The Correlates and Effects of Gratitude in the Life of Indian Adolescents

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Page: 238-244
Shipra Agrahari and Shubhra Sinha (Department of Psychology, Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
Gratitude is foundational to well-being throughout the lifespan. Gratitude is linked to numerous psychological, physical, and relational advantages from early on in life until the later years. Research has shown that individual characteristics such as self-esteem, personality, religiosity, and affect the level of gratitude felt by an individual, (Portocarrero et al., 2020). On the other hand, gratitude is also found to be correlated with the wellness indicators of an individual’s life (Fave et al., 2011). The list includes quality of life, happiness, positive and negative feelings, satisfaction with life, well-being, and optimism. A total of n=15 studies given has been included in this study. Studies found that most of the researchers have attempted to examine the relationship between gratitude and indicators of wellness such as well-being or happiness or quality of life. Studies have shown the positive relationship of gratitude with behavioral outcomes or they have focused on increasing the level of perceived gratitude and its expression through the intervention program. This review examines how individual characteristics such as Self-esteem, Personality, and Religiosity correlated with wellness indicators (Psychological Well-being, Happiness, Life satisfaction, Affect, Quality of life, Optimism) through intervention programs for adolescents. Therefore, taking a package of wellness indicators may give a better idea of the relationship between perceived gratitude and how it changes psychological variables.