Gratitude; Empathy & CL Data.xlsx

Gratitude promotes relationship formation, maintenance, and satisfaction, therefore, it may be related to compassionate love. Though theoretical evidence supports the argument that gratitude and compassionate love are related to empathy, however, no studies have empirically investigated the relationship between gratitude and compassionate love with empathy impacting the relationship. Empathy increases with age in people. Therefore, the present study examined the moderated mediated effect of age and empathy on the relationship between gratitude and compassionate love. Three hundred and eighteen people from India between the age of 20 and 52 were recruited and completed an online, multi-section questionnaire that includes measures of gratitude, empathy, and compassionate love. Statistical analyses showed a significant moderated mediation effect, with age affecting the relationship between gratitude and compassionate love indirectly (via empathy). As people age, they experience higher gratitude which positively affects their empathy and which in turn increases compassionate love. The implication of these findings can be applied to research areas and clinical setup. This can play a significant role in gratitude and empathy interventions for clinicians’ mental health and well-being.

感恩（Gratitude）能够促进人际关系的建立、维系与满意度提升，因此其或与慈悲关爱（compassionate love）存在关联。尽管已有理论证据表明感恩与慈悲关爱均与共情（Empathy）相关，但目前尚无研究实证考察共情在感恩与慈悲关爱关系中的作用。个体的共情能力随年龄增长而提升。因此，本研究旨在考察年龄与共情在感恩与慈悲关爱关系中的有调节中介效应。本研究招募了318名年龄介于20至52岁的印度籍受试者，要求其填写一份多模块线上问卷，问卷涵盖感恩、共情与慈悲关爱的测量量表。统计分析结果显示存在显著的有调节中介效应：年龄通过共情间接作用于感恩与慈悲关爱间的关系。随着个体年龄增长，其感恩水平提升，进而对共情能力产生正向促进作用，最终提升慈悲关爱情感。本研究结果可为相关领域研究与临床实践提供启示，在面向临床从业者心理健康与福祉提升的感恩及共情干预方案中具有重要应用价值。