State Gratitude Appraisal
A reflective state in which the user consciously notices positive aspects of an experience and anchors them emotionally, often prompted by the interaction. Distinguished from a fleeting good feeling by its deliberate, reflective appraisal.
Operational Definition
STATE. The rated quantity is the intensity of state gratitude during or after a reflective passage, self-reported on a graded scale, optionally corroborated by the user naming specific positives. Higher ratings indicate a stronger state. Rated per passage, not counted as discrete events.
Measurement Schema
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): A short state-gratitude self-report (a few items, 1-7) with internal-consistency reporting (Cronbach's alpha). Complementary coding: count of distinct positives the user names, with rater agreement would be assessed via Cohen's kappa. Could be reported as mean state-gratitude score and named-positives count.