Gratitude training to improve subjective well-being among adolescents living in orphanages
| Main Authors: | Megawati, Putri; Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia, Lestari, Sri; Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia, Lestari, Rini; Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/HUMANITAS/article/view/9196 http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/HUMANITAS/article/view/9196/pdf_17 |
Daftar Isi:
- Adolescents who live in orphanages need to adjust to the orphanage's conditions and rules to meet their subjective well-being. The fact shows not all adolescents living in orphanages are able to achieve subjective well-being in their lives. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of gratitude training in improving the subjective well-being of adolescents in an orphanage. A quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent control group design was used in this study. Sixteen orphanage boys with moderately subjective well-being level participated in this study. Data were analyzed using non-parametric statistical analysis Mann Whitney u test and Wilcoxon. The results show that gratitude training is effective for improving the subjective well-being of the participants. The most improvement of subjective well-being was experienced by the participants who actively communicate with caregivers and optimistically achieve goals and expectations. The implication of this research is that to achieve subjective well-being in everyday live we should develop grateful behavior.