The Dialectic Dynamics Between Trait Gratitude, Subjective Well-Being, and Psychopathology Across 30 Weeks

The paper is published and you can find it at the publishers website: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/pnzq6mMqqCTzPuaWhbIy/full?target=10.1080/09515070.2019.1638228 The aim of this study was to test the assumption whether subjective well-being is a mediator between trait gratitude and psychopathology and to see how these possible association changes when prior psychopathological symptoms are added as a second mediator. The longitudinal study comprised four measurements across 30 weeks in a sample of Dutch adults (N = 706, Mage = 44, SDage = 14, Range = 18–80). Measures used were the GQ6 to assess trait gratitude, the SCL to assess symptoms of psychopathology, and the PANAS and SWLS to assess subjective well-being. Mediation analyses showed that the association between trait gratitude at baseline and psychopathology weeks after is mediated by subjective well-being. Adding psychopathology as a second mediator showed that trait gratitude is still no predictor for psychopathology, but it is for subjective well-being. However, subjective well-being was no longer a predictor for psychopathology because prior psychopathology was. These insights in the dialectic dynamics can help the counselling and clinical practice to improve their protocols for alleviating psychopathological symptoms, strengthening subjective well-being, and serving their clients in a more evidence-based way.