The Relationship between Gratitude and Psychological Distress among Male and Female Young Adults: A Correlational Study

Abstract

Gratitude is a subjective experience that includes feeling happy and grateful, and it has been linked to a number of physical and mental health improvements. You feel thankful for something or somebody throughout their lives as well as react to thoughts and emotions such as compassion, love, and as many aspects of compassion as when people are experiencing gratitude. Psychological distress refers to the uncomfortable emotions or sensations that you might experience when you are feeling frustrated. Such sensations could indeed affect your everyday life and influence how you interact with others. This correlational study aimed to examine the relationship between gratitude and psychological distress in male and female young adults. This study used ‘Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6)’ and ‘Kessler’s Psychological Distress Scale’ and a socio-demographic sheet. A convenient sampling technique is used with a sample size of 100. For analysis of data, both descriptive statistics (such as Mean and Standard Deviation) and inferential statistics (particularly, the Pearson Correlation method), will be used. The findings showed a correlation between Gratitude and Psychological Distress in overall sample. According to the findings of the study, it can be said that when gratitude increases, psychological distress decreases. Basically, this research tried to assess the relationship between gratitude and psychological distress in male and female young adults. Gratitude has been linked to a variety of psychological well-being outcomes as a pleasant sense of emotion and attitude of thanks. However, there has been little research on how gratitude affects psychological suffering, particularly in young individuals.