ISSN : 1229-0688
본 연구는 성인 여성들이 감사하는 대상과 그 이유 및 효과를 알아보았다. 성인 여성 124명이 감사대상과 감사이유에 대하여 2주간의 감사일지와 소감문을 작성하였다. 감사일지에 나타난 감사대상, 감사이유와 소감문에 나타난 감사효과의 범주를 빈도분석, Mann-Whitney U 검증을 실시했다. 그 결과 감사대상의 약 50%는 가족, 친구, 자신, 부모, 이웃이었고, 감사이유의 약 50%는 사랑/지지 제공, 재미/쾌락 충족, 편의/보호 제공이었다. 감사효과는 정서에서 소중함, 좋은 느낌, 놀라움, 활력이 보고되었고, 사고에서는 깨달음, 긍정적 사고로 전환, 감사실천 다짐이 나타났고, 행동에서는 언어생활의 변화, 긍정 표현의 증가, 감사 찾기 행동 증가, 친사회적 행동 증가가 보고되었다. 긍정 심리학적 관점에서 본 연구의 의의, 제한점 및 시사점이 논의되었다.
The research investigated what female adults appreciate along with the reasons and effects. One hundred twenty-four female adults were required to write a journal for two weeks regarding what they appreciated along with their reasoning for why. What to appreciate along with the reasons written in the journals and gratitude effects expressed in the essays were coded and a frequency analysis along with the Mann-Whitney U test were performed. It was found that about 50% of the gratitude objects were family, friends, themselves, parents, and neighbors about 50% of the gratitude reasons were love and support, fun and pleasure, convenience and protection. The gratitude effects were reported in the emotion, thinking, and behavior areas. The significance, limits and suggestions were discussed from a positive psychological point of view.
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