APPLICATION OF GRATITUDE AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING IN THE WORKPLACE: THE MODERATING ROLE OF AGE AND GENDER

Author (s) : A.Vaishanavi, Dr.V.Ganesh kumar & Dr.A.Antonyraj

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Abstract :
Companies are nowadays extremely concerned about employee well-being as past research has credibly shown that higher employee subjective well-being is a source of higher performance for the organization, in the form of higher sales and/or lower costs. An individual’s well-being refers to a positive or acceptable assessment of one’s overall life. In the field of positive psychology, an increasing number of research have proved that gratitude improves well-being and facilitates life satisfaction. Subjective well-being pertaining to mental health is especially important in some occupations requiring strong personal and mental capacities, Information technology-related jobs are among such occupations. In the current study, an attempt has been made to investigate the relationship between gratitude and subjective well-being with gender and age acting as moderators. For testing the hypothesized relationships, primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire from 160 respondents working in IT and ITes sector in India. Subjective well-being was measured using the six-item scale developed by Hills and Argyle (2002) and gratitude perception was captured using it (GQ-6, McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002), using response type 7-point likert scale. The study used the research tools SPSS PROCESS Macro, Model 1, developed by Hayes, Andrew F, (2013) to test the conjectured hypotheses and establish the conceptual model. There is evidence of having a significant relationship between gratitude and subjective well-being. Further, the moderating role of gender and age on the relationship between gratitude and subjective well-being, too, has been found to be significant.

Keywords : Gratitude, Subjective well-being, IT professionals, Moderation effect, Process Macro

Conference Date : 17/09/2021

Pages : 212

Paper ID : IESMDT210