Gratitude as a Predictor of Psychological Wellbeing Among Young Adults: A systematic Analysis

Researches have shown that how positive characteristics in young adults help them cope with the ongoing life challenges. Theorist and researchers have unveiled the benefits of gratitude and its impact on psychological wellbeing. The current systematic analysis aims to explore and understand how gratitude contributes towards the psychological wellbeing of young adults; And if there are any significant gender differences in the gratitude and psychological wellbeing among young adults. For this purpose published data from over 10 years was filtered, studies that have used standardized measures to evaluate gratitude and psychological wellbeing in younger adults were reviewed. 16 studies (N= 3987) were included in this systematic analysis on the basis of the inclusion criteria. The results of the analyzed literature illustrates that gratitude significantly contributes to the psychological wellbeing of young adults; gratitude fosters other positive characteristics as well. Moreover, women have more gratitude as compared to men.