The Effectiveness of Gratitude Interventions on Psychological Well-Being Among Females Breast Cancer Patients

Boshra Arnout, A.¹, Ahed Alkhatib, J.^2,3* & Khalid Jasim, J.⁴

¹Department of Psychology, King Khalid University, Zagazig University, Egypt
²Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology of Forensic Science and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
³International Mariinskaya Academy, Department of Medicine and Critical Care, Department of Philosophy, Academician Secretary of Department of Sociology, Egypt
⁴Department of Educational and Psychological Science, College of Education, Ibn Rushd for Human Science, Iraq

Dr. Ahed Alkhatib, J., Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology of Forensic Science & Toxicology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan & International Mariinskaya Academy, Egypt.

Keywords: Gratitude Interventions; Psychological Well-Being; Breast Cancer Patients

Abstract

There is evidence that interventions based on practicing gratitude may enhance subjective wellbeing. This study investigated the effect of a gratitude intervention on psychological well-being among a sample of females breast cancer patients in Saudi Arabia Kingdom (N=60). Researchers applied a scale of psychological well-being (PWB) and a scale of gratitude and the counselling program based on gratitude. Participants were measured at three points in time: before the intervention, immediately after the termination of intervention (week4), and at follow-up after one month. The results revealed that the gratitude intervention enhanced psychological well-being in participants, and this positive effect of practicing gratitude on psychological well-being persisted over one month. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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