Cognitive-affective structure of gratitude and its relationships with subjective well-being

Zhang, Linting; Zhu, Ningzhe; Li, Wenjie; Li, Chengcheng; Kong, Feng

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2022.111758

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“…Six of the 26 non-intervention articles reviewed here also included cross-lagged analyses of data spanning at least two time-points. 20–22 , 31 , 36 All six of these studies found evidence that gratitude at earlier timepoints predicted life satisfaction at later timepoints. Two of these articles—which included a total of three studies—were conducted by Unanue and colleagues and focused on Chilean adult participants.…”

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“…Twenty-six correlational studies met the criteria of the present review 17–42 (see Table 1 ). Positive relationships between dispositional gratitude and life satisfaction were reported in 24 of these, including samples of adolescents from India 26 ( r = 0.81) and China 20 (r = 0.19), adults samples from Chile ( r ’s between 0.49 and 0.56), 21 , 22 Switzerland 37 ( r = 0.49), and Italy 42 ( r = 0.49) and university students from China ( r ’s between 0.14 and 0.33), 18 , 19 , 36 , 38 Iran ( r ’s between 0.41 and 50), 25 Pakistan 28 , 30 ( r ’s 0.41-0.46), Taiwan 23 , 31 , 39 , 40 ( r ’s between 0.18 and 0.44), Romania 24 ( r =0.49), and the Philippines 17 ( r =0.43). The sole exception was a study of Spanish university students, which reported a small negative correlation ( r = −0.17).…”

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“… Datu (2014) 33 210 Filipino university students M age = 17.8 Cross-sectional Gratitude and LS positively correlated r = 0.47 Aghababaei and Tabik (2013) 34 256 Iranian students M age = 23.38 Cross-sectional Gratitude and LS positively correlated r = 0.17 JW Zhang (2020) 35 S1a: 110 US adult volunteers M age = 36.1 S1b: 172 US adult volunteers M age = 39.9 S2: 392 US students M age = 24.8 S3: 122 US students M age = 22.3 Cross-sectional Study 3 (n=122) has two-timepoints (cross-lagged analysis) Gratitude at T1 predicted LS at T2 Mediation by past positive time perspectives in both cross-sectional and cross-lagged studies. L Zhang et al (2022) 36 S2: 298 Chinese college students M age = 20.1 Two time-points (cross-lagged analysis) Gratitude at T1 predicted LS at T2, but not vice versa. Hill and Allemand (2011) 37 962 Swiss adults M age = 52.4 Cross-sectional Gratitude and LS positively correlated r = 0.49 Xiang and Yuan (2021) 38 991 Chinese university students M age = 19.1 Cross-sectional (SEM) Gratitude and LS positively correlated r = 0.28 Chain mediation of gratitude→LS by mindfulness and then benign envy and malicious envy Chen (2013) 39 291 adolescent athletes in Taiwan M age = 16.8 Cross-sectional (SEM) Gratitude and LS positively correlated r = 0.28 Chain mediation of gratitude→LS by social support from coaches and teamma...…”

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Being Thankful for What You Have: A Systematic Review of Evidence for the Effect of Gratitude on Life Satisfaction

Kerry,

Chhabra,

Clifton

2023

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Background Many studies suggest a link between gratitude and life satisfaction, including experimental tests of gratitude interventions. This paper presents a systematic review of recent literature on the influence of gratitude on life satisfaction. The aim of this research is to better understand the nature of the relationship between gratitude and life satisfaction and to evaluate the state of literature. Methodology A systematic search was conducted using four databases (APA PsycInfo, Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCO), targeting articles published since 2010. Correlational studies were included if they used the GQ6 measure of gratitude and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Intervention studies were included if they reported effects of a gratitude manipulation on SWLS scores. Forty-four articles (N = 16,529) focusing on gratitude and life satisfaction were ultimately selected. Among the selected studies, 18 employed experimental designs and 26 were cross-sectional studies. Five studies also presented cross-lagged analyses from two or more timepoints. Results The review indicated a substantial positive correlation between gratitude and life satisfaction. Various potential mediators were also identified, including meaning in life, social support, and self-esteem. Some experimental research suggested that gratitude interventions may increase life satisfaction compared to neutral control conditions, although evidence was mixed. There was stronger evidence for these effects in people from Western countries. However, there is no strong evidence that gratitude interventions outperform positively valenced control conditions. Thus, it is possible that the effects of intervention could be caused by demand- or placebo effects. Conclusion and Recommendation While it is clear that there is a link between gratitude and life satisfaction, the extent to which gratitude causes life satisfaction and the mechanism underlying that link require further exploration. We suggest that experimental work test effects of changes in gratitude that cannot be explained by placebo- or demand effects. We also encourage more interactive interventions as well as research that investigates third variables that could underlie both gratitude and life satisfaction.

