Thriving Through Thanks: Exploring The Relationship Between Gratitude and Resilience of The College Students

Abstract

Gratitude, the practice of recognizing and appreciating the positive aspects of life, and resilience, the ability to bounce back from adversity, are intertwined attributes that empower students to not only endure challenges but thrive in the face of them. The aim of the study was to find out the relationship between and gratitude and resilience of the college students. In this descriptive correlation analysis the participants of the study are 83 Arts and Science College students of Madonna Arts and Science College for Women and Yadava arts and Science college of Madurai district were selected through simple random sampling. Gratitude scale and Resilience scale were constructed and validated by the investigators. Findings of the study were (i) of Gratitude and Resilience of the college students were moderate.(ii) there is no significant difference between Urban and Rural college students in their Gratitude.(iii) there is no significant difference between First Generation learner and second generation learner in their Gratitude.(iv) there is no significant difference between Urban and Rural college students in their Resilience.(v) there is significant difference between First Generation learner and second generation learner in their Resilience.(vi) there is significant relationship between Gratitude and Resilience of the College students.