Work Gratitude Scale
A 10-item multidimensional measure of gratitude experienced in the workplace, capturing grateful appraisals, gratitude toward others, and intentional gratitude attitudes.
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About This Instrument
The Work Gratitude Scale is a multidimensional measure designed to capture the experience of gratitude in the workplace. It assesses three distinct facets: Grateful Appraisals (recognising what one has to be thankful for at work), Gratitude Toward Others (acknowledging the contributions of colleagues and supporters), and Intentional Attitude of Gratitude (deliberately pausing to appreciate the positive aspects of work life).
10 Items
3 subscales
1–7 Scale
Strongly disagree – Strongly agree
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Conditions of Use: This instrument is shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. You may use it for academic, educational, and research purposes at no cost, provided that you give appropriate attribution to Prof. Llewellyn E. van Zyl and cite the original publication. Commercial use is not permitted. You do not need to email for permission. By downloading the instrument below, you confirm that you agree to these terms.
Reference: Youssef-Morgan, C. M., van Zyl, L. E., & Ahrens, B. L. (2022). The work gratitude scale: Development and evaluation of a multidimensional measure. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 795328. View publication
Complete the Workplace Gratitude
Answer all 10 items below, then calculate your results.
Instructions
Think about your current working environment. Consider the nature and function of your work, your colleagues/peers, and the role work plays in your life. Then indicate to what extent you agree with the following questions.
Completion
Grateful Appraisals
Right now, I have so much at work to be thankful for.
At this present time, if I had to list everything that I felt grateful for at work, it would be a very long list.
At the present time, life has been good to me at work.
Gratitude Toward Others
Currently, I couldn’t have gotten where I am today at work without the help of many people.
Although I think it’s important to feel good about my current work accomplishments, I think that it’s also important to remember how others have contributed to my accomplishments.
Although I’m basically in control of my work at the present time, I can’t help but think about all those who have supported me and helped me along the way.
Right now, I feel deeply appreciative for the things others have done for me at work.
Intentional Attitude of Gratitude
Currently, I think that it’s important to "Stop and smell the roses" as it pertains to my work.
Currently, I believe that it’s important to pause often to "count my blessings" at work.
Right now, I think it’s important to enjoy the simple things that pertain to my work.
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