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Thankful Minds, Resilient Students: