Gratitude as Mood Mediates the Effects of a 6-Weeks Gratitude Intervention on Mental Well-Being: Post hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

There is a gap of knowledge about the extent to which gratitude is indeed the working mechanism of change in gratitude interventions aiming to promote mental well-being. This study explores the mediational role of gratitude as mood in the context of a recently conducted randomized controlled trial on the effects of a 6-week gratitude intervention on mental well-being in comparison with a waitlist control group. Gratitude as mood was measured at 2, 4, and 6 weeks. Both simple and multiple mediation models were conducted as well as various sensitivity analyses. Results showed a gradual increase of gratitude as mood during the intervention. The effects of the 6-week gratitude intervention on mental well-being were mediated by increases of gratitude as mood at 4 weeks but not at 2 weeks. These findings suggest a dose-response relationship for gratitude interventions, but more research is warranted.

Enhancing Meaning in Life and Psychological Well-Being Among a European Cohort of Young Adults via a Gratitude Intervention

Background: Strengthening the sense of meaning in life and psychological well-being brings benefits for mental health. The group particularly vulnerable to mental problems are young adults, therefore the aim of our research was to explore how a gratitude intervention will affect the sense of meaning in life, psychological well-being, general health and perceived stress among them. The research also took into account the issue of expressing gratitude.Method: The study involved 80 young adults (58 women and 22 men) who were randomly assigned to the experimental group that filled out the specially prepared diaries for a week (participants were asked to list three things for which they feel grateful, to whom they are grateful and if and how they expressed their gratitude) or the control group. Participants completed the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), the General Health Questionnaire – 28 (GHQ-28), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and the Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being (PWBS) twice (before and after intervention).Results: In the experimental group significant increases were observed in three areas of psychological well-being: environmental mastery, relationships with others and purpose in life. The significant decrease was also noted in anxiety/insomnia and depression symptoms as well as in perceived stress. There were no differences in the level of meaning in life. There was a positive relationship between expressing gratitude and meaning in life and psychological well-being.Conclusion: Proposed gratitude intervention has the potential to enhance psychological well-being among young adults, however, it may not be effective in enhancing meaning in life.

META ANALISIS GRATITUDE INTERVENTION PADA WELL-BEING

Well-being merupakan salah satu aspek penting dalam hidup individu. Well-being yang tinggi diasosiasikan dengan umur panjang dan kurangnya risiko kematian pada individu dengan pola hidup yang sehat. Penelitian meta analisis ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui efektifitas gratitude intervention terhadap well-being. Penelitian ini menganalisa 12 literatur penelitian untuk menguji efektifitas gratitude intervention pada well-being. Hasil dari meta analisis menunjukkan effect size yang didapatkan nilai pooled d+ sebesar 0.238184 (d > 0.2) dengan tingkat kepercayaan sebesar 95%. Hal ini dapat diartikan gratitude intervention cukup efektif dalam mempengaruhi well-being individu

PENGARUH GRATITUDE INTERVENTION TERHADAP SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING PADA LANSIA: SEBUAH KAJIAN LIFE HISTORY

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi berdasarkan hasil studi mengenai rendahnya subjective well-being pada lansia. Saat memasuki masa lanjut usia terjadi perubahan aktivitas yang cukup siginifkan seperti pensiun dari pekerjaan atau berkurangnya pekerjaan rumah yang dapat dilakukan. Penelitian kualitatif ini menggunakan quasi-life history. Oleh sebab itu dalam studi ini akan mencoba memahami bagaimana tingkat subjective well-being lansia yang pada masa dewasa awal aktif bekerja karena dan harus mengurus anak seorang diri kemudian harus berhenti bekerja karena pensiun dan anak-anaknya sudah berumah tangga. Terdapat 3 aspek dalam subjective well-being manusia yaitu kepuasan hidup (life satisfaction); afek positif (pleasant affect); dan afek negatif (unpleasant affect). Ketiga aspek tersebut akan menjadi tolak ukur dalam pemberian intervensi pada lansia. Penelitian yang dilakukan menggunakan metode dengan cara memberikan intervensi rasa syukur pada lansia untuk meningkatkan subjective well-being. Terdapat 8 tahap dalam pemberian intervensi rasa syukur pada lansia pada penelitian ini, dimana hasil dari penelitian tersebut menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh positif pada subjective well-being lansia.

