Gratitude and life satisfaction among Filipino adolescents: The mediating role of meaning in life

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volume

37

Issue

2

First Page

198

Last Page

206

Publication Date

6-1-2015

Abstract

The current research assesses the mediating effects of meaning in life on the relationship between gratitude and life satisfaction. A sample of Filipino college students (N = 409) in a private sectarian university completed the Gratitude Questionnaire Six-Item Form (GQ-6), Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Findings revealed that both gratitude and presence of meaning in life were positively associated with life satisfaction. Interestingly, search for meaning in life was negatively correlated with presence of meaning in life. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that presence of meaning in life partially mediated the relationship between gratitude and subjective well-being. Implications of the findings on the development of positive psychological interventions in the context of counseling are discussed. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1007/s10447-015-9238-3

Keywords

Meaning (Philosophy); Gratitude; Satisfaction; Adolescent psychology--Philippines; Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence--Philippines

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