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How does gratitude relate to happiness in Malaysian young adults? the mediating role of resilence and implications for social policy

While a considerable body of evidence suggests a positive, direct relationship between gratitude, happiness, and resilience, the indirect effects through mediating variables remain unexplored in the literature. This study investigates how gratitude relates to happiness through resilience, using the...

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Main Authors: Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana, Azman, Khatijah Nur Ain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Sosial Malaysia 2021
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BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BF636 Applied psychology
H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/87580/7/87580_How%20does%20gratitude%20relate%20to%20happiness%20in%20Malaysian.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.875802021-01-11T09:11:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/87580/ How does gratitude relate to happiness in Malaysian young adults? the mediating role of resilence and implications for social policy Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana Azman, Khatijah Nur Ain BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BF636 Applied psychology H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences While a considerable body of evidence suggests a positive, direct relationship between gratitude, happiness, and resilience, the indirect effects through mediating variables remain unexplored in the literature. This study investigates how gratitude relates to happiness through resilience, using the cognitive model of the broaden-and-build theory as our framework. A total of 134 young Malaysian adults aged between 18-27 years completed an online survey, providing data on self-reported subjective happiness, gratitude, and resilience, and their demographics. Results show that while both gratitude and resilience are significant predictors of happiness, resilience is a stronger predictor and mediates the relationship between gratitude and happiness. These results suggest that gratitude and resilience are essential and influential factors of happiness among the participants. It implies that grateful young adults may enhance their happiness by building resilience. Therefore, programs and interventions that consist of the elements of gratitude enhancement and resilience-building can contribute to happiness among young people, in tandem with the Malaysian Youth Policy provision and societal well-being indices. Institut Sosial Malaysia 2021-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/87580/7/87580_How%20does%20gratitude%20relate%20to%20happiness%20in%20Malaysian.pdf Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana and Azman, Khatijah Nur Ain (2021) How does gratitude relate to happiness in Malaysian young adults? the mediating role of resilence and implications for social policy. International Journal of Social Policy and Society (IJSPS), 16. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1823-0865 https://ijsps.ism.gov.my/index.php/IJSPS/article/view/180
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topic BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BF636 Applied psychology
H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences
spellingShingle BF511 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
BF636 Applied psychology
H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences
Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana
Azman, Khatijah Nur Ain
How does gratitude relate to happiness in Malaysian young adults? the mediating role of resilence and implications for social policy
description While a considerable body of evidence suggests a positive, direct relationship between gratitude, happiness, and resilience, the indirect effects through mediating variables remain unexplored in the literature. This study investigates how gratitude relates to happiness through resilience, using the cognitive model of the broaden-and-build theory as our framework. A total of 134 young Malaysian adults aged between 18-27 years completed an online survey, providing data on self-reported subjective happiness, gratitude, and resilience, and their demographics. Results show that while both gratitude and resilience are significant predictors of happiness, resilience is a stronger predictor and mediates the relationship between gratitude and happiness. These results suggest that gratitude and resilience are essential and influential factors of happiness among the participants. It implies that grateful young adults may enhance their happiness by building resilience. Therefore, programs and interventions that consist of the elements of gratitude enhancement and resilience-building can contribute to happiness among young people, in tandem with the Malaysian Youth Policy provision and societal well-being indices.
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author Mohd Mahudin, Nor Diana
Azman, Khatijah Nur Ain
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Azman, Khatijah Nur Ain
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title How does gratitude relate to happiness in Malaysian young adults? the mediating role of resilence and implications for social policy
title_short How does gratitude relate to happiness in Malaysian young adults? the mediating role of resilence and implications for social policy
title_full How does gratitude relate to happiness in Malaysian young adults? the mediating role of resilence and implications for social policy
title_fullStr How does gratitude relate to happiness in Malaysian young adults? the mediating role of resilence and implications for social policy
title_full_unstemmed How does gratitude relate to happiness in Malaysian young adults? the mediating role of resilence and implications for social policy
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publisher Institut Sosial Malaysia
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