Abstract Paper

Journal of Social Sciences and Management Research

Title	: A study on Gratitude and Prosocial behavior among Middle Adolescents in school belonging to Chennai Corporation
Author(s)	: Ms. Janet Flora Shakila, Anita Mary. A
Article Information	: Volume 01 - Issue 01 (July - 2017) , 7-17
Affiliation(s)	: Ms. Janet Flora Shakila
	: Dr. Anita Mary. A
	: Counsellor, St. Patrick`s A.I.H.SS
	: Bengaluru, India

Abstract :

The present study is guided by positive psychology, this study has used the correlational research design to explore the relationships between Gratitude and Prosocial behavior in a sample of 60 middle adolescents in school. Two tools viz: Prosocial Tendencies Measure – PTM [Gustavo Carlo1 and Brandy A. Randall, 2001] which measures 6 types of prosocial behaviors: altruistic, compliant, emotional, dire, public, and anonymousand Gratitude[Child Trends for the Flourishing Children Project] was used for data collection. The tools were distributed to the participants and filled on the spot. Data from 60 participants 13-16 years of age was collected from a High school belonging to ChennaiCorporation, India. The study has shown that there exists positive correlation among the different types ofprosocialbehaviours, but it is also seen that both boys and girls gratitude behavior was not related to prosocialbehaviours. The present study has meaningful implications for school psychology practice and future directions for adolescent research

Keywords	: – Adolescents, Age, Gender, Gratitude, ProsocialBehaviour
Document Type	: Research Paper
Publication date	: July 13, 2017