An integrative intervention for cultivating gratitude among adolescents and young adults

Baumsteiger, Rachel; Mangan, Susan; Bronk, Kendall Cotton; Bono, Giacomo

doi:10.1080/17439760.2019.1579356

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“…Evidencing its convergent validity, purpose scores on this measure correlated positively with life satisfaction and negatively with depression, in this sample and in previous research (Bronk, Riches, et al, 2018). This measure has been administered to youth from diverse socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds (e.g., Baumsteiger, Mangan, Bronk, & Bono, 2019; Bronk, Leontopoulou, & McConchie, 2018; Bronk, Riches, et al, 2018; Bronk et al, 2019).…”

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Purpose Among Youth From Low‐Income Backgrounds: A Mixed Methods Investigation

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Theoretical and empirical research lead to conflicting perspectives on whether youth from low-income backgrounds are likely to have access to lives of purpose. To explore this issue, this study used data collected during the 2016-2017 academic year from a sample of Southern California youth. Findings suggest (a) youth from low-income communities are as likely as youth from middle-income communities to report leading lives of purpose; (b) purpose among low-income youth is associated with many of the same indicators of positive development as it is among middle-income youth; and (c) youth from low-income backgrounds encounter personal hardships that, in the presence of familial support and other developmental assets, can inspire purpose. Implications for purpose-fostering interventions among low-income youth are discussed. This study was generously supported by a gift from the Hope-Lab, and we thank Steve Cole, Rachel Baumsteiger, and members of the Adolescent Moral Development Lab at the Claremont Graduate University for their help collecting data and reviewing drafts.

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“…This suggests that educators should promote the generation and meaning seeking through positive gratitude education, so as to make individual life more meaningful. For instance, an effective method for enhancing gratitude can be shared with adolescents such as reflection on the three good things each day, recognizing three key aspects of helping behavior, and expressing gratitude toward others who help them (Baumsteiger et al, 2019).…”

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The Influence of Gratitude on the Meaning of Life: The Mediating Effect of Family Function and Peer Relationship

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Objective: This study aimed to explore the influence of gratitude on the meaning of life of college students and the mediating effect of family function and peer relationships.Methods: A total of 1,049 college students (mean age: 18.59 ± 0.96 years) were investigated by gratitude scale, family function scale, peer relationship questionnaire, and meaning of life scale.Results: (1) Gratitude was positively correlated with meaning existence (r = 0.39, P < 0.05), meaning seeking (r = 0.23, P < 0.05), and peer relationship (r = 0.32, P < 0.05); meanwhile, it is also positively correlated with family function (r = 0.34, P < 0.05); (2) family function partially mediates the relationship between gratitude and meaning of life. Similarly, peer relationship partially mediates the relationship between gratitude and meaning of life.Conclusion: The mediating model showed that grateful individuals can better sense the meaning of life by perceiving good family function and good peer relationships.

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“…Spence et al , 2014) to boost perceived employability. Interventions may integrate techniques (Baumsteiger et al , 2019) and ask job seekers to complete positive activities such as gratitude lists, letters expressing appreciation and group sessions practicing gratitude. Student job seekers with low personal resources will benefit the most from such gratitude activities (Wood et al , 2010).…”

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Trait gratitude and job search: the mediating role of perceived employability

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2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of trait gratitude on job search behaviour (preparatory and active) for job seekers approaching graduation. The mediating role of perceived employability is examined.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from job seekers (n = 143) in their final month of study in two waves with a one-month time lag between first and second data collection.FindingsStructural equation modelling analyses revealed that trait gratitude was significantly and positively associated with perceived employability. Perceived employability mediated the relationship between trait gratitude and preparatory job search, but not active job search.Research limitations/implicationsThis study extends research on job search by highlighting the applicability of trait gratitude to the job search process.Practical implicationsCareer counsellors should consider trait gratitude as relevant for program development to address the self-regulation of personal resources during job search.Originality/valueThis study is the first step towards connecting trait gratitude to the job search literature. The study identifies trait gratitude as a distal personal resource important for self-regulation of a proximal personal resource (i.e. perceived employability) and subsequent job search behaviour.

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An integrative intervention for cultivating gratitude among adolescents and young adults

Cited by 24 publications

References 35 publications

Purpose Among Youth From Low‐Income Backgrounds: A Mixed Methods Investigation

Purpose Among Youth From Low‐Income Backgrounds: A Mixed Methods Investigation

The Influence of Gratitude on the Meaning of Life: The Mediating Effect of Family Function and Peer Relationship

Trait gratitude and job search: the mediating role of perceived employability

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