Gratitude Questionnaire | Positive Psychology Center

The GQ-6 is a short, self-report measure of the disposition to experience gratitude. Participants answer 6 items on a 1 to 7 scale (1 = "strongly disagree", 7 = ... Skiptomaincontent UniversityofPennsylvania SchoolofArtsandSciences PennA-Z PennCalendar GratitudeQuestionnaire Authors:MichaelE.McCullough,Ph.D.,RobertA.Emmons,Ph.D.,Jo-AnnTsang,Ph.D. WHATTHEQUESTIONNAIREMEASURES TheGQ-6isashort,self-reportmeasureofthedispositiontoexperiencegratitude.Participantsanswer6itemsona1to7scale(1="stronglydisagree",7="stronglyagree").Twoitemsarereverse-scoredtoinhibitresponsebias.TheGQ-6hasgoodinternalreliability,withalphasbetween.82and.87,andthereisevidencethattheGQ-6ispositivelyrelatedtooptimism,lifesatisfaction,hope,spiritualityandreligiousness,forgiveness,empathyandprosocialbehavior,andnegativelyrelatedtodepression,anxiety,materialismandenvy.TheGQ-6takeslessthan5minutestocomplete,butthereisnotimelimit. KEYREFERENCES McCullough,M.E.,Emmons,R.A.,&Tsang,J.(2002).TheGratefulDisposition:AconceptualandEmpiricalTopography.JournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,82,112-127. E-MAILCONTACTINFORMATION Dr.MichaelE.McCullough:[email protected] Dr.RobertA.Emmons:[email protected] TODOWNLOADTHEQUESTIONNAIRE Clickhere:GratitudeQuestionnaire