TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Gratitude practice helps undergraduates who experienced an earthquake in China find meaning in life
JO  - Scientific reports
A1  - Cai, Xueli
A1  - Zhou, Ningyi
A1  - Chen, Junpeng
A1  - Mao, Zhuozhu
A1  - Wang, Shujun
A1  - Luo, Zaibing
A1  - Xie, Mei
A1  - Mao, Yanhui
SP  - e10880
EP  - e10880
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - This study was conducted following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred in early September 2022, coinciding with the commencement of a positive psychology course for the affected students. A sample of 479 Chinese undergraduates was recruited for an intervention focused on weekly gratitude practice. Data were collected through an online questionnaire package at 3 time points: the first week of the course (Time 1), the fifth week (Time 2), and the ninth week (Time 3), assessing gratitude, learning engagement, and the meaning of life. <br><br>FINDINGS revealed that gratitude significantly predicted meaning in life through learning engagement over time. This highlights the significant mediating role of learning engagement in the context of earthquakes and provides insights for positive interventions aimed at facilitating personal growth among emerging adults in higher educational settings, particularly those who have experienced traumatic events such as earthquakes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2045-2322
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61256-3
ID  - ref1
ER  -