Gratitude and mental health: differences between religious and general gratitude in a Muslim context |
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| Authors: | Naser Aghababaei Mohammad Taghi Tabik |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran naseragha@ut.ac.ir;3. Department of Psychology , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran |
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| Abstract: | The present study examined the relation of religious gratitude and dispositional gratitude with mental health, subjective well-being and personality among a sample of 256 Iranian students. The two types of gratitude were associated with higher levels of mental health and well-being. Agreeableness and Conscientiousness were the strongest personality correlates of both types of gratitude. Dispositional gratitude showed stronger relationship with mental health, subjective well-being and personality factors. Dispositional gratitude also out-predicted the religious gratitude in relation with mental health and subjective well-being, showing that religious gratitude compared to dispositional gratitude has less effect on mental health and well-being. |
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| Keywords: | gratitude gratitude toward God mental health life satisfaction |
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