جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « gratitude » در نشریات گروه « روانشناسی »

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of gratitude training on the psychological capital and emotional independence of adolescents. 40 high school students from Birjand city were selected using the available sampling method. The current research was a quasi experimental research with a control and an experimental group, which was conducted using Luthans Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ24) and Stenberg and Silverberg's Emotional Independence (1986). The gratitude educational package used in this research was taken from Ghamarani (2009), which was aligned with the purpose of the present research. The experimental group received the educational package of Emmons' gratitude for9 sessions and the control group did not receive any training. The research data was analyzed using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) explanation in SPSS software the results showed that after adjusting the pretest, the mean scores difference in psychological capital and emotional independence in the control and experimental groups was significant (p<0.05). The experimental group experienced more independence and higher psychological capital after receiving the educational package of gratitude It can be stated that the formation and expansion of a positive emotions such as gratitude can help the formation and development of other positive emotions and structures such as psychological capital and emotional independence in teenagers. Educating on gratitude is effective in increasing positive emotions.

One of the most important stages in human development is adolescence; the period when a person goes through childhood and encounters new plans and responsibilities in the family and society. One of the most critical adolescent issues is adolescents' mental health and well-being. Various research studies have shown that psychological well-being is necessary for many successes and advances of individuals. It should be noted that many factors can increase or decrease psychological well-being; knowing them can be used to help adolescents improve psychological well-being. Various studies have shown that social support is one of the variables that play an important role in well-being. Gratitude is one of the factors that can probably act as a mediator in the impact of social support on people's well-being. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of social support in the well-being of high school students in Ashkezar with the mediating role of gratitude. 

This study was a correlational one (structural equation modeling). The population of this study included all male and female high school students in Ashkezar in the academic year of 2020-2021. A sample of 274 students was selected from the study population by convenient sampling. The research data were collected through Zimment et al.'s Social Support Questionnaire, Morgan et al.'s Gratitude Questionnaire, and Reef's Psychological Well-Being Scale. Data were analyzed by structural equation modeling using Amos-24 software. A bootstrap test was also used to check the indirect effects and mediating roles. Finally, various fitness indices were applied to check the consistency between the data and the conceptual framework. 

Regarding direct effects, the results showed that social support has a positive and significant effect on gratitude (β = 0.73) and psychological well-being (β = 0.63). The results also showed that gratitude positively and significantly affects psychological well-being (β = 0.42). The results of the bootstrap test also showed that in the relationship between social support and psychological well-being, the variable of gratitude could play a mediating role. Finally, the results showed that the proposed model has good fitness.

In sum, according to the research findings, it can be concluded that families and community officials can provide the environment to improve adolescents' mental health by delivering appropriate supportive environments. Also, proper conditions can promote adolescents' psychological well-being by teaching gratitude to adolescents. The results have been discussed in more detail using theoretical bases in the paper.

The aim of this research was the effectiveness of positive psychology on self-compassion and gratitude among couples with marital conflicts.

This research was practical in terms of purpose, and in terms of data collection, it was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research included couples with marital problems in Tehran who had referred to Tehran counseling centers (Tara Clinic Branches 1 and 2 and Behjo Clinic) in 2022 (184 couples), among them 30 couples with the condition of having the conditions of the research. and willingness to participate in the research were selected and randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group and 15 couples in each group. Rashid and Seligman's protocol including 10 sessions of 90 minutes (2013) was used for positive psychology therapeutic interventions. The research tools included the Neff Self-Deprecation Questionnaire (2003) and the McCliffe Appreciation Questionnaire (2002). The data was analyzed using analysis of covariance using SPSS-V26 software.

The findings showed that in the post-test stage, there is a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group (P<0.001) and the intervention method can be effective on the self-compassion (F=32.14, P<0.001) and gratitude (F=7.64, P<0.001) of the couples involved.

According to the results of the research, it can be stated that positive psychology as an effective treatment method can be used to improve, self-compassion and gratitude and consequently reduce the marital problems of couples, and it is recommended to psychologists and couple therapy specialists to use this treatment method for Use to improve relationships between couples

The purpose of the present study was evaluating the model of relationship between mindfulness and marital quality with mediator role of savoring beliefs and gratitude. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The study population consisted of the all married men and women who living in Esfahan in 2021, among whom 258 were selected using convenience sampling method and completed perceived marital quality, gratitude questionnaire, mindful attention awareness scale and the savoring beliefs inventory. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used through SPSS (version 24) and AMOS (version 24) software to analyze the data. The results showed a positive and significant relationship marital relationship quality, mindfulness, savoring beliefs and gratitude (p <0.001). The indirect effect of savoring beliefs and gratitude through mindfulness on marital relationship quality and also the indirect effect of mindfulness on gratitude through savoring beliefs were confirmed (p<0.05). Therefore, it is suggested that counselors and psychologists in the field of family use the results of this study to improve the marital relationship quality and individual life of families and by using measures to improve and use mindfulness skills, experiences of savoring beliefs and gratitude for Increase the marital relationship quality in their educational and clinical work.

