Positive Psychology CenterAuthors: Michael E. McCullough, Ph.D., Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., Jo-Ann Tsang, Ph.D.
WHAT THE QUESTIONNAIRE MEASURES
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 = "strongly agree"). Two items are reverse-scored to inhibit response bias. The GQ-6 has good internal reliability, with alphas between .82 and .87, and there is evidence that the GQ-6 is positively related to optimism, life satisfaction, hope, spirituality and religiousness, forgiveness, empathy and prosocial behavior, and negatively related to depression, anxiety, materialism and envy. The GQ-6 takes less than 5 minutes to complete, but there is no time limit.
KEY REFERENCES
McCullough, M. E., Emmons, R. A., & Tsang, J. (2002). The Grateful Disposition: A conceptual and Empirical Topography. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 112-127.
E-MAIL CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. Michael E. McCullough: mikem@mail.smu.edu
Dr. Robert A. Emmons: raemmons@ucdavis.edu
TO DOWNLOAD THE QUESTIONNAIRE
Click here: Gratitude Questionnaire