An exploration of stress, subjective well-being, and gratitude among teachers

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between stress, well-being, gratitude, and gratitude practices among teachers. Participants for this study were teachers (N = 242) who were recruited through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Participants answered questions that assessed their stress levels, factors that contribute to their stress, well-being, gratitude, and the frequency at which they practice different forms of gratitude. Results for this study indicate that stress was negatively correlated with gratitude and well-being. Stress was not correlated with gratitude practices. Well-being was positively correlated with gratitude and gratitude practices. Gratitude was positively correlated with the gratitude practice questions. The results indicate that as participants have greater gratitude and well-being levels they are more likely to engage in gratitude practices. Future researchers can study the different aspects of teacher stress, well-being and gratitude. They can also implement gratitude practice interventions to potentially increase participant gratitude and well-being levels.