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between gratitude with perceived stress and depression. The research method was a descriptive correlational study using path analysis. The statistical population of this research included all mothers of children with developmental disabilities in elementary special schools of Tabriz City during the second half of the academic year of 2020-2021. For this purpose, 283 mothers were selected using the available sampling method. Data were collected using Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6) (McCullough et al, 2002), self‐compassion scale (SCS-SF) (Raes et al.,2011), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) (Cohen et al,1983) and Depression Inventory Short Form Items (BDI-13) (Beck and Beck, 1972). The results indicated that gratitude has a significant negative relationship with stress and depression and a significant positive relationship with self–compassion (p<0.01). also, self–compassion has a significant negative relationship with stress and depression(p<0.01). Findings also showed that self-compassion mediated the relationship between gratitude with perceived stress and depression(p<0.01). The results showed that the research model provided the optimal fit to the data. Overall, the findings suggest that by focusing on strengthening gratitude and self–compassion, we can reduce depression and perceived stress of mothers of children with developmental disabilities.

Parents are considered as the most important factor in socializing children and adolescents. Researches has confirmed the effectiveness of gratitude on the pro-social behavior; hence the purpose of this study is to explain the relationship between parent’s psychological control and children’s pro-social behavior by the mediation of the gratitude.

The research method is a descriptive correlation study. The statistical population of the study included all high school students in Yazd in the academic year ‎2020-2021‎. The sample size was 350 people who were selected with the multi-stage cluster sampling method and 308 people completed the questionnaires. Research Measurement included Dependency-Oriented and Achievement-Oriented Psychological Control Scale (Soenens et al, 2010), Multi-component Gratitude Measure (Morgan et al, 2017) and Pro-social Tendencies Measures (Carlo & Randall, 2002) that have been completed by students. 

The findings using structural equation modeling showed that final model has a good fitness. Also, findings of research hypothesis analysis showed that psychological control of parents could negatively and statistically significant predict pro-social behavior and relationship between gratitude and pro-social behavior was negatively and significant Moreover, the mediation role of gratitude in the relationship between parental psychological control and pro-social behavior was confirmed.

According to the research findings, it can be concluded that less psychological control of parents in the family context, and more children's skills in gratitude, can promotes their pro-social behavior.

The aim of the present study was to examine the mediating role of perceived social support and psychological resilience in the relationship between gratitude and depression symptoms. The research method was basic in objective and correlational and structural equation analysis in data collection. A total of 219 individuals (82 males and 137 females) were selected from the statistical population of nurses working in Tehran in the second half of 2020 using the convenience sampling method. Data were collected using the Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale (CDRS), Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6), Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II), and Multidimensional Scale of Perceives Social Support (MSPSS). Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling were performed to analyze the data using SPSS-23 and AMOS-21. The results showed that the direct effect of gratitude (β = -0.19, P<0.001), the direct effect of perceived social support (β= -0.32, P<0.001), and the direct effect of psychological resilience (β = -0.41, p < 0.001) on depression symptoms were significantly negative. In addition, the results showed that perceived social support (β = -0.11, P < 0.01) and psychological resilience (β = -0.16, P < 0.01) had a significant mediating role in the relationship between gratitude and depression symptoms. The results of the current study suggest that gratitude may increase perceived social support and resilience and protect nurses from depression, which has applications for clinical interventions for nurses during the coronavirus pandemic.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between religious orientation and marital satisfaction with the mediating role of gratitude. This is a descriptive-analytical study, was performed using correlation and path analysis. In this study, 148 teachers and students of Cultural Official of Qom were selected by random sampling and completed the Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (Olson and et al,1989), the Religious Orientation Questionnaire (Allport & Ross, 1950), and the Gratitude Questionnaire (McClough, Ammons & Sang, 2002). For data analysis, In addition to descriptive methods, structural equation model and Boot strop were used (P˂0/01). Structural equation model analyses emphasize the fitness of the proposed model with empirical data. The results indicated a direct effect of religious orientation on marital satisfaction and the indirect effect of this variable through gratitude on marital satisfaction. According to the results of the study, it can be concluded that gratitude plays a mediating role in the relationship between religious orientation and marital satisfaction.

