Role of Gratitude in Shaping Personality of School Going Adolescents A Comprehensive Study Abstract

The primary research study sheds light on the significance of Gratitude and the Big 5 Personality traits in the lives of adolescents, as well as explores the relationship between the two broad parameters. The hypothesis utilized in this study was that the Gratitude constructively correlated with the Big 5 personalities amongst the school going adolescent students in India. Besides, this study highlighted the important role and purpose of Gratitude and the Big 5 personality traits in an adolescent's life. The exploration work convincingly showed that all essential components of the Big-5, namely openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism, are profoundly, fundamentally decidedly connected with Gratitude. Acknowledgment of the requirement for training programs for promoting practicing Gratitude amongst school-going adolescents and, thus, their personality enhancement makes the research evaluation an exceptionally significant contribution in the present situation. The centrality of this examination was to assist and give information to educators, parents, schools, and counselors about the potential benefits of practicing Gratitude by school-going adolescents and its significant relationship with the Big Five personalities. Individuals are unique, and a combination of these characteristics contributes to their overall personality and behaviour in school and the life journey ahead.