Gratitude and Spirituality among Generations X, Yand Z

By : Sana Thampi, Sana M Anwar, Rashmi P

Page No: 135-145

Abstract
Generation gap is a term used by all generations and this study was conducted to investigate the Gratitude and Spirituality amidst generations X, Y and Z. Gratitude defines to the positive aspect of life and the behaviour of being thankful, and Spirituality makes mention of the finding of one’s inner self and peace. The sample consisted of 325 respondents in which 101 from generation X , 100 from Y and 124 from Z, data collection by means of convenient sampling. The measures used for the study which was quantitative included assessing the participants gratitude and spirituality by using gratitude questionnaire-6 (GQ-6) and Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) respectively. Mann-Wittney U test, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman’s correlation were used to analyse the significant difference, comparing mean ranks of groups and correlation of variables respectively. The results shows that Gratitude and Spirituality is higher for Generation X than Y and Z. Females were found to have high spirituality and gratitude when compared to males. Participants who believe in religion and God were found to have high spirituality. Gratitude and Spirituality were found to have positive correlation.

Authors :
Sana Thampi : Psychology student, MES College Marampilly, Ernakulam, Kerala.
Sana M Anwar : MSW student, TISS Mumbai.
Rashmi P : Head of Department of Psychology, MRCAS, Manikam Ramaswami College of Arts and Science, Madurai.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2024.19.01.14