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Gratitude affects moral disgust: From the perspective of social norm theory
Author(s) -
He Qionghua,
Xiang Yanhui,
Dong Xia,
Zhao Jiaxu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psych journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2046-0260
pISSN - 2046-0252
DOI - 10.1002/pchj.421
Subject(s) - gratitude , disgust , psychology , social psychology , structural equation modeling , perspective (graphical) , norm (philosophy) , path analysis (statistics) , epistemology , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , anger , artificial intelligence , computer science
The present research verified the relationship between gratitude and moral disgust and explored its internal mechanism based on the social norm theory for the first time. In this study, 979 participants were recruited and required to complete the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ), the Moral Disgust Questionnaire (MD), the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), and the Connor‐Davidson Resilience Scale (CD‐RISC). Data were then analyzed via structural equation model. The results demonstrated that gratitude indirectly affects moral disgust through the chain path of social support → resilience rather than being directly mediated by social support and resilience. From the perspective of social norm theory, the current research reveals the internal mechanism between gratitude and moral disgust, which is of great significance to expand our understanding of theory and apply it to practice.