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Korean Journal of Psychology: General

  • KOREAN
  • P-ISSN1229-067X
  • E-ISSN2734-1127
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The Effects of Gratitude on Well-being and Depression: Mediating Role of Ego-Resilienc

Korean Journal of Psychology: General / Korean Journal of Psychology: General, (P)1229-067X; (E)2734-1127
2013, v.32 no.4, pp.1003-1021

Abstract

The present study examined the mediation effects of ego-resiliency on the link between dispositional gratitude and well-being and depression with data from 271 participants. Structural equation modeling was used to compare models of full and partial mediation models. Both analysis supported partial mediation models whereby the ego-resiliency partially mediated the link between dispositional gratitude and well-being and between dispositional gratitude and depression. Overall, dispositional gratitude seems to foster well-being and protect people from depression by fostering ego-resiliency. Finally, the implications of the current findings for counseling practice and suggestions for future study were discussed.

keywords
Gratitude, Ego-resiliency, Well-being, Depression, Mediation-effect, 감사성향, 자아-적응유연성, 안녕감, 우울, 매개

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