Thanking in the times of the plague: the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude
Two studies examined the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude during the COVID-19 pandemic. Correlational and mediational evidence showed that participants with high holistic thinking tended to construct more meaning from the pandemic and feel grateful, compared to participants...
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| author | Lee, Albert Cheng, Cheryl Mei Yen Lee, Liang Ying Esposito, Gianluca Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom |
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| description | Two studies examined the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude during the COVID-19 pandemic. Correlational and mediational evidence showed that participants with high holistic thinking tended to construct more meaning from the pandemic and feel grateful, compared to participants with low holistic thinking (Study 1). Experimental manipulation of holistic thinking elicited behavioral choice for books on life meaning, which predicted gratitude (Study 2). These results cannot be explained by individual differences in the perception of threat (Study 1) or distress (Studies 1–2) associated with the pandemic. They cannot be explained by demographic factors such as age or gender, or cultural constructs such as ethnicity, educational level, or religiosity (Studies 1–2). These findings push understanding forward. They strengthen interdisciplinary links, fusing positive psychology with the social cognition of thinking styles. We discuss promising directions for future research with cross-cultural implications. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1712412023-10-17T08:28:43Z Thanking in the times of the plague: the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude Lee, Albert Cheng, Cheryl Mei Yen Lee, Liang Ying Esposito, Gianluca Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom School of Social Sciences Social sciences::Psychology Gratitude Holistic Thinking Two studies examined the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude during the COVID-19 pandemic. Correlational and mediational evidence showed that participants with high holistic thinking tended to construct more meaning from the pandemic and feel grateful, compared to participants with low holistic thinking (Study 1). Experimental manipulation of holistic thinking elicited behavioral choice for books on life meaning, which predicted gratitude (Study 2). These results cannot be explained by individual differences in the perception of threat (Study 1) or distress (Studies 1–2) associated with the pandemic. They cannot be explained by demographic factors such as age or gender, or cultural constructs such as ethnicity, educational level, or religiosity (Studies 1–2). These findings push understanding forward. They strengthen interdisciplinary links, fusing positive psychology with the social cognition of thinking styles. We discuss promising directions for future research with cross-cultural implications. This work was funded by Ministry of Education -Singapore, Grant/Award Numbers: RG46/20, RG61/19. 2023-10-17T08:28:43Z 2023-10-17T08:28:43Z 2023 Journal Article Lee, A., Cheng, C. M. Y., Lee, L. Y., Esposito, G. & Cheon, B. K. (2023). Thanking in the times of the plague: the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12854 1751-9004 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171241 10.1111/spc3.12854 2-s2.0-85166437662 en RG46/20 RG61/19 Social and Personality Psychology Compass © 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Psychology Gratitude Holistic Thinking Lee, Albert Cheng, Cheryl Mei Yen Lee, Liang Ying Esposito, Gianluca Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom Thanking in the times of the plague: the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude |
| title | Thanking in the times of the plague: the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude |
| title_full | Thanking in the times of the plague: the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude |
| title_fullStr | Thanking in the times of the plague: the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thanking in the times of the plague: the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude |
| title_short | Thanking in the times of the plague: the role of holistic thinking in meaning-making and gratitude |
| title_sort | thanking in the times of the plague the role of holistic thinking in meaning making and gratitude |
| topic | Social sciences::Psychology Gratitude Holistic Thinking |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171241 |
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