A gratitude-based positive psychology coaching case study

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dc.contributor.authorItaire, Hannah O.
dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, David
dc.contributor.authorHammond, Sean
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-08T11:08:57Z
dc.date.available2022-09-08T11:08:57Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-28
dc.date.updated2022-09-07T16:07:10Z
dc.description.abstractThe case study report illustrates how gratitude can be integrated into a series of coaching sessions. Janet, an undergraduate student, wanted to feel happier, and cultivating gratitude has been shown to increase well-being [Cunha, L. F., Pellanda, L. C., & Reppold, C. T. (2019). Positive psychology and gratitude interventions: A randomised clinical trial. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 584. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00584]. Pre and post the four-week coaching encounter she completed, the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6) and a Wheel of Life (WoL). Using the WoL as a goal setting tool, the gratitude exercises were selected to complement the coacheeĆ¢ s weekly goals. After sessions, her SHS score increased by 50%, whereas her GQ6 score increased by 33%. There were also changes in her WoL ratings, particularly in the area of family and friends, as well as personal growth. Although the direction of these changes is predicted by the literature, we may need to be cautious about interpreting the strength of these changes. They may be due to a placebo effect. An inherent weakness of the case study approach is that factors other than the intervention can impact measured changes. Nevertheless, this case study does outline a process of how to integrate a positive psychology intervention into a coaching encounter and may act as a template for this type of work.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationItaire, H.O., O'Sullivan, D. and Hammond, S. (2022) 'A gratitude-based positive psychology coaching case study', Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice. doi: 10.1080/17521882.2022.2030379en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17521882.2022.2030379en
dc.identifier.eissn1752-1890
dc.identifier.endpage10en
dc.identifier.issn1752-1882
dc.identifier.journaltitleCoaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practiceen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13549
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoutledge - Taylor & Francis Groupen
dc.rightsĀ© 2022, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an item published by Taylor & Francis in Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice on 28 January 2022, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/17521882.2022.2030379en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectGratitudeen
dc.subjectGoalsen
dc.subjectHappinessen
dc.subjectStudentsen
dc.subjectPositive psychology coachingen
dc.titleA gratitude-based positive psychology coaching case studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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