• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.244-255
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to closely examine a positive effect of grateful note-taking on grateful disposition and happiness in undergraduates and to inquire into a significance of experiencing the grateful note-taking. For the study, the pre·post tests were carried out in relation to grateful disposition and happiness targeting 131 undergraduates at K university where is located in G city. Also, for the qualitative research, data were collected through mind-class students' grateful notes, grateful-note reviews and in-depth questionnaires, and through the researcher's daily record of observation. As a result of the research, the grateful disposition and happiness showed a significant difference by group according to whether or not writing a grateful note. In other words, compared to the comparative group, the experimental group with the experience of grateful note-taking was indicated to be higher in grateful disposition and happiness. Meanwhile, a significance of experiencing the grateful note-taking appeared to be a positive thought, thankful habit, reflective time, and happiness discovery. These findings can be considered to offer an implication in terms of all variables that have an effect on grateful disposition and happiness in university students, and to show the necessity of expanding a grateful note-taking program.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.762-770
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• 2021

This study aims to identify the relationship between stress and feeling of happiness among high school students, and to examine the double mediating model of subjective well-being and gratitude disposition on that relationship. Participants of this study were 245 male and female high school students. Perceived Stress Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Emotion Frequency Test, Gratitude Questionnaire-6, and Subjective Happiness Scale were used for this study. To analyse a sequential double mediating effect, PROCESS Macro 3.5 Model 6 was used. Results revealed that stress was negatively correlated with subjective well-being, gratitude disposition, and feeling of happiness among high school students. And, subjective well-being was positively correlated with gratitude disposition and feeling of happiness, while gratitude disposition was positively correlated with feeling of happiness. It was found that subjective well-being and gratitude disposition were sequentially mediating stress and feeling of happiness among high school students. Because these findings suggest that subjective well-being and gratitude disposition play important roles in adolescents' happiness, it is necessary to promote their subjective well-being and gratitude disposition.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.351-358
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of gratitude disposition of geriatric hospital employees on job satisfaction and life satisfaction, and the moderating effect of the gratitude diary experience. A total of 485 copies of the research questionnaire were selected for workers in four geriatric hospitals who are promoting campaigns related to the gratitude diary. For data processing, a simple or hierarchical regression analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0. As a result of the study, The gratitude disposition had a statistically significant effect on job satisfaction and life satisfaction. However, the effect of gratitude disposition on job satisfaction and life satisfaction and the moderating effect of the audit diary experience were not statistically significant. The purpose of this study is to develop programs for job satisfaction and life satisfaction of geriatric hospital employees and provide basic data on manpower management of geriatric hospital.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.17-35
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to determine the possibility of character education in the middle school home economics program: by extracting learning factors that can cultivate gratitude disposition from the eighth grade in the unit of 'clothing life' of middle school HE text, developing five teaching-learning lesson plans and learning materials, and applying them in classrooms to see any changes in gratitude disposition standards before and after its application. Five teaching-learning lesson plans for the cultivation of gratitude disposition were developed, and completed after three experts in home economics verified their validity and revised them. From June 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010, five classes were to 210 grade students at a Gyeongbuk Junior School, and dispositions were investigated before and after the classes. Gratitude disposition standards used GQ-6, like McCullough, and for before-and-after-inspection comparison, t-test and analysis of open-ended questionnaires were carried out. The results proved the instruction effective. Before the class for the cultivation of gratitude disposition, students had a gratitude disposition average of 2.87(out of 5). After the class, the average was 3.35, which shows that students had improved considerably. Also, in analysis of a open-ended questionnaire, it was said that the class had been provided the opportunity to think about the value of nature and neighbors and that the class content reminded them about appreciation. In conclusion, for the character education in other areas of middle school home economics, teaching-learning lesson plans development must be attained to further this character education program.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.119-135
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• 2014

