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01.12.2009 | Research Paper

Validation of the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ) in Taiwanese Undergraduate Students

verfasst von: Lung Hung Chen, Mei-Yen Chen, Ying Hwa Kee, Ying-Mei Tsai

Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Ausgabe 6/2009

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The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ; McCullough et al. 2002) using Taiwanese undergraduate students. A total of 608 college students (M _age = 20.19, SD = 2.08) were recruited for the current study and they completed the GQ, optimism, happiness, and big five personality questionnaires. Confirmation factor analysis indicated that a five item model was a better fit than the original six item model. Cross-validation also supported the modified Chinese version of the GQ. In addition, the Chinese version of the GQ was, as expected, positively correlated with optimism, happiness, agreeableness, and extraversion, which supported its construct validity. The Cronbach’s α was .80 for the Chinese version of the GQ, indicating satisfactory validity and reliability in a Taiwanese student sample. It was concluded that the Chinese version of the GQ would be useful for assessing individual differences in dispositional gratitude.

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Titel: Validation of the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ) in Taiwanese Undergraduate Students
verfasst von: Lung Hung Chen
Mei-Yen Chen
Ying Hwa Kee
Ying-Mei Tsai
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2009
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies / Ausgabe 6/2009
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-008-9112-7

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