articleSocial and Personality Psychology CompassMay 31, 2012Closed access

Find, Remind, and Bind: The Functions of Gratitude in Everyday Relationships

SBSara B. Algoe

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Abstract

Abstract Though interest in the emotion of gratitude has historically focused on its role in social exchange, new evidence suggests a different and more important role for gratitude in social life. The find‐remind‐and‐bind theory of gratitude posits that the positive emotion of gratitude serves the evolutionary function of strengthening a relationship with a responsive interaction partner (). The current article identifies prior, economic models of gratitude, elaborates on unique features of the find‐remind‐and‐bind theory, reviews the accumulating evidence for gratitude in social life in light of this novel perspective, and discusses how the find‐remind‐and‐bind theory is relevant to methodology and…

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  • Gratitude
  • Gable
  • Psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Context (archaeology)
  • Perspective (graphical)
  • Social exchange theory
  • Mechanism (biology)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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