Gratitude predicts psychological well-being above the Big Five facets

被引:200
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作者
Wood, Alex M. [1 ]
Joseph, Stephen [2 ]
Maltby, John [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Sch Psychol Sci, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England
[2] Univ Nottingham, Sch Sociol & Social Policy, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
[3] Univ Leicester, Sch Psychol, Leicester LE1 9HN, Leics, England
关键词
Gratitude; Psychological well-being; Positive psychology; Big Five; Five factor model; Satisfaction with life; Eudaimonia; Facets; INCREMENTAL VALIDITY; POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY; HAPPINESS; DOMAINS; SATISFACTION; BEHAVIOR; LIFE;
D O I
10.1016/j.paid.2008.11.012
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
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 (r(equivalent) = .14 to .25). Gratitude is concluded to be uniquely important to psychological well-being, beyond the effect of the Big Five facets. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:443 / 447
页数:5
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