Psychometrics of the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 in African-Americans at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Abstract

Psychometrics of the Gratitude Questionnaire-6, which measures dispositional gratitude, was originally estimated in healthy college students. The purpose of this study was to examine the scales’ factor structure, convergent/divergent validity, and reliability among 298 AA adults at risk for CVD in the community. Analyses were performed using bivariate correlations, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. The scale demonstrated acceptable estimates for internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.729). Our exploratory factor analysis results yielded a one-factor structure consistent with the original instrument, and the confirmatory factor analysis model was a good fit. Convergent/divergent validity was supported by the association with positive affect (coefficient = 0.482, 95% CI = [0.379, 0.573], spiritual well-being (coefficient = 0.608, 95% CI = [0.519, 0.685], and depressive symptoms (coefficient = −0.378, 95% CI = [−0.475, −0.277]. Findings supported the scale’s reliability and convergent/divergent validity among AAs at risk for CVD.

Examining the psychometric properties of the expressions of moral injury scale in a sample of first responders.

“…Total scores ranged from 6 to 42 and greater scores represented higher levels of gratitude. The GQ-6 has demonstrated good reliability and good convergent and divergent validity (Cousin et al, 2020; McCullough et al, 2002). Internal consistency in the current sample was good (α = .83).…”

Adaptation of the Gratitude Questionnaire (Gq-6) in Indonesia

“…But when used in different cultures it needs to be translated for validity ((Sperber, 2004). Most of research exhibited adequate internal consistency reliability, including research in Filipino high school students, with validity and reliability (α = 0,76) (Valdez et al, 2018), in Filipino college students (α = 0,81) (Llenares & Almeda, 2021), in a Sample of Japanese College Students (α = 0,92) (Sumi, 2017), Italian (α = 0,745) (Caputo, 2016), in African-Americans (α = 0,729) (Cousin et al, 2020), in Chinese Adolescents (α = 0,7 -0,8) (Tan, 2021), in Taiwanese Undergraduate Students (α = 0,80) ( Chen et al, 2009), Spanish adolescents (α = 0,74 -0,77) (Rey et al, 2018), German Participants' ages ranged from 18 to 67 years (α = 0,82) (Hudecek et al, 2020), of Romanian undergraduates (α = 0,80) (Balgiu, 2020), of Indian with respondents age ranging from 18 to 72 years (α = 0,74) (Dixit, 2021), of Belgium, with respondents age 18 to 80 years (α = 0,77) (Jans-beken et al, 2015), of undergraduate students (α = 0,71) (Gouveia et al, 2021). Grimaldy and Haryanto (2020) have successfully adapted the GQ-6 for university students in Jakarta, demonstrating favorable validity and reliability (Cronbach's alpha: 0.789) in the Indonesian language.…”