The relationship between dispositional gratitude and quality of life: The mediating role of perceived stress and mental health

Valikhani, Ahmad; Ahmadnia, Fatemeh; Karimi, Alma; Mills, Paul J.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.12.014

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“…Regarding workers who are frequently exposed to stressful situations, such as soldiers and firefighters, gratitude can function as a protection mechanism. Valikhani et al (2019) studied a sample of Iranian soldiers and showed that gratitude was negatively associated with stress and poor mental health, and positively correlated with quality of life. Similarly, Lee et al (2018) found that gratitude is a strong predictor of lowering perceived stress and burnout among firefighters in Korea.…”

Section: Gratitude and Meaning In Lifementioning

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How Does Search for Meaning Lead to Presence of Meaning for Korean Army Soldiers? The Mediating Roles of Leisure Crafting and Gratitude

Lim

Sohn

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Many studies demonstrate that finding meaning in life reduces stress and promotes physical and psychological well-being. However, extant literature focuses on meaning in life among the general population (e.g., college students or office workers) in their daily lives. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the mechanisms of how individuals living in life-threatening and stressful situations obtain meaning in life, by investigating the mediating roles of leisure crafting and gratitude. A total of 465 Army soldiers from the Republic of Korea (ROK) participated in two-wave surveys with a 2-week interval. Structural equation modeling analyses indicated that the direct effects between the search for meaning, presence of meaning, leisure crafting, and gratitude were significant, except for the direct relationship between the search for meaning and the presence of meaning, and between leisure crafting and the presence of meaning. We tested indirect effects using a Monte Carlo approach and found that leisure crafting and gratitude sequentially mediated the relationship between the search for meaning and the presence of meaning. Our findings highlight the importance of the motivation behind searching for meaning, the proactive use of leisure time, and gratitude for individuals in stressful situations and controlled lifestyles. Finally, we discuss the implications and limitations of this research and future research directions.

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Section: Gratitude and Meaning In Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

How Does Search for Meaning Lead to Presence of Meaning for Korean Army Soldiers? The Mediating Roles of Leisure Crafting and Gratitude

Lim

Sohn

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Students are invited to cultivate gratitude, or a sense of thankfulness, for even small, positive experiences. Students are encouraged to practice this skill daily, even if it feels challenging at first, with a goal of decreasing a cognitive bias towards attending only to negative events and feedback—a bias that is common in the context of chronic risk and uncertainty ( Bono and Mccullough, 2006 , Valikhani et al, 2019 , de Voogd et al, 2018 ). Students are invited to practice the Gratitude skill with the assistance of a TRAILS handout entitled “Why I’m Grateful,” which provides sentence stems (e.g., “I am grateful for who I am because…” and “I am grateful for my family because…”) that can serve as inspiration and support for student gratitude.…”

Section: Coping With Covid-19 (Cc-19)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of a Brief Group CBT Intervention to Reduce COVID-19 Related Distress Among School-Age Youth

Rodríguez‐Quintana

Meyer

Bilek

et al. 2021

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

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School-aged youth have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The effects of the pandemic will likely have long-standing effects on the well-being of youth, and access to mental health care is even more critical during this time. For the past 5 years, TRAILS ( Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students) has been working throughout the state to increase utilization of evidence-based mental health practices among K-12 school mental health professionals (SMHPs). By leveraging SMHPs who are widely accessible to students, TRAILS seeks to improve youth access to effective mental health care and reduce current mental health inequities. In March 2020, TRAILS responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a group manual designed to be delivered virtually by SMHPs to help students develop effective coping skills to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. TRAILS focuses on promoting use of CBT and mindfulness, as these skills are ideally suited for school-based delivery, and thus the new manual, Coping with COVID-19 (CC-19), was grounded in these modalities. This article will describe the design, development, and deployment of the CC-19 program to address the mental health needs of students in the context of the pandemic. Early acceptability and penetration data will also be discussed.

