Dispositional Gratitude Trajectories of Syrian Origin Young Adults in the Netherlands

Despite many challenges of resettling in a host country, people with refugee backgrounds can experience positive changes. We examined changes in dispositional gratitude across 13 months in 168 Syrian origin young adults who were resettling in the Netherlands. Latent class growth analysis revealed three trajectories: moderate-stable (44%), low-decreasing (42%), and high-decreasing (14%). Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that more trauma exposure and less post-migration living problems were related to the high-decreasing gratitude trajectory, whereas higher resilient coping skills were related to the moderate-stable and high-decreasing trajectories. This study highlights the variability in gratitude trajectories and migration related challenges during resettlement.