Does Self-esteem Mediate the Relationship between Gratitude and Subjective Well-being?

• Authors: Murat Yildirim , Nouf Abdullah Alshehri , Izaddin Ahmad Aziz

Abstracts

EN

There is a growing body of research investigating the relationships among gratitude, self-esteem, and subjective well-being. However, there remains a scarcity of research examining the impact of self-esteem on the relationship between gratitude and subjective well-being within Arabic context. In this study, 300 Arabic speaking adults completed measurements of gratitude, self-esteem, satisfaction with life, and positive and negative experiences. Participants’ ages ranged between 18 and 54 years with a mean age of 29.67 years (SD = 8.91). The correlation results revealed that there were significant positive relationships between gratitude, self-esteem, satisfaction with life, and positive experience, while there were significant negative relationships between gratitude, self-esteem, satisfaction with life, and negative experience. The results also showed that gratitude and self-esteem directly predicted subjective well-being. Additionally, using structural equation modeling, self-esteem exerted a mediation effect on the relationship between gratitude and subjective well-being. The results suggest that enhancing self-esteem could assist adults who have gratitude to experience greater subjective well-being. Using the source of self-esteem, researchers and professionals could improve one’s subjective well-being by employing various gratitude activities.

Keywords

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subjective well-being; gratitude; self-esteem; satisfaction with life; positive experience; negative experience

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 149-156

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Murat Yildirim

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Nouf Abdullah Alshehri

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Izaddin Ahmad Aziz

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2129720