This study examines influences of personality and grateful disposition on psychological well-being in service encounter. The results follower like these. First, extroversion, conscientiousness, and grateful disposition have positive effects on psychological well-being, and neuroticism has a negative effect. Second, psychological well-being has a positive effect on prosocial behavior. Lastly, we compared the effects personality and grateful disposition on psychological well-being, and neuroticism has the most effects on psychological well-being and followed by grateful disposition and extroversion. It means grateful disposition can enhances psychological well-being as such personality.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.101-109
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of grateful disposition and subjective well-being on stress coping of college students in the convergence society. The participants were 336 college students, data were analyzed using t-test, Pearson Correlation, Multiple regression. It was found that: nursing students showed higher score at grateful disposition, life satisfaction, and positive stress coping than non-nursing students. 2nd grade students's grateful disposition, and negative stress coping score were significantly higher than non-nursing students. Significant correlation were found among grateful disposition and subjective well-being on stress coping. The factors influencing stress coping were grateful disposition, and positive affect. Therefore some effective way to enhance of subjective well-being and grateful disposition through various educational curriculum and extra-curricular activities are needed.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.31-38
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• 2023

This study aimed to find out how gratitude disposition and creative personality affect teacher professionalism in 384 pre-service early childhood teachers. Data were analyzed using descriptive statics, Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and Sobel test for mediating effect. The results of the study were as follows: First, the average value was high in the order of teaching professionalism, gratitude disposition, and creative personality of pre-service early childhood teachers. Second, there was a positive corelation between pre-service early childhood teachers' gratitude disposition and creative personality, gratitude disposition and teaching professionalism. Third, as a result of examining the relative effects of gratitude disposition and creative personality on teaching professionalism, persistance was found to be the strongest predictor among creative personality.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.686-701
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to find out how employee's gratitude disposition affects Organizational Citizenship Behavior(OCB) and empirically validating multiple mediation effect of perceived organizational support(POS) and job satisfaction. For this study, an online survey has been conducted on office workers to analyze 380 sets of answers, reviewed reliability and validity through CFA and used SPSS 25.0, AMOS 25.0, Macro Process 3.0, a bootstrap method to test hypothesis. As a result, it is verified that an employee's gratitude disposition positively affects OCB, POS and job satisfaction and that there exists a multiple mediation effect of POS and job satisfaction. In this study, it is validated that an employee's gratitude disposition has a positive influence on OCB and an employee's gratitude disposition, an individual trait, is a related antecedent variable of POS. The result of this study is meaningful that it suggests boosting gratitude disposition, a positive psychological factor, in an organization can positively affect employees' job attitude and organization effectiveness.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.139-145
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mindfulness (K-MAAS), Gratitude(Gratitude Questionnaire, GQ-6), and career decision-making self-efficacy (CDSES-SF) as a factor influencing adults career development. Subjects were 89 adults in cyber university and graduate school. SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS Macro were used for data analysis. As a result, there was a significant correlation between gratitude, mindfulness, and career decision-making self-efficacy. Also, the mediating effect was shown between GQ-6, CDSES-SF, and K-MAAS. The direct effect of GQ-6 and CDSES-SF was found to be a positive relationship, and indirect and total effects were also significant. This suggests that mindfulness is mediated in part by the relationship between gratitude and career decision-making self-efficacy. To improve career decision-making self-efficacy, group counseling and education programs are needed to experience gratitude and mindfulness.

• The Korean Journal of Elementary Counseling
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.1-17
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to review of the psychology experiment researches in gratitude and the definition of gratitude, the effects of gratitude on happiness and mental health was examined. And examine the effectiveness of the cognitive behavioral gratitude program on gratitude disposition and happiness for elementary school students. The subject group consists of 2 classes from the 5th grade at G elementary school in Daejeon. For the experimental group, total 10 sessions of a cognitive behavioral gratitude program were applied once a week for 10 weeks, while there's no special treatment to the control group, The result were as follows. Cognitive behavioral gratitude program is shown to very effective in improving on gratitude disposition and happiness for elementary school students.