Rewarding Valuable Services and Altruistic Motives: Gratitude and Pay for Essential Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Bridger, Emma K. and Lally, Harkeeret (2022) Rewarding Valuable Services and Altruistic Motives: Gratitude and Pay for Essential Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal of Social Psychology. ISSN 0022-4545

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Abstract

Two studies examine whether a social-cognitive model of appraisal predicts gratitude towards workers deemed “essential” by the UK government during the Covid-19 response. Gratitude was predicted by appraisals of how essential work was, how costly and whether workers were contributing out of a genuine desire to help, and in turn predicted judgments of how much workers should earn. In a second experimental study support is found for the novel prediction that gratitude is systematically higher for lower-paid workers. The data extends the model and applies it to self-reported gratitude towards remote and unidentified workers during a period of crisis.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2022.2144708
Dates:	Date Event 25 October 2022 Accepted 19 November 2022 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Gratitude, social-cognitive, appraisals, income, Covid-19
Subjects:	CAH04 - psychology > CAH04-01 - psychology > CAH04-01-01 - psychology (non-specific)
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences > Dept. Psychology
Depositing User:	Emma Bridger
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2022 11:08
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2022 11:45
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/13733

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