The Role of Gratitude as a Moderator of the Relationship Between the Feeling of Sincerity (Narimo ing Pandum) and Psychological Well-Being Among the First Year University Students

Abstract

Sincerity (narimo ing pandum) and gratitude can improve psychological well-being. However, the role of gratitude as a moderator in the relationship between the feeling of sincerity and psychological well-being is not widely studied yet. This study aimed to determine the role of sincerity and psychological well-being with gratitude as a moderator for the new students at Aisyah University Pringsewu, Lampung. The population of this study was the new students of Aisyah University Pringsewu with 765 students as the sample. The data were collected by using the psychological well-being, sincerity (narimo ing pandum), and gratitude scales, and analyzed by using the Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). The data were processed by using IBM SPSS 20. The analysis showed that sincerity (narimo ing pandum) has a significant role in predicting the psychological well-being (r = 0.604; p < 0.01) with a predictor contribution of 36.5%. Gratitude can moderate the relationship between gratitude and psychological well-being (p < 0.01). It can be concluded that sincerity can affect the psychological well-being of the students. Gratitude can act as a moderator in the relationship between gratitude and psychological well-being of the students.