2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Change in Attitude toward Life Related to Gratitude in Adolescence

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22730519
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Educational psychology
Research Institution	Wayo Women's University
Principal Investigator	IKEDA Yukitaka 和洋女子大学, 人間・社会学系, 助教 (70523041)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	感謝 / 生き方態度 / 青年期
Research Abstract	This study aimed to clarify adolescents’ change in attitude toward life related to gratitude, that is, feeling someone or something had given them a valued benefit. Undergraduate students completed a questionnaire survey and individuals aged 15-69 years completed an online questionnaire survey consisting of the Satisfaction with Life Scale and items on pleasure in giving and feelings of gratitude. Analysis of the responses indicated the following main results. Feelings of gratitude directly changed attitude toward life less in adolescence than in adulthood. Among adolescents, resistance to feelings of gratitude did prompt them to query their attitude toward life, and this change in their viewpoint could in turn change their attitude toward life.

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