The different coping models emphasize the constructive role that religion can play in overcoming harms, challenges, and threats by which people try to comprehend and deal with the various personal and situational problems. This study aimed at designing a Time-Limited model of religious coping in the field of relationships based on forgiveness, gratitude, and hope. The research method was descriptive-conceptual analysis. Findings showed that in terms of dimensions of time (past, present, and future) and the triple status of communication events (harm, challenge, and threat), three concepts; Forgiveness, gratitude, and hope play a strategic and operational role in the Time-Limited model of religious coping in the field of relationships. The findings also showed that the forgiveness used for dealing with the harm and loss caused by relationships in the past, the gratitude to eliminate the communication challenges of the present time, and the hope to deal with problems that are likely to occur in the future and considered a threat to the individual.

In recent decades, positive psychology has been considered as an effective method in psychology. In the meantime, forgiveness and gratitude, which are assumed to increase individuals’ mental and physical health and social adjustment, have been of interest to psychologists. Therefore, this study examined the extent to which forgiveness and gratitude can predict psychological well-being.

This research was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population of this study consisted of all students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, from which 211 students were selected as the research sample using available sampling method. In order to collect data, the Heartland’s Scale of Forgiveness, Gratitude Questionnaire, and the Ryff’s Scale of Psychological Well-being were utilized.

The results of this study showed that forgiveness and gratitude have significant positive relationships with psychological well-being in students. Forgiveness and gratitude totally predicted 0.304 of changes in psychological well-being. According to the results of this study, gratitude (beta=0.345) and forgiveness (beta=0.306), respectively, play an important role in predicting students’ psychological well-being.

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of cognitive functions, gratitude and depression in predicting the quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This cross-sectional study was performed on 92 patients referred to the physiotherapy section of the MS Society of Tehran. Data were collected using the Cognitive Functioning Questionnaire (Nejati, 2013), the Quality of Life Questionnaire (World Health Organization, 1996), the Gratitude Questionnaire (McCluff and Whiteley, 2002) and the Depression Questionnaire (Beck et al., 1961). The data were analyzed by multiple regression and Pearson correlation coefficient using spss.23 software. The results of correlation coefficient showed that the variables of cognitive functioning (r = 0.438), depression (r =- 0.303) and gratitude (r = 0.467) had a significant relationship with quality of life (p <0.05). Regression results also showed that 51.4% of the variance in quality of life is explained by cognitive functions, gratitude and depression. So although people with MS may experience depression, the high gratitude of individuals may allow individuals to appreciate individuals, events and situations in life and be appreciative of their lives and social relationships.

The purpose of this study is to determine the role of gratitude and forgiveness in predicting the mental health of the Personnel of a Law Enforcement Unit in Iran.

This is a correlational descriptive study. The statistical population of the present study included all the male personnel of a Law Enforcement Unit, who were at work in 2017. From among them, a group of 234 subjects was selected using the multistage random sampling method. The research instruments were the Symptom Check List Questionnaire (SCL-90- R), the McCullough and Immunes Gratitude Questionnaire and the Hartland Forgiveness Questionnaire.

The results of Pearson correlation showed that there is a significant negative relationship between gratitude and forgiveness, on the one hand, and mental health, on the other, (P<0.005), which implies that these two variables can predict mental health.

The findings of this research reveal that gratitude and self-forgiveness and forgiveness of others can predict the mental health of the Law Enforcement Force personnel. This finding can be used to improve the mental health of the Law Enforcement Force personnel.

Blood cancer is the fifth common cancer in adults that can be threatening. The aim of this study was to predict the Post Traumatic Growth based on gratitude and social support in women with blood cancer.

The research design was correlational with a predictive aim based on regression method. 82 women with blood cancer were recruited from both inpatients and outpatients’ settings in Namazi hospital and Mottahari clinic using convenient sampling procedure. Measures were Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (Tedeschi and Calhoun, 1996), the Gratitude Questionnaire (Goodarzi, Noori & Marzooghi, 1393) and Perceived Social Support Questionnaire (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988). Findings gratitude and social support were significantly correlated with Post Traumatic Growth and prediction was also significant.

it can be concluded that promoting gratitude in these patients and providing social support for them might contribute to Post Traumatic Growth.

