社会支持过程将感恩和幸福联系在一起，跨越文化和时间

IF 3.7 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Happiness Studies Pub Date : 2026-10-20 DOI:10.1007/s10902-026-01126-z

Carley Vornlocher, Alexandra S. Wormley

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强有力的证据表明，感恩能增强幸福感，尽管驱动这些影响的机制尚不清楚。在这里，我们通过(1)使人们适应他们所得到的支持并提高对社会支持的感知和(2)促进支持提供来检验感恩可以提高幸福感的观点。利用两项研究中超过148,000名参与者的数据，我们探索了感知社会支持和支持提供在将感恩与幸福联系起来方面的机制作用。通过横断面和纵向数据，我们发现社会支持过程——尤其是感知到的社会支持——部分地介导了感恩与幸福感之间的联系。此外，我们发现证据表明，在更集体主义的国家，感恩与社会支持提供之间的联系较弱。这表明，感恩对社会支持过程的影响——及其对幸福感的影响——可能取决于当地关于社区和社会支持的文化规范。

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Social support processes link gratitude and well-being across cultures and over time

Strong evidence shows that gratitude enhances well-being, though the mechanisms driving these effects are unclear. Here, we test the idea that gratitude may enhance well-being by (1) attuning people to the support that they receive and boosting perceptions of social support and (2) promoting support provision. Using data from over 148,000 participants across two studies, we explore the mechanistic roles of perceived social support and support provision in linking gratitude to well-being. With both cross-sectional and longitudinal data, we find that social support processes—especially perceived social support—partially mediate the link between gratitude and well-being. Moreover, we find evidence of weaker associations between gratitude and social support provision in more collectivistic countries. This suggests that gratitude’s consequences for social support processes—and their implications for well-being—may depend upon local cultural norms about community and social support.

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Journal of Happiness Studies Multiple-

CiteScore

8.60

自引率

6.50%

发文量

110

期刊介绍： The international peer-reviewed Journal of Happiness Studies is devoted to theoretical and applied advancements in all areas of well-being research. It covers topics referring to both the hedonic and eudaimonic perspectives characterizing well-being studies. The former includes the investigation of cognitive dimensions such as satisfaction with life, and positive affect and emotions. The latter includes the study of constructs and processes related to optimal psychological functioning, such as meaning and purpose in life, character strengths, personal growth, resilience, optimism, hope, and self-determination. In addition to contributions on appraisal of life-as-a-whole, the journal accepts papers investigating these topics in relation to specific domains, such as family, education, physical and mental health, and work. The journal welcomes high-quality theoretical and empirical submissions in the fields of economics, psychology and sociology, as well as contributions from researchers in the domains of education, medicine, philosophy and other related fields. The Journal of Happiness Studies provides a forum for three main areas in happiness research: 1) theoretical conceptualizations of well-being, happiness and the good life; 2) empirical investigation of well-being and happiness in different populations, contexts and cultures; 3) methodological advancements and development of new assessment instruments. The journal addresses the conceptualization, operationalization and measurement of happiness and well-being dimensions, as well as the individual, socio-economic and cultural factors that may interact with them as determinants or outcomes. Central Questions include, but are not limited to: Conceptualization: What meanings are denoted by terms like happiness and well-being? How do these fit in with broader conceptions of the good life? Operationalization and Measurement: Which methods can be used to assess how people feel about life? How to operationalize a new construct or an understudied dimension in the well-being domain? What are the best measures for investigating specific well-being related constructs and dimensions? Prevalence and causality Do individuals belonging to different populations and cultures vary in their well-being ratings? How does individual well-being relate to social and economic phenomena (characteristics, circumstances, behavior, events, and policies)? What are the personal, social and economic determinants and causes of individual well-being dimensions? Evaluation: What are the consequences of well-being for individual development and socio-economic progress? Are individual happiness and well-being worthwhile goals for governments and policy makers? Does well-being represent a useful parameter to orient planning in physical and mental healthcare, and in public health? Interdisciplinary studies: How has the study of happiness developed within and across disciplines? Can we link philosophical thought and empirical research? What are the biological correlates of well-being dimensions?