@article{ref1,
title="Gratitude Questionnarie (GQ-6): Evidence of construct validity in Brazil",
journal="Current psychology",
year="2021",
author="Gouveia, V.V. and Ribeiro, M.G.C. and de Aquino, T.A.A. and Loureto, G.D.L. and Nascimento, B.S. and Rezende, A.T.",
volume="40",
number="5",
pages="2481-2489",
abstract="This paper aims to adapt the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6) to Brazil, gathering evidence of its validity (factorial and criterion) and reliability. Two studies were carried out. Participants in Study 1 were 471 undergraduate students (Mage = 22.8; 59.2% females), who answered the GQ-6 and demographic questions. To conduct exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factorial analyses, respectively, this sample was split in two (n1 = 226; n2 = 245). The EFA (Hull method) indicated a one-dimensional solution (α = 0.87), which was corroborated by CFA (e.g., CFI = 0.99; α = 0.72). Participants in Study 2 were 515 undergraduate students (Mage = 23.1; 56.6% females), who answered the previous instruments, the 12-item Purpose of Life Test, and the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale. <br><br>RESULTS corroborated the one-factor structure (e.g., CFI = 0.97; α = 0.71), showing evidence of criterion validity (p <.001) of the GQ-6 with meaning of life [existential lack (r = −.50) and personal achievement (r =.52)] and attitudes towards life [attraction to life (r =.44) and repulsion by life (r = −.49)]. In conclusion, the GQ-6 showed evidence of validity (factorial and criterion) and reliability, justifying its use in Brazil. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1046-1310",
doi="10.1007/s12144-019-00197-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00197-x"
}