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Being Thankful for What You Have: A Systematic Review of Evidence for the Effect of Gratitude on Life Satisfaction

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Clifton

2023

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“…Subjective well-being is a psychological state, which is an individual’s satisfaction with his psychological state and the overall assessment of the positive and negative emotions he has experienced ( Li et al, 2021b ). Subjective well-being also reflects their social functioning and adaptation status ( Zhang et al, 2022 ). While a study tended to examine subjective well-being as an outcome variable, with the development of positive psychology, researchers have found that subjective well-being can also serve a potential functional role for success in various areas of life ( Xiao and Huang, 2022 ).…”

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Gender role attitudes and work–family conflict: A multiple mediating model including moderated mediation analysis

Chen

Zhang

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Front. Psychol.

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With the fierce labor market competition, the family population’s size continues to expand, and the conflict between work and family requirements for individual roles becomes increasingly intense. Most studies focus on work–family conflict as an antecedent variable, and few studies use work–family conflict as an outcome variable. This study aimed to explore the underlying mechanism of the relationship between gender role attitudes and work–family conflict. Two models were tested using conditional process analysis for testing direct and indirect effects on a sample of 324 employees: A serial multiple mediation model, and the multiple mediation model including the moderating role of education level and subjective socioeconomic status. The results suggested that (1) gender role attitudes significantly and positively predicted work–family conflict. (2) Parental sacrifice and subjective well-being played multiple mediating roles between gender role attitudes and work–family conflict. (3) Education level moderated the relationship between gender role attitudes and parental sacrifice, as evidenced by the fact that low education level amplified the positive predictive effect of gender role attitudes on parental sacrifice. (4) Subjective socioeconomic status moderated the relationship between gender role attitudes and subjective well-being, suggesting that high subjective socioeconomic status amplified the negative predictive effect of gender role attitudes on subjective well-being. This work contributes to the understanding of the process underlying the relationship between gender role attitudes and work–family conflict, and to the literature reporting the possible moderated role of education level and subjective socioeconomic status on the influence outcomes of gender role attitudes. Theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.

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“…Growth in the research realm of well-being is associated with socioeconomic status [1], personality [2][3][4], and behavioral intention [5][6][7] in various realms. The antecedents and consequences of well-being reflect existing or future societal trends in individual value including subjective perception with daily life and well-being recognition that transcends economic prosperity [8].…”

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Measuring College Campus Well-Being with Multidimensional Indices: Sustainability of Higher Education in Taiwan

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Understanding students’ subjective perceptions of universities is one of the main issues that needs to be addressed in order to improve aspects such as student retention and achieve sustainable development. Considering subjective well-being as an alternative term for happiness and satisfaction in higher education for sustainability, this study is to develop a measure conceptually and operationally for college campus well-being (CWB) with multiple dimensions, including a psychological, physical, financial, and social dimension of well-being. Subjected to factorial validity and composite reliability, the CWB scale validated by 2793 undergraduate students in central Taiwan was administered. The research demonstrates the appropriate construct validity and suitable-fit indices of the CWB multidimensional scale when used for measuring university-oriented happiness and sustainability in this research context. Differential effects were found among the colleges and between genders. The implications and future research lines are discussed.

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Cognitive-affective structure of gratitude and its relationships with subjective well-being

Cited by 9 publications

References 42 publications

Being Thankful for What You Have: A Systematic Review of Evidence for the Effect of Gratitude on Life Satisfaction

Being Thankful for What You Have: A Systematic Review of Evidence for the Effect of Gratitude on Life Satisfaction

Gender role attitudes and work–family conflict: A multiple mediating model including moderated mediation analysis

Measuring College Campus Well-Being with Multidimensional Indices: Sustainability of Higher Education in Taiwan

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