy on gratitude. Such findings support past studies that suggest that a person's biological sex may have an indirect influence on gratitude through empathy (vanOyen Witvliet et al, 2018). This could be due to the reason that gratitude includes prosocial interactions such as reciprocity, and the experience of positive emotions (self and other), including empathy.…”

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“…This could be due to the reason that gratitude includes prosocial interactions such as reciprocity, and the experience of positive emotions (self and other), including empathy. However, empathy may not necessarily invoke feelings of gratitude (vanOyen Witvliet et al, 2018).…”

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“…Gratitude is a moral emotion and has also been identified as a personal strength or character virtue and is used to booster trust and emotional intimacy in relationships (Algoe, 2012, Peterson & Seligman, 2004Tudge & Freitas, 2018). Among two sets of studies, gratitude as a permanent feature, disposition or emotion showed positive relations with empathy and trusting relationships (Algoe, Gable, & Maisel, 2010;McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002;vanOyen Witvliet et al, 2018). A high level of gratitude is related to other positive aspects of life experiences, including higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction; mental health, coping abilities, mental resistance, higher quality of interpersonal relationships, and moral and spiritual benefits in adulthood (Emmons & McCullough, 2003;Armenta, Fritz, & Lyubomirsky, 2017).…”

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Empathy, Gratitude, and Resilience – Does Gender Make a Difference?

2020

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Investigaciones anteriores muestran que la mayoría de las mujeres reportan niveles más altos de empatía y gratitud que los hombres. Aunque los estudios muestran relaciones entre resiliencia, gratitud y empatía, se sabe poco sobre la influencia del género en los vínculos entre ellos. El presente estudio examinó las diferencias individuales y las relaciones entre los niveles de empatía, gratitud y resiliencia de los adultos, particularmente cómo el género influye en tales relaciones. En segundo lugar, se probó el papel de mediación de la resiliencia en las asociaciones entre empatía y gratitud. Los participantes fueron 214 adultos polacos (104 mujeres) autoidentificados, con edades entre 18 y 55 años (M = 28.29 años, DT = 11.19), que completaron medidas de empatía de autoinforme en línea (escala QCAE), gratitud (escala GRAT) y resiliencia (escala SPP-25). El estudio transversal se utilizó para obtener los datos. Los resultados muestran que las mujeres obtuvieron puntuaciones más altas en empatía y gratitud que los hombres, pero los hombres informaron niveles más altos de resistencia que las mujeres. La apertura a nuevas experiencias de vida (dimensión de resiliencia) surgió como el predictor más fuerte de gratitud en ambos grupos. La resiliencia también sirvió como mediador entre la empatía y la gratitud y esto difería según el género autoidentificado. Se discuten las implicaciones para la investigación del desarrollo de género en psicología positiva. Past research shows most women report higher levels of empathy and gratitude than men. Although studies show relations among resilience, gratitude, and empathy, little is known on the influence of gender on the links among. The present study examined the individual difference and relations among young adults’ levels of empathy, gratitude, and resilience, particularly how gender influences such relations. Participants were 214 Polish self-identified females and males’ young adults, who completed self-report measures of empathy, gratitude, and resilience. Results showed that females scored higher in empathy and gratitude than males, but males reported higher levels of resilience than females. Resilience also served as a mediator between empathy and gratitude and this differed according to self-identified gender. Implications for gendered developmental research in social cognition are discussed.

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confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

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Empathy, Gratitude, and Resilience – Does Gender Make a Difference?

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“…Finalmente, la oxitocina es un neuropéptido clásicamente involucrado en la modulación y procesamiento de conductas sociales, el cual se ha ligado a la gratitud mediante estudios que han asociado una mayor gratitud con polimorfismos del gen CD38, que regula los niveles de oxitocina y con polimorfismos de su receptor acoplado a proteína G 23,24 . Esta relación entre oxitocina y gratitud también es reforzada por el hecho de que experimentalmente la administración intranasal de oxitocina ha producido aumentos en la gratitud 25,26 .…”

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Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica

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2019

Rev. méd. Chile

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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health not only as the absence of disease but as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Gratitude is one of the concepts most commonly associated with well-being from the empirical point of view. Despite of this, we seldom use the concept, possibly due to the lack of dissemination of its scientific bases and possible clinical applications. At an anatomical level, it is related consistently with the medial prefrontal cortex and at molecular level, with the neuropeptide oxytocin. It has been associated with better physical and mental health parameters, both in healthy and sick populations. It is usually measured using scales, being the most used worldwide the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 item . There are exercises that can enhance gratitude and its benefits, such as the gratitude letter and the gratitude journal. Given the current state of knowledge about gratitude, and considering its potential benefits, low risks, ability to complement other treatments, the simple and cost-effectiveness of gratitude interventions, a continuing research on this topic and its practical implementation is warranted. (Rev Med Chile 2019; 147: 755-761)

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How to become more grateful? The mediating role of resilience between empathy and gratitude

2020

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The current study examined the relationship between empathy, resilience, and gratitude. Specifically, the study investigated the potential mediating role of resilience between empathy and gratitude. The study involved 214 participants who completed the Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Test-Revised (GRAT-R), the Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (QCAE), and the Resilience Measurement Scale (SPP-25). The results showed significant positive correlations among resilience, empathy, and gratitude. Multiple regression analysis confirmed that resilience, gender, and affective empathy were direct predictors of the level of gratitude. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis supported the hypothesis that resilience played a mediating role between empathy and gratitude. Implications for research and the promotion of positive psychology programs for adults are discussed.

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OXTR rs53576 genotype and gender predict trait gratitude

Cited by 17 publications

References 29 publications

Empathy, Gratitude, and Resilience – Does Gender Make a Difference?

Empathy, Gratitude, and Resilience – Does Gender Make a Difference?

Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica

How to become more grateful? The mediating role of resilience between empathy and gratitude

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