Gratitude, academic self-efficacy, and well-being outcomes among Filipino undergraduate students

Abstract

Existing literature has shown that gratitude matters for students’ well-being outcomes. However, there is limited research underscoring the learning processes that account for the mental health benefits of gratitude. This research explored the association of gratitude with life satisfaction and psychological well-being and whether gratitude would have indirect effects on such well-being outcomes via its link to academic self-efficacy through a structural equation modeling approach. Five-hundred eighty-one Filipino undergraduate students ( M age = 20.00; SD age = 2.95) from two universities in the Philippines participated in this investigation. Results showed that gratitude was linked to greater perceived life satisfaction and psychological well-being through its association with higher levels of academic self-efficacy. This study reinforces extant evidence on the psychological and mental health payoffs associated with feeling grateful.