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

Zhang, Ping; Ye, Lin; Fu, Fangmeng; Zhang, Lan Ge

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.680795

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“…Findings regarding the reciprocal associations of gratitude and relatedness needs satisfaction resonates with prior evidence (Algoe et al, 2013 ; Lambert & Fincham, 2011 ; Zhang et al, 2021 ) on how gratitude can promote better interpersonal ties. There are a number of reasons that may account for the relational benefits of gratitude in challenging times.…”

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Gratitude, relatedness needs satisfaction, and negative psychological outcomes during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A short‐term longitudinal study

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Fincham

2022

J Clin Psychol

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Objectives Although gratitude relates to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) well‐being outcomes in the United States, more evidence is needed to understand how this psychological strength reciprocally relates to mental health during this pandemic. This study examines the association of gratitude with stress, anxiety, and depression among undergraduate students in the United States via a longitudinal design. Methods An online survey was administered to 643 undergraduate students in a public university located in the southeastern region of the United States. There was a 1‐month interval between the first and second waves of data collection. Results Cross‐lagged panel structural equation modeling showed that whereas gratitude positively predicted subsequent relatedness needs satisfaction, it negatively predicted later stress, anxiety, and depression. Relatedness needs satisfaction was reciprocally linked to subsequent gratitude. Conclusion Results suggest that gratitude might serve as a protective psychological resource against the detrimental mental health impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic.

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confidence: 79%

Gratitude, relatedness needs satisfaction, and negative psychological outcomes during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A short‐term longitudinal study

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Fincham

2022

J Clin Psychol

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“…This implies that the meaning of life may have an impact on depression in postgraduate medical students. On the other hand, in a previous study of college students, family function was shown to significantly influence the meaning of life for college students ( Zhang et al., 2021 ). Thus, the relationship between family function and depression of postgraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic may be mediated by meaning in life.…”

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Family function and life satisfaction of postgraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: the mediating role of meaning in life and depression

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Zhang

Wang

et al. 2022

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“…Responses were averaged, with higher scores demonstrating greater meaning in life. The measure is widely used, and achieved good reliability and validity in Chinese adolescent samples ( 54 ). The Cronbach’s alpha in this study was 0.76.…”

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Mobile social media use and life satisfaction among adolescents: a moderated mediation model

Meng,

Kong,

Dong

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionAdolescence is a sensitive transitional period accompanied by great physical, mental, and behavioral changes. Therefore, maintaining physical and mental health is crucial to the growth and development of adolescents. As one of the important indicators of mental health, the influencing factors of life satisfaction have been widely concerned by scholars. In recent years, with the rapid development of Internet technology, mobile social media has penetrated into all aspects of adolescents’ life, which has a subtle impact on their physical and mental health. Existing studies have indicated that mobile social media use can affect adolescents’ life satisfaction. However, little is known about the mediating and moderating mechanisms linking this association. This study developed a moderated mediation model to examine the mediating role of meaning in life and the moderating role of childhood psychological maltreatment.MethodsA total of 1,198 adolescents across four provinces and municipalities of China completed questionnaires on mobile social media use, life satisfaction, meaning in life, and childhood psychological maltreatment.ResultsAfter controlling for gender and age, the results demonstrated that mobile social media use was positively associated with life satisfaction and meaning in life among adolescents. Moreover, meaning in life fully mediated the association between mobile social media use and life satisfaction. Finally, the association between mobile social media use and life satisfaction, as well as that between mobile social media use and meaning in life, was moderated by childhood psychological maltreatment. Specifically, these associations are stronger for adolescents with high levels of psychological maltreatment.DiscussionThese findings shed light on the important mechanism underlying mobile social media use’s effects on adolescents’ life satisfaction, which is helpful to formulate targeted measures for improving adolescents’ life satisfaction.

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

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Gratitude, relatedness needs satisfaction, and negative psychological outcomes during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A short‐term longitudinal study

Gratitude, relatedness needs satisfaction, and negative psychological outcomes during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A short‐term longitudinal study

Family function and life satisfaction of postgraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: the mediating role of meaning in life and depression

Mobile social media use and life satisfaction among adolescents: a moderated mediation model

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