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The Role of Gratitude in Psychological Well-Being and Life Satisfaction: A Replication Study in a German Cultural Context
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- Title:
- Open psychology
- Publication:
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Warsaw: De Gruyter Open
- Note:
- Gesehen am 13.07.18
- Open Access
- Namensnennung 4.0 International
- Scope:
- Online-Ressource
- ISSN:
- 2543-8883
- ZDB-ID:
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2935965-X
- VÖBB-Katalog:
- 35423565
- Keywords:
- Zeitschrift
- Classification:
- Psychologie
- Medizin
- Collection:
- Psychologie
- Medizin
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- The Role of Gratitude in Psychological Well-Being and Life Satisfaction: A Replication Study in a German Cultural Context
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Warsaw: De Gruyter Open, 2026
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- Abstract: Gratitude, defined as a positive emotional response to the recognition of benevolence or favorable life circumstances, is widely acknowledged as a protective factor for psychological well-being and life satisfaction. However, the generalizability of these benefits across cultural contexts and socioeconomic strata remains largely underexplored. A recent study conducted with Indian students, thus within a collectivistic culture, found gratitude to be a significant predictor of well-being and life satisfaction, even after controlling for age, gender, and socioeconomic status. The present close replication study was conducted with a German sample (n = 401), thereby representing an individualistic context, where it was initially unclear whether gratitude effects would also emerge independently of individuals’ socioeconomic status, which plays a more central role in an individualistic (vs. collectivistic) context. German participants completed validated self-report measures assessing gratitude, psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and socioeconomic status. In line with the preregistered hypotheses, the findings of the original study were successfully replicated, suggesting that gratitude functions as a robust psychological resource, even in societies where socioeconomic status is tightly linked to identity and well-being.
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- Online-Ressource
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- Open Access
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- Keywords:
- gratitude ; psychological well-being ; life satisfaction ; socioeconomic status ; cross-cultural comparison
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- Medizin
- Psychologie
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- Medizin
- Psychologie
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- Free Access
- Title:
- The Role of Gratitude in Psychological Well-Being and Life Satisfaction: A Replication Study in a German Cultural Context
- Publication:
-
Warsaw: De Gruyter Open, 2026
- Language:
- English
- Information:
- Abstract: Gratitude, defined as a positive emotional response to the recognition of benevolence or favorable life circumstances, is widely acknowledged as a protective factor for psychological well-being and life satisfaction. However, the generalizability of these benefits across cultural contexts and socioeconomic strata remains largely underexplored. A recent study conducted with Indian students, thus within a collectivistic culture, found gratitude to be a significant predictor of well-being and life satisfaction, even after controlling for age, gender, and socioeconomic status. The present close replication study was conducted with a German sample (n = 401), thereby representing an individualistic context, where it was initially unclear whether gratitude effects would also emerge independently of individuals’ socioeconomic status, which plays a more central role in an individualistic (vs. collectivistic) context. German participants completed validated self-report measures assessing gratitude, psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and socioeconomic status. In line with the preregistered hypotheses, the findings of the original study were successfully replicated, suggesting that gratitude functions as a robust psychological resource, even in societies where socioeconomic status is tightly linked to identity and well-being.
- Scope:
- Online-Ressource
- Note:
- Open Access
- Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet
- Keywords:
- gratitude ; psychological well-being ; life satisfaction ; socioeconomic status ; cross-cultural comparison
- Classification:
- Medizin
- Psychologie
- Collection:
- Medizin
- Psychologie
- Copyright:
- CC BY
- Accessibility:
- Free Access
