Thank you God: validation and frameworks of gratitude in spiritual context in the Philippines

Religion value gratitude as observed in several religious texts and research. However, few validation studies on the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6) have been conducted in collectivist cultures with spiritual and religious themes. The current study validated the GQ-6 and explored mediation frameworks with gratitude as the mediator between Filipino spirituality and prayer for psychological well-being. 748 Filipino youth with an age range of 18-29 years old completed the GQ-6, Filipino Spirituality Scale, and Psychological Well-being Scale. Most of the participants were female and Roman Catholic. Confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha were conducted for the validation of the GQ-6 and GLM Mediation in JAMOVI with corrected bias bootstrap percentile for the statistical modelling. Findings indicate that the 4-item GQ-6 indicates better validity and reliability than the 6- and 5-item versions. Gratitude fully mediates the association between Filipino spirituality and well-being. The findings support the validity of GQ-6.