Gratitude Is Its Own Reward: How Grateful Students Have Better Motivation and Engagement

Autor/inn/en	King, Ronnel B.; Zhang, Rong; Wen, Jianping; Xie, Feng; Cai, Yuyang
Titel	Gratitude Is Its Own Reward: How Grateful Students Have Better Motivation and Engagement
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology, 43 (2023) 4, S.284-303 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (King, Ronnel B.) ORCID (Cai, Yuyang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-3410
DOI	10.1080/01443410.2023.2205069
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Learner Engagement; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Positive Attitudes; Psychological Patterns; Emotional Response; Socioeconomic Status; Student Behavior; Undergraduate Students; Gender Differences; China (Shanghai); Academic Motivation Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Korrelation; Ausland; Emotionales Verhalten; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Student behaviour; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Gratitude has mostly been explored in relation to well-being but whether it is associated with school-related outcomes such as motivation and engagement has seldom been explored. Motivation and engagement, however, are critical to students' academic success. Hence, the aim of this study was to examine how gratitude is associated with different types of academic motivation (amotivation, controlled motivation, and autonomous motivation) and engagement (cognitive, behavioural, and emotional). We recruited 1099 Chinese university students and asked them to answer questionnaires assessing their levels of gratitude, motivation, and engagement. Structural equation modelling revealed that gratitude was positively associated with controlled motivation, autonomous motivation, and academic engagement but negatively associated with amotivation. Autonomous motivation partially mediated the relationship between gratitude and academic engagement. The findings of this study elucidate the theoretical linkages among gratitude, motivation, and engagement, demonstrating the importance of gratitude for school-related outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01