How Does Trait Gratitude Relate to Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents? The Mediating Role of Resilience and Social Support

COVID-19 and Mental Well-Being: Guidance on the Application of Behavioral and Positive Well-Being Strategies

“…The role of dispositional and/or trait gratitude in mental well-being is a comparatively recent development in positive psychology [33,34]. There are some possible mechanisms of applying gratitude for generating positive mental well-being leading to prolonged life satisfaction and flourishing in life such as: (a) savoring positive life experiences, particularly in eras of pandemics such as spending time with your kids, having healthy meals or pursuing hobbies while being indoors could be joyful; (b) building positive emotions, which help in creative activities such as writing, playing an instrument, painting, and singing, and finally (c) engaging in social connections via electronic means and video-chats with family and friends, which assist in generating social bonds leading to improved relationships, elevated self-esteem, and overall psychological well-being [35] Living indoors and not going outdoors due to 'lockdowns' in a pandemic provides an individual level opportunity for self-introspection and assessing and reframing current and planned events through a positive lens and engaging in active problem solving [34]. Building and maintaining gratitude through actions of kindness, being thankful that one is living, and enjoying all the benefits that life offers also helps in coping with stressful situations by building lifelong resilience [35].…”

“…The role of dispositional and/or trait gratitude in mental well-being is a comparatively recent development in positive psychology [ 33 , 34 ]. There are some possible mechanisms of applying gratitude for generating positive mental well-being leading to prolonged life satisfaction and flourishing in life such as: (a) savoring positive life experiences, particularly in eras of pandemics such as spending time with your kids, having healthy meals or pursuing hobbies while being indoors could be joyful; (b) building positive emotions, which help in creative activities such as writing, playing an instrument, painting, and singing, and finally (c) engaging in social connections via electronic means and video-chats with family and friends, which assist in generating social bonds leading to improved relationships, elevated self-esteem, and overall psychological well-being [ 35 ]…”

“…Living indoors and not going outdoors due to ‘lockdowns’ in a pandemic provides an individual level opportunity for self-introspection and assessing and reframing current and planned events through a positive lens and engaging in active problem solving [ 34 ]. Building and maintaining gratitude through actions of kindness, being thankful that one is living, and enjoying all the benefits that life offers also helps in coping with stressful situations by building lifelong resilience [ 35 ].…”

Validation of the Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives for Activities-Revised Scale in Chinese Adults

“…Every item was scored on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (very strongly disagree) to 7 (very strongly agree). Besides, MSPSS has shown great reliability and validity in Chinese samples [ 37 , 38 ]. In the present study, the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the MSPSS was 0.92.…”

Resiliensi dan Kesejahteraan Subjektif Anak Didik Lembaga Pembinaaan Khusus Anak (LPKA)

“…Kemampuan-kemampuan tersebut tentu tidak akan muncul tanpa adanya pengakuan dan adanya perasaan dibutuhkan, sehingga dalam hal ini pengakuan diperlukan agar andik LPKA mampu memotivasi dirinya untuk tetap terlibat dalam kegiatan-kegiatan pembinaan di LPKA (Ayu et al, 2017;Maslihah, 2018;Maslihah et al, 2017 (Febrina & Rinaldi, 2020;Kansky & Diener, 2017;Khairat & Adiyanti, 2015;Kong et al, 2020;Maslihah, 2018;Sari & Maryatmi, 2019). Andik yang memiliki keterampilan sosial atau interaksi sosial yang baik juga cenderung memiliki resiliensi yang baik sehingga tingkat kesejahteraan subjektif yang dimilikinya pun akan meningkat (Kansky & Diener, 2017).…”