Gratitude, relatedness needs satisfaction, and negative psychological outcomes during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A short‐term longitudinal study

Datu, Jesus Alfonso Daep; Fincham, Frank D.

doi:10.1002/jclp.23364

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“…The model provides an explanation for 28% of the variance in hardiness. Although the percentage of variance is significant, it would be of interest to include other variables such as social support, self-esteem, cognitive fusion, emotional regulation and gratitude, which have also been found to be relevant variables in adaptive coping during the COVID-19 pandemic [60][61][62][63].…”

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From Anxiety to Hardiness: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Spanish CCU Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gil-Almagro,

García-Hedrera,

Carmona-Monge

et al. 2024

Medicina

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Background and Objectives: Evidence shows that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses suffered from emotional symptoms, yet in spite of this, few studies within “positive psychology” have analyzed the emergence/promotion of positive traits, such as hardiness. In this context, the present study aimed to test a model regarding the mediating role of self-efficacy between anxiety experienced at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and hardiness assessed six months later among nurses in critical care units (CCU) in Spain. Materials and Methods: An observational, descriptive, prospective longitudinal study with two data collection periods: (1) from the 1 to the 21 June 2020 (final phase of the state of alarm declared in Spain on 14 March) in which socio-demographic and occupational variables, anxiety (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, DASS-21), self-efficacy (General Self-Efficacy Scale, GSES) and basal resilience (Resilience Scale-14, RS-14) were assessed, and (2) a follow-up 6 months later (January–March 2021) in which hardiness (Occupational Hardiness Questionnaire, OHQ) was evaluated. To analyze the data, multivariate regressions were performed using the PROCESS macro (simple mediation, model 4). Results: A total of 131 Spanish nurses from CCUs, with a mean age of 40.54 years (88.5% women) participated in the study. Moderate and severe levels of anxiety were observed in 19.1% of the sample. Significant and positive correlations were observed between self-efficacy, hardiness and resilience (all p < 0.001). Significant negative correlations were observed between anxiety and self-efficacy (p < 0.001), hardiness (p = 0.027) and resilience (p = 0.005). The indirect effect of anxiety on hardiness through self-efficacy was significant (Effect (SE) = −0.275 (0.100); LLCI = −0.487, ULCI = −0.097), contributing to 28% of the variance, including resilience (p = 0.015), age (p = 0.784), gender (p = 0.294) and years of experience (p = 0.652) as covariates. A total mediation was observed (non-significant anxiety-hardiness direct effect; Effect (SE) = −0.053 (0.215), t = 0.248, p = 0.804, LLCI = −0.372, ULCI = 0.479). Conclusions: The results suggest that in Spanish CCU nurses, anxiety experienced at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic may contribute to the development of hardiness through positive resources such as self-efficacy.

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From Anxiety to Hardiness: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Spanish CCU Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gil-Almagro,

García-Hedrera,

Carmona-Monge

et al. 2024

Medicina

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“…Research in positive psychology has shown that practicing gratitude can improve well-being, promote pro-social behaviour, and alleviate mental and physical pain [23,24,25]. Moreover, it may serve as a protective measure against the mental health effects of Covid [26]. Focusing on and acknowledging the positive aspects of one's life can lead to increased contentment due to the experience of positive emotions.…”

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Can promoting compassion and gratitude through a four-week online training program improve women's mental health? A randomized controlled trial

Bock,

Rana,

Rössler

et al. 2024

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Background The period following the pandemic has witnessed a surge in depression, distress, and anxiety, alongside a rise in digitalization. This has underscored the necessity of finding alternatives to in-person interventions for mental well-being. According to positive psychology, compassion and gratitude can alleviate anxiety and depression. This pilot study investigates the impact of a four-week self-directed online training program that emphasizes compassion and gratitude as essential components of women's psychological well-being. Methods For this randomized controlled trial, a sample of 51 women aged between 21 and 39 years was selected. The experimental group underwent a four-week training program on compassion and gratitude, which included psychoeducation, compassion exercises, and journaling. Participants' levels of compassion and gratitude were assessed before and after the four-week program using standardized self-report surveys. Results The study shows that participants in the experimental group experienced a significant improvement in both compassion and gratitude skills. Furthermore, there was a strong positive correlation between compassion and gratitude. Conclusion The findings of the pilot study suggest that a brief self-directed online program aimed at cultivating compassion and gratitude can enhance factors that are crucial to women's mental well-being. Further research is necessary to examine the long-term effects of these interventions and their suitability for diverse demographics. Trial Registration The trail was registered 23.12.2022 at German Clinical Trails Registre. Registration ID: DRKS00030973

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“…Employees who craft their jobs to a larger extent report increase need satisfaction, which in turn predicts higher levels of positive emotions, positive psychological functioning, as well as work engagement. Seeing that basic psychological need satisfaction is an important predictor of gratitude (e.g., Datu & Fincham, 2022;L.-N Lee et al, 2015), it seems plausible that job crafting could also result in increased gratitude. Given these past findings, we hypothesized that:…”

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Gratitude, Job Resources, and Job Crafting: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study on a Sample of Romanian Employees

Nicuta,

Opariuc-Dan,

Constantin

2024

Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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In this two-wave study, we tested whether there would be positive and reciprocal relationships between employees' gratitude and the job resources they perceive at work, as well as between gratitude and job crafting behaviours. Moreover, we explored whether job crafting could mediate the relationship between gratitude and job resources. The participants were 275 Romanian employees. No evidence for reciprocal relationships was found. Results showed that gratitude at T1 predicted more job resources at T2 (three months later), but job resources did not predict employees' gratitude over time. One dimension of job crafting (increasing challenging job demands) at T1 positively predicted employees' gratitude at T2, but the prospective effect of gratitude on job crafting was not significant (except for a marginally significant effect on increasing structural job resources). Job crafting did not mediate the longitudinal relationship between employees' gratitude and job resources. These findings are discussed in relation to previous literature.

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Gratitude, relatedness needs satisfaction, and negative psychological outcomes during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A short‐term longitudinal study

Cited by 10 publications

References 64 publications

From Anxiety to Hardiness: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Spanish CCU Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic

From Anxiety to Hardiness: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Spanish CCU Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Can promoting compassion and gratitude through a four-week online training program improve women's mental health? A randomized controlled trial

Gratitude, Job Resources, and Job Crafting: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study on a Sample of Romanian Employees

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