کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
951605 927243 2008 18 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The role of gratitude in the development of social support, stress, and depression: Two longitudinal studies
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The role of gratitude in the development of social support, stress, and depression: Two longitudinal studies
چکیده انگلیسی

In two longitudinal studies, the authors examined the direction of the relationships between trait gratitude, perceived social support, stress, and depression during a life transition. Both studies used a full cross-lagged panel design, with participants completing all measures at the start and end of their first semester at college. Structural equation modeling was used to compare models of direct, reverse, and reciprocal models of directionality. Both studies supported a direct model whereby gratitude led to higher levels of perceived social support, and lower levels of stress and depression. In contrast, no variable led to gratitude, and most models of mediation were discounted. Study 2 additionally showed that gratitude leads to the other variables independently of the Big Five factors of personality. Overall gratitude seems to directly foster social support, and to protect people from stress and depression, which has implications for clinical interventions.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Research in Personality - Volume 42, Issue 4, August 2008, Pages 854–871
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