Gratitude predicts psychological well-being above the Big Five facets

By Alex M. Wood, S. Joseph, John Maltby. 2009

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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What Predicts Positive Life Events that Influence the Course of Depression? A Longitudinal Examination of Gratitude and Meaning in Life (2017, background): “In addition, the GQ-6 has demonstrated predictive validity of well-being above and beyond the big five traits (Wood et al. 2009).”
Relating Mindfulness, Heartfulness, and Psychological Well-Being: the Role of Self-Compassion and Gratitude (2018, background): “For instance, Wood et al. (2009) showed that gratitude was positively associated with four dimensions of psychological well-being, i.e., self-acceptance, personal growth, positive relations with others, and purpose in life, even after controlling for the Big Five personality traits (Wood et al.…”
Forgiveness, Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being Among Filipino Adolescents (2014, background): “Specifically, gratitude has been positively linked to satisfaction with life (Froh et al. 2008; Lambert et al. 2009; Wood et al. 2009), and positive affect (Froh et al.”
The impact of gratitude on depression and anxiety: the mediating role of criticizing, attacking, and reassuring the self (2016, background): “The GQ-6 has consistently demonstrated strong concurrent and predictive validity across multiple studies (e.g., McCullough et al., 2002; Wood et al., 2009).”
Review of Brief School-Based Positive Psychological Interventions: a Taster for Teachers and Educators (2017, background): “…of gratitude have underlined a number of positive outcomes on individual and collective well-being (Seligman et al. 2009; Seligman et al. 2005; Wood et al. 2009, 2010), as well as benefits on specific academic variables such as school satisfaction (Froh et al. 2008) and academic achievement…”
Gratitude, forgivingness, and well-being in adulthood: Tests of moderation and incremental prediction (2011, result): “Our findings build upon previous work on the incremental value of gratitude (McCullough et al., 2002; Wood et al., 2008, 2009), by showing that this trait predicts well-being even when controlling for a presumptively moral trait, forgivingness.”
The Effect of Gratitude on Elementary School Students’ Subjective Well-Being in Schools: The Mediating Role of Prosocial Behavior (2015, background): “Furthermore, some studies indicate that gratitude has a significant negative correlation with trait depression and has a significant positive correlation with sleep quality (Wood et al. 2009).”