Gratitude and Athletes’ Life Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Mindfulness

Chen, Lung Hung; Wu, Chia-Huei; Chang, Jen-Ho

doi:10.1007/s10902-016-9764-7

Gratitude and Athletes’ Life Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Mindfulness

Chen, Lung Hung; Wu, Chia-Huei; Chang, Jen-Ho

Authors

Lung Hung Chen

Chia-Huei Wu

Jen-Ho Chang

Abstract

Life satisfaction is a critical index of well-being and is well documented in the literature as a means of protecting athletes from stress. However, minimal research has focused on the factors that contribute to life satisfaction in sports. Accordingly, we adopted the positive psychology perspective and proposed that gratitude would relate to athletes’ life satisfaction. Additionally, we further suggested that mindfulness would strengthen the relationship between gratitude and athletes’ life satisfaction. Athletes completed measurements, and the results, which indicated that athletes with higher levels of gratitude exhibited increased life satisfaction when they had higher levels of mindfulness, supported our expectations. The implications and applications are discussed in terms of mindfulness.

Citation

Chen, L. H., Wu, C., & Chang, J. (2017). Gratitude and Athletes’ Life Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Mindfulness. Journal of Happiness Studies, 18(4), 1147-1159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-016-9764-7

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	May 29, 2016
Online Publication Date	Jun 10, 2016
Publication Date	Aug 1, 2017
Deposit Date	Jul 13, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Jul 16, 2018
Journal	Journal of Happiness Studies
Print ISSN	1389-4978
Electronic ISSN	1573-7780
Publisher	Springer
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	18
Issue	4
Pages	1147-1159
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-016-9764-7
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1321178