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“…Hal ini dapat dimungkinkan karena pengalaman waktu lansia bertransisi ke panti wreda dapat menimbulkan stres karena adanya perasaan kehilangan, baik kehilangan lingkungan, rumah, maupun waktu bebas mereka bersama teman atau orang lain yang ada di sekitar mereka sebelumnya (Sury et al dalam Müller, Lautenschläger, Meyer, & Stephan, 2017). Stres yang dialami oleh lansia selama masa transisi dapat berkaitan dengan kualitas hidup (Valikhani, 2019). Pada saat FGD, lansia yang sudah lebih lama, memiliki pengalaman bahwa lansia dapat lebih menikmati berbagai hal yang ada di panti.…”

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Gambaran Kualitas Hidup Lansia Yang Tinggal Di Panti Sosial Tresna Wreda X Jakarta

2020

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Elderly residential home can be a safe place for elderly because of their limitations, even though some of them feel unappreciated and finally they feel more alienated and helplessness. They also feel limited in doing activities related to family or friends. This perception of the elderly can affect their quality of life. Quality of life is someone’s perception about their life experiences related with their goals and expectations. This study discusses the quality of life of the elderly who live in the government residential home. This research is a descriptive study using Quality of Life for the Elderly questionnaire that has been adapted with Indonesian culture. Sampling was conducted using purposive sampling technique. Participats in this study were 30 young older people age 60-74 years. The results showed that 6 (20%) participants had low quality of life, 16 (53.3%) participants had moderate quality of life and 8 (26.7%) participants had high quality of life. Participants have most satisfied perceptions on the domain of independence (4,1778), spirituality (3,8667) and physical health (3,667). The t- test indicate that quality of life is different only based on the length of time they lived in the institution Panti wreda dapat menjadi tempat tinggal yang aman bagi lansia karena ketidakberdayaan mereka, namun beberapa lansia yang tinggal di panti wreda merasa kurang dihargai dan diberdayakan sehingga timbul perasaan terasing dan semakin tidak berdaya. Mereka juga merasa terbatas dalam melakukan kegiatan serta kontak dengan keluarga atau teman-teman. Persepsi lansia ini dapat mempengaruhi kualitas hidupnya. Kualitas hidup (quality of life) merupakan persepsi dari pengalaman individu itu sendiri tentang kehidupannya yang disesuaikan dengan budaya serta sistem nilai di lingkungan terkait dengan tujuan, harapan, standar, serta masalah yang dihadapinya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan kualitas hidup lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial tresna wreda. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif menggunakan alat ukur Kualitas Kehidupan Lansia yang telah diadaptasi sesuai budaya Indonesia oleh Dewi, Rostiana & Rumawas (2018). Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan purposive sampling. Partisipan berjumlah 30 orang lansia muda (young old) dengan rentang usia 60-74 tahun. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan lansia yang memiliki kualitas hidup tinggi 8 (26,7%), sedang 16 (53,3%), rendah 6 (20%) Berdasarkan skor rerata tertinggi, lansia memiliki persepsi yang paling puas terhadap domain kualitas hidup kemandirian (4,1778), domain spiritualitas (3,8667) dan kesehatan fisik (3,667). Kualitas hidup lansia yang tinggal di panti berkaitan dengan lamanya mereka tinggal. Hasil uji perbedaan data demografis hanya menunjukkan adanya perbedaan kualitas hidup berdasarkan lamanya partisipan tinggal di panti.

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The relationship between dispositional gratitude and quality of life: The mediating role of perceived stress and mental health

Cited by 55 publications

References 61 publications

How Does Search for Meaning Lead to Presence of Meaning for Korean Army Soldiers? The Mediating Roles of Leisure Crafting and Gratitude

How Does Search for Meaning Lead to Presence of Meaning for Korean Army Soldiers? The Mediating Roles of Leisure Crafting and Gratitude

Development of a Brief Group CBT Intervention to Reduce COVID-19 Related Distress Among School-Age Youth

Gambaran Kualitas Hidup Lansia Yang Tinggal Di Panti Sosial Tresna Wreda X Jakarta

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