Examining the Effect of Application -Based Gratitude Intervention on Subjective Well-Being; An Experimental Study

Abstract

This intervention-based research was aimed to investigate if, an application-based gratitude would be more effective than traditional or manual-based. It also explored the association between life satisfaction and positive affect and negative affect. Mental health is a crucial aspect of human life and their mental well-being improves by practicing gratitude. In this experimental study, there were 40 participants was selected from two different organizations. There were two primary assessment tools utilized to found pre and post results. The primary tools were included, Satisfaction with Life by Diener et al. (1985) and the Positive and Negative affect schedule by Watson et al. (1988). The intervention includes, manual and web-based application, which were designed or developed on different gratitude interventions, which were (writing four good things that happened in your whole day, recalling a happy moment, gratitude letter for yourself, a gratitude letter for a loved one, a gratitude jar, and gratitude prompt). There were the same criteria used for manual-based gratitude exercises designed to practice. The outcomes indicated that practicing manual-based gratitude was more effective than application-based. Furthermore, there was a positive but weak relationship between life satisfaction and positive affect, and insignificant results between life satisfaction and negative affect overall paired sample statistics suggested negative affect was reduced by practicing gratitude.