Giving thanks: the relational context of gratitude in postgraduate supervision

Unsworth, Kerrie L., Turner, Nick, Williams, Helen M. and Piccin-Houle, Sarah 2010. Giving thanks: the relational context of gratitude in postgraduate supervision. Studies in Higher Education 35 (8) , pp. 871-888. 10.1080/03075070903348396

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Abstract

Successful postgraduate supervision is often dependent upon the quality of the relationship between postgraduates and their supervisors. This article reports on two studies that focus on grateful affect and grateful expression within low‐ and high‐trust postgraduate–supervisor working relationships. In Study 1, a sample of Canadian postgraduates and supervisors was interviewed to explore the consequences of expressed gratitude and identify supervisory behaviors for which postgraduates are grateful. In Study 2, a sample of Australian postgraduates was surveyed. Results showed that perceptions of supervisors’ altruism and the perceived value of supervisors’ behaviors were positively related to the grateful affect felt by postgraduates in low‐trust working relationships. In contrast, perceptions of supervisors’ altruism and the perceived value of supervisors’ behaviors were not related to grateful affect in high‐trust working relationships. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISBN:	03075079 1470174X
ISSN:	0307-5079
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2020 13:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/136325

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