Abstract
This study tests whether gratitude predicts psychological well-being above both the domains and facets of the five factor model. Participants (N = 201) completed the NEO PI-R measure of the 30 facets of the Big Five, the GQ-6 measure of trait gratitude, and the scales of psychological well-being. Gratitude had small correlations with autonomy (r = .17), and medium to large correlations with environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relationships, purpose in life, and self-acceptance (rs ranged from .28 to .61). After controlling for the 30 facets of the Big Five, gratitude explained a substantial amount of a unique variance in most aspects of psychological well-being (requivalent = .14 to .25). Gratitude is concluded to be uniquely important to psychological well-being, beyond the effect of the Big Five facets. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 443-447 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Big Five
- Eudaimonia
- Facets
- Five factor model
- Gratitude
- Positive psychology
- Psychological well-being
- Satisfaction with life
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