Impact of Gratitude on Mental Health of Adults: Mediating Role of Prosocial Behavior Authors

Pakistan Journal of Applied Psychology Pub Date : 2021-12-24 DOI:10.52461/pjap.v1i1.822

Z. Islam, M. Khan, Aiman Farooq, Saira Aslam

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The present study aimed to examine the mediating influence of prosocial behavior between gratitude and mental health among adults. Sample size was justified from A-priori sample size calculator for structural equation modeling (Soper, 2021). The sample comprised of 420 adults who were purposefully selected with an age range of 18-26 years. Data were collected from major cities of Punjab (Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad) through online google form survey. Three questionnaires were employed; The Gratitude Questionnaire-GQ-6 (McCullough, 2013), depression and anxiety subscales from Mental Health Inventory-MHI-18 (Veit & Ware, 1983) and Prosocial Tendencies Measures-PTM (Carlo & Randal, 2002). After collecting the data for desired sample size, results were analyzed through SPSS (24.0), which revealed that there was a significant correlation between gratitude, prosocial behavior, and mental health among adults. Moreover, the results also found that there is a significant impact of gratitude on mental health through mediation of prosocial behavior among adults. This study will be helpful for adults, students, and consultants to recognize the precipitating and perpetuating factors to improve their mental health.

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感恩对成人心理健康的影响:亲社会行为的中介作用

本研究旨在探讨亲社会行为在成人感恩与心理健康之间的中介作用。从结构方程建模的先验样本量计算器中确定样本量(Soper, 2021)。样本由420名成年人组成，他们的年龄在18-26岁之间。数据是从旁遮普的主要城市(拉合尔、木尔坦和费萨拉巴德)通过在线谷歌表格调查收集的。采用三份问卷;感恩问卷- gq -6 (McCullough, 2013)、心理健康量表- mhi -18 (Veit & Ware, 1983)中的抑郁和焦虑分量表以及亲社会倾向量表- ptm (Carlo & Randal, 2002)。在收集所需样本量的数据后，通过SPSS(24.0)对结果进行分析，结果显示成人感恩、亲社会行为与心理健康之间存在显著相关。此外，研究结果还发现感恩通过亲社会行为对成人心理健康有显著影响。本研究将有助于成人、学生和心理咨询师认识心理健康的促发和延续因素，以改善他们的心理健康。

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