実るほど稲穂は首を垂れるか？

―地位と感謝の関連における矛盾の解消―

抄録

Previous studies have found contrastive relationships between individual status and gratitude. While some suggest a positive relationship, others claim it to be negative. The current study examined two types of individual status, dominance and prestige, and investigated their relationships with trait gratitude. A total of 502 crowdsourcing workers responded to the questionnaire. As a result, prestige status had a positive relation with trait gratitude, while dominant status correlated negatively when the effect of prestige status was controlled, supporting our hypothesis. Finally, these relations were significant even after controlling for other personality traits (Big-five). Interpretation of the contrastive relationships of the two status and gratitude were discussed.