Open AccessGratitude and Its Relationship with Students’ Psychological Well-Being and Happiness
Author(s) -
Dorkas Ping Bilong,
Ida Juliana Hutasuhut,
Mohamad Azhari Abu Bakar,
Nurul Wardhani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malaysian journal of social sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2504-8562
DOI - 10.47405/mjssh.v6i11.1176
Subject(s) - gratitude , happiness , psychology , social psychology , positive psychology , well being , scale (ratio) , psychological well being , psychotherapist , physics , quantum mechanics
This study examines gratitude among undergraduate students of a public university in Malaysia and its relationship with psychological well-being and happiness. This study took 149 samples randomly from 235 undergraduate students who were asked to participate in answering Gratitude Questionnaire-6, Ryff's Scale of Psychological Well Being, and Subjective Happiness Scale. Correlation analysis shows a positive relationship between gratitude and students' psychological well-being and happiness. This study supports the previous studies that practicing gratitude is a positive way to enhance students' healthy psychological well-being and happiness in their life. This study recommends the university management to take consideration to cultivate gratitude practice embedded in the curriculum or in the extracurricular activities.