The present study was conducted to determine the structural relationship between gratitude and death anxiety with the role of mediation of social support and happiness among elderly residents of the Kahrizak sanatorium in Tehran province. 352 elderly person residents of Kahrizak sanatorium were selected as stratified random sampling. To collect data Scales of death anxiety Templer, gratitude McCullough et al., perceived social support Zimm et al. and Oxford Happiness Argyle &Lu, was used. After the Confirmatory Factor Analysis, the evaluation of the proposed model was analyzed by structural equation modeling. The findings of the study showed that the developed model had suitable fitness and fitness. also, gratitude and perceived social support and happiness significantly predicted death anxiety. These variables were negative and significant predictors for death anxiety. Also, the method of mediation analysis was done using the Bootstrap method. The results of the analysis revealed that gratitude could reduce the level of death anxiety by increasing perceived social support and happiness. According to the findings of this research, it could be concluded that death anxiety of the elderly is affected by perceived social support and their level of happiness. Therefore, attention to the role of perceived social support and the amount of happiness in explaining the relationship of gratitude and death anxiety in the elderly was important. So be created by building capacity to increase these variables was reducing death anxiety in the elderly.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between personality traits and perceived social support with gratitude through educational mediation and academic self-efficacy. This research is a correlation method in which the relationships between research variables were investigated using structural equation modeling. Participants included 474 secondary school students (186 boys and 288 girls) who were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method from high school students in Yazd city. The subjects completed a multi-component gratitude scale, a short form of five major factors, a multidimensional scale of perceived social support, an academic stressful questionnaire, and an academic self-efficacy questionnaire. The results of this study showed that among personality traits as the first external variable of direct agreement, consistency, task-oriented, psychoanalytic, and open-to-experience experience indirectly through mediation Academic stress and academic self-efficacy were able to anticipate appreciation. Also, from the dimensions of perceived social support as an external variable, secondly, the support of others and direct family support and family support indirectly, mediating academic stress and academic self-efficacy anticipated gratitude. The result is that personality traits and perceived social support reduce academic stress and less stressful individuals are more effective in coping with academic problems. In such a situation, students are on the path to becoming more exalted.

The purpose of present study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence, gratitude, organizational commitment and work engagement with organizational citizenship behavior.
The method of current research was descriptive-correlational. The sample included 195 employees of Shahid Chamran University that were selected through simple random sampling. The instruments of research included King's Spiritual Intelligence questionnaire (2008), McCullough, Emmanus, and Tsang's Gratitude questionnaire (2002), Moody, Steyrs, and Porter's Organizational Commitment questionnaire (1979), Scaffly and Becker's Work Engagement questionnaire (2001) and Organ and Konovsky's Organizational Citizenship Behavior questionnaire (1989). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multivariate regression by the stepwise Method.
Findings: Multiple correlation coefficient for Spiritual Intelligence, Appreciation, Work Engagement and Organizational Commitment's linear Combination with Organizational Citizenship Behavior was equal to MR=0. 450 and determination coefficient was equal to RS = 0.203 which were significant at p > 0/001. Moreover, there was a positive and significant relationship between predictor variables and a criterion variable (p

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Emmons Gratitude Training on Hope and happiness. For the purpose of this study, 40 young couples in Neyshabour city were selected. The present study is a quasi-experimental research with control and experimental group. The experimental group received Gratitude Training for 9 sessions and the control group did not receive anything. The analysis of the findings shows that the mean scores of Hope and happiness of the subjects different between groups (control and experimental groups), after the adjustment of the pre-test (p

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship of appreciation with academic performance and life satisfaction by mediating social support dimensions (teachers, parents and classmates) among students of Payame Noor University. The statistical population of this research includes all male and female students of Payame Noor University of Ahwaz in the academic year 1396. From this community, 312 people were selected by random sampling method. To collect data, gratitude questionnaire by sevari(1396), social support of parents, teachers and classmates by sevari (1396), life satisfaction of Diner, Amoun, Larsen and Griffin (1985) and grade gained were used. Data analysis was done by path analysis. The results showed that appreciation of academic performance, life satisfaction, social support of parents, teachers, classmates and social support of class members on educational performance and social support of parents and teachers on life satisfaction is significant. From the two indirect hypotheses, the hypothesis of indirect relation was appreciated with academic performance by mediating social support of parents and professors. It can be deduced from this study that in order to strengthen academic performance, life satisfaction, social support of parents, faculty members and classmates, the issue of appreciation of others should be taken seriously and tried to achieve it to others. On the other hand, and given that social support of class members has affected educational performance, it is very important to pay attention to social support of parents and teachers for the satisfaction of life