Counting Blessings Promotes an Athlete’s Sleep Quality Before an Upcoming Competition A Single-Case Study

Background Promotion of sleep quality without medication is a critical issue, which may directly or indirectly influence sports performance. This study adopted electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate gratitude intervention for improving elite athletes’ sleep quality before the National Games. Case presentation: We recruited a 20-year-old elite female Taekwondo athlete as a participant. Before the National Games, the athlete wore a micro EEG device for five days to collect baseline data and then counted her blessings as a gratitude intervention for the subsequent five days. The sleep EEG analysis included the power ratio and the polynomial regression trends in the 0.5-4 Hz band for N3 sleep and in the 0.5-4 Hz and 8–13 Hz bands for all-night sleep. Sleep quality was improved after counting blessing both subjectively and objectively. The polynomial regression curves for the 10 days of recording showed an upward tendency of power in the 0.5-4 Hz band for N3 and a downward tendency in the 8–13 Hz band. Conclusion This study describes a useful wearable EEG device for evaluating sleep during the competition preparation period. In addition, the brief gratitude intervention can be applied in practice to enhance sleep quality for elite athletes during periods of high tension.

Efek Syukur terhadap Kesehatan Mental: A Systematic Review

Abstrak. Intervensi syukur memberikan berbagai efek pada kesehatan mental. Namun, review yang membahas outcome secara sistematis belum tersedia sehingga sistematik review ini akan mengidentifikasi secara sistematis efek syukur terhadap variabel-variabel kesehatan mental. Penelitian dengan sistematik review ini menggunakan artikel yang bersumber dari sciencedirect dan PubMed dengan menerapkan kata kunci gratitude intervention dan mental health, terbit tahun 2015- 2019, full text, berbahasa inggris, dan menggunakan metode randomized controlled trial (RCT). Artikel dipilih melalui proses penentuan pertanyaan penelitian, pencarian literatur, analisis referensi, dan merumuskan hasil. Didapatkan 6 artikel eligible dengan hasil analisis lebih lanjut mengungkapkan bahwa syukur memiliki pengaruh terhadap penurunan emosi negatif (stres dan depresi) dan meningkatkan emosi positif (mampu meningkatkan kepuasan hidup, hubungan sosial, dan menciptakan lingkungan yang positif). Intervensi syukur memiliki pengaruh positif terhadap kesehatan mental sehingga intervensi ini dapat diintegrasikan perawat ke dalam proses penyusunan tindakan keperawatan. Kata kunci: Gratitude, Intervensi keperawatan; Mental health; Sistematik review; Terapi. Gratitude Effects on Mental Health: A Systematic Review Abstract. Gratitude is one of the complementary therapies that nurses can provide in order to maintain mental health. The aim of the current study was to conduct a systematic review to identify the effects of gratitude on mental health variable. Articles used are from Sciencedirect and PubMed by applying gratitude and mental health as keywords, articles published in 2015-2019, full text, in English, and using a randomized controlled trial method. There were 54,427 articles obtained from search results on electronic database sources, while articles to be used after the analysis were carried out were as many as 6 eligible articles. The results of further analysis revealed that the effects of gratitude have an influence on decreasing negative emotions such as stress and depression, being able to increase life satisfaction, happiness, social relations, and create a positive environment. Gratitude intervention had a positive influence on mental health so that this intervention can be integrated nurses into the process of preparing nursing implementation. Keywords: Gratitude; Mental health; Nursing intervention, Systematic Review; Therapy.