ABSTRACT

Previous studies have rarely explored the predictive causality relationship between trait gratitude and subjective well-being (SWB) that has been demonstrated to have a bi-factor structure (i.e., three specific factors and a general factor of SWB). A sample of 494 adolescents participated in a two-wave study including the measurements of trait gratitude and SWB. We employed structural equation modeling techniques to assess cross-lagged effects between trait gratitude and the bi-factor structure of SWB (i.e., life satisfaction, negative affect, positive affect and the general SWB factor) in four models. The results showed that trait gratitude could predict life satisfaction and positive affect, but could not predict negative affect and the general SWB factor over two months. Besides, there was no evidence for the reverse or reciprocal relationships between trait gratitude and the bi-factor structure of SWB. Implications and future directions of the findings were discussed.

摘要

以前的研究很少探讨特质感恩与主观幸福感（SWB）之间的预测因果关系，这种关系已被证明具有双因素结构（即三个特定因素和一个主观幸福感的一般因素）。一个由 494 名青少年组成的样本参与了一项两波研究，包括对特质感恩和 SWB 的测量。我们采用结构方程建模技术来评估四个模型中特质感恩与 SWB 双因素结构（即生活满意度、负面影响、积极影响和一般 SWB 因素）之间的交叉滞后效应。结果表明，特质感恩可以预测生活满意度和积极情感，但不能预测消极情感和两个月内的一般 SWB 因素。除了，没有证据表明特质感恩与 SWB 双因素结构之间存在反向或相互关系。讨论了研究结果的影响和未来方向。