The Relationship Between Gratitude and Self-Control:The Intermediary Role of Psychological Capital
This paper examines the relationship between gratitude and self-control among college students.It aims to investigate the mediating role of psychological capital through two studies.Study 1 utilized a questionnaire survey to explore the relationship between trait gratitude,self-control,and the mediating role of psychological capital.Study 2 employed an experimental method to induce gratitude in participants and examine the relationship between state gratitude,self-control,and the mediating role of psychological capital.The findings indicate that:(l)Psychological capital partially mediates the relationship between trait gratitude and self-control,even after controlling for general positive emotions.(2)College students who experienced induced state gratitude demonstrated higher levels of self-control compared to the control group.(3)Similarly,psychological capital plays a partial mediating role between state gratitude and self-control,even after controlling for general positive emotions.Overall,these results suggest that gratitude not only directly predicts self-control but also has an indirect effect on self-control through psychological capital.
trait gratitudestate gratitudeself-controlpsychological capitalmediating role
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