The purpose of this study is to
know about the characteristics of gratitude and development efforts
(intervention) in individuals from 15 previous studies conducted in several
countries. Information on the characteristics of gratitude is urgently needed
by parents and teachers in and efforts to help children or students prepare for
the challenges of globalization. The identifying process of this study
through the journal search phase of the last 13 years (2003-2016) in electronic
search, Elsevier, Springer, and Sage. The search keywords used are gratitude,
gratitude in adolescence, and adulthood, and gratitude intervention in
adolescents and adults. A total of 15 journals meet the criteria to be
synthesized with coding procedure are used and developed to organize important information in each study. The result
showed the
characteristics of grateful individuals tend to have positive emotions, character
strength and positive intuition. Gratitude can essentially be developed through integrative means and
training processes such as the technique of list of gratitude, gratitude
journals, behavioral expressions, and reflections stimulating gratitude given
to the group format. The results of
this study could be a contribution to the teachers and parents in preparing
individuals who are able to compete in the globalization era.
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Publication Date | December 27, 2017 |
Submission Date | September 13, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017Volume: 3 Issue: 9 |
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