Gratitude Linking the Relationship between Psychological Well-being and Negative Life Events in the Times of Covid-19 within University Students

The aim of the present research was to investigate if gratitude linking the association between psychological well-being (PWB) and negative life events (NLE) in the times of Covid- 19 within university students. The study was conducted on three hundred (N=300) students from different Universities of Pakistan in the times of Covid-19. Participants were selected through purposive sampling. SPSS 21 helped in analyzing the correlation among study variables and Process macro was used to check if there was a moderating effect of gratitude on the relationship between PWB and NLE in the times of Covid-19. Three scales were applied i.e. Negative life events by Wills (1992)and Harlow et al. in 1986, Gratitude Questionnaire by McCullough, 2002 and Psychological welfare scale by Ryff, 1995. The study found that there was no strong correlation between negative life happenings, (PWB) and gratitude. However, mental wellbeing had been found positively correlated with gratitude. Also a link was assumed between the relationship among negative events of life and (PWB) within the University students during the times of covid-19.