Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being

Gratitude and Adolescent Athletes’ Well-Being

“…Specifically, reduced sense of accomplishment, devaluation, and emotional/physical exhaustion correlated negatively with dispositional gratitude. Previous research suggests that gratitude can reduce the effects of stress and thereby can enhance subjective well-being (Watkins 2004). Thus, the observed link between athlete burnout and gratitude concurs with previous studies.…”

Social desirability bias in self-reported well-being measures: evidence from an online survey

“…The highest correlation is with gratitude, probably recognized by the respondents as a pro-social and altruistic disposition that is culturally agreeable, as suggested by previous research (Bono, Emmons, & McCullough, 2004;Emmons & Crumpler, 2000;Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade, 2005;Watkins, 2004;Wood et al, 2010;Wood, Joseph, & Linley, 2007). On the contrary, social desirability is negatively correlated with loneliness, consistent with our theoretical framework, because of the selfdeceptive tendency to hide undesirable feelings related to low emotional well-being (Lasgaard, Goossens, & Elklit, 2011).…”

The roles of social support and coping style in the relationship between gratitude and well-being

“…It has been found that gratitude leads to a higher level of perceived social support (Wood, Maltby, Gillett, Linley, & Joseph, 2008), and the positive relationship between gratitude and social support has been observed in the feelings of being cared for, loved, and highly esteemed (McCullough & Tsang, 2004). Watkins (2004) further asserted that while gratitude may increase happiness by enhancing a person's social relationships, social support contributes to the quality of those social relationships, such as the perceived availability of help or the actual support received (Schwarzer & Knoll, 2007). A recent study (Sarason & Sarason, 2009) has also suggested that well-being is related to the quality of an individual's friendships and social contacts.…”