Gratitude In Adolescents Research Articles

Implementing Group Exercise Techniques to Foster Gratitude in Adolescents

Implementing Group Exercise Techniques to Foster Gratitude in Adolescents

Effects of depression on suicidal ideation of adolescents: indirect effect of gratitude and conditional direct effect of mindfulness

Introduction. In Korea, the number one cause of death among adolescents aged 10 to 19 is suicide (intentional self-harm), which is gradually increasing. This suggests that efforts to identify the causes of suicide and provide educational and counseling interventions to resolve it should continue. This study aims to suggest ways to alleviate the effect of adolescent depression on suicidal thoughts through gratitude and mindfulness. Study participants and methods. The research subjects were 609 intentionally sampled Korean middle and high school students. The survey subjects were 58.9% male, 41.1% female, 49.0% middle school students, and 51.0% high school students. As for residence, 80.7% lived in small and medium-sized cities, followed by 17.2% in rural areas. Data were collected through the survey method and analyzed using SPSS PC+ Win. Ver. 26 and PROCESS macro ver. 4.2. The statistical methods applied to the analysis are frequency analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and conditional direct effect analysis. Results. First, as a result of correlation analysis, depression showed a negative correlation with mindfulness (r=-.501, p<.01) and gratitude (r=-.403, p<.01) and a positive correlation with suicidal ideation. (r=.666, p<.01). Mindfulness showed a positive correlation with gratitude (r=.423, p<.01) and a negative correlation with suicidal ideation (r=-.318, p<.01). Second, depression had a significant negative effect on gratitude, and gratitude had a significant negative effect on suicidal ideation. The indirect effect of gratitude was significant as there was no zero between the lower and upper bounds of the bootstrap, and it played a mediating role. Third, the conditional direct effect was significant in all three conditions of mindfulness. As mindfulness increased, the positive effect of depression on suicidal ideation decreased, so mindfulness played a buffering role. It was confirmed that the effect of depression on suicidal ideation was reduced by intervening with mindfulness and gratitude in adolescents with high levels of depression. Practical significance. These results can be used as important data for schools and counseling organizations to provide counseling to adolescents with high levels of suicidal thoughts due to depression.

SIKAP SYUKUR SEBAGAI PROSES PEMBENTUKAN BUDI PEKERTI PADA REMAJA (Studi Deskriptif terhadap Siswa kelas 10 di SMK Pasundan 4 Bandung)

This research aims to discuss what gratitude is and an attitude of gratitude in 10th grade students of SMK Pasundan 4 Bandung in the city of Bandung. The second is to find out what manner and behavior are for the 10th grade students of SMK Pasundan 4 Bandung in the city of Bandung. Third, to find out the role of gratitude in shaping character in adolescents. This study uses a qualitative research model and the source of the data used comes from the results of observations, interviews and various literatures related to the research theme. The results of this study indicate that character is a person's awareness of behaving according to the rules or norms that apply in society and gratitude is the acknowledgment of a servant to God for the blessings that have been given to him accompanied by the servant's submission to God. Most of the students of SMK Pasundan 4 Bandung in the city of Bandung who were the research subjects had a high level of gratitude as evidenced by the fulfillment of all the indicators of gratitude found in Sufism, also proving that almost all of the students who were the research subjects had noble manner and the last which shows a positive continuity between the attitude of gratitude in adolescents to the process of forming adolescent manners.

Longitudinal and Gender Measurement Invariance of the Gratitude Questionnaire in Chinese Adolescents.

The 5-item Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-5) is one of the most commonly used instruments to measure dispositional gratitude in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to verify the longitudinal measurement invariance (LMI) and gender measurement invariance (GMI) of the GQ-5 that was administered to an adolescent sample twice over the course of 18 months (N = 669). Single-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was adopted to examine the LMI and multiple-group CFA was conducted to assess the GMI. The results showed that the GQ-5 had strong invariance (i.e., equality of factor patterns, loadings, and intercepts) across time and gender. Validation of latent factor mean differences showed that females had higher gratitude scores than males. In addition, the GQ-5 exhibited good internal consistency indices across time and a moderate stability coefficient was also found across an 18-month time interval in adolescents. In summary, our study showed that LMI and GMI of the GQ-5 are satisfactory and the GQ-5 is a reliable instrument for measuring gratitude in adolescents.

Adaptation of Gratitude Questionnaire-6 (GQ–6) in Indonesian Context

Adaptation of a psychological instrument is essential due to cultural difference and context. This study aimed to adapt the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 (GQ-6) in an Indonesian context. The initial steps included back-to-back translation, focus group discussion, expert judgements, and pilot study. From this procedure, five additional items were added to the original GC-6. The eleven final items were tested to 404 undergraduate students aged 18-24 years-old from several universities in Jakarta. The reliability test, the internal consistency, was examined by the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, while the validity test, construct validity, was examined using exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The result of analysis showed good validity and reliability (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.789). This study concluded that 11-item gratitude questionnaire consistently measured gratitude in adolescents based on two factors: appreciation to the constant experience of life and appreciation towards individuals that take part in one’s life.

The Effects of Parenting Behaviors on Dispositional Gratitude of Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived parenting behaviors and dispositional gratitude of adolescent children in Korea. Participants consisted of 403 high school students from the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas. Dispositional gratitude of adolescents and parenting behaviors (including respect, lessons, attention, and lack of trust) were reported by adolescents. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlations, and multiple regression analyses. The results were as follows. First, the average levels of parental lack of trust and maternal attention were different as a function of gender. Second, girls showed higher levels of dispositional gratitude than boys. Third, greater parental respect, lessons, and attention were linked to higher levels of dispositional gratitude of adolescent children; whereas lack of trust was linked to lower levels of dispositional gratitude. Fourth, paternal lessons was the most meaningful factor in explaining the level of dispositional gratitude in boys while maternal attention was the most meaningful factor in girls. These results suggest that parents play an important role in the development of dispositional gratitude in adolescents. Differential parental roles were discussed to promote the level of dispositional gratitude for adolescents. Keywords: adolescent, parenting behaviors, dispositional gratitude