Gratitude, Religiousness and Well-Being

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dc.contributor.authorFerenczi Andrea
dc.contributor.authorTanyi Zsuzsanna
dc.contributor.authorMirnics Zsuzsanna
dc.contributor.authorKovács Dóra
dc.contributor.authorMészáros Veronika
dc.contributor.authorHübner Andrea
dc.contributor.authorKövi Zsuzsanna
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-30T14:35:00Z
dc.date.available2023-11-30T14:35:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBackground: Previous research has identified the positive effects of gratitude on happiness and well-being. It has been found that spirituality can enhance gratitude and well-being. Our study aimed to examine the link between gratitude and subjective well-being among religious and non-religious people. Furthermore, we tested if a 4-week long gratitude diary has a positive effect on subjective well-being. Subjects and methods: In our online, qualitative investigation the sample consisted of 54 males and 169 females (mean age = 39.13, SD=15.90). 54.1% of respondents regarded themselves as “religious with a given religion”, 24.8% as “religious on my own way”, and 21.2% as “non-religious”. The experimental group (leading a gratitude diary for 4 weeks) with 103 individuals and a control group with 120 individuals with no differences in age, gender, and religiousness. We compared the questionnaires’ results (filled out both before and after the intervention) of the experimental group (n=103) with the results of the control group (n=120) similarly filled out on two different occasions. We applied the Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Test and the Subjective Well-being Scale. Results: Our results showed that religious people showed an elevated level of gratitude (F(2, 219)=23.66, p<0.001), but the same well-being (F(2, 219)=1.97, p=0.142) compared to non-religious groups. In the experiment group, gratitude and subjective well-being both increased (p<0.01), and there were no significant changes in the control group. 2x2 ANOVA showed significant interaction effect (Subjective well-being: (F(1, 221)=13.32, p<0.001); Gratitude: F(1, 221)=12.43, p<0.001). Conclusion: Religiousness is linked to higher gratitude and an increase in gratitude can result in an increase in subjective well-being. The importance of gratitude diary both among religious and non-religious people will be discussed.
dc.identifier.issn1849-0867
dc.identifier.mtmt32128139
dc.identifier.urihttps://krepozit.kre.hu/handle/123456789/575
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofPsychiatria Danubina Vol. 33.(Suppl. 4 (part II)):827-832
dc.titleGratitude, Religiousness and Well-Being
dc.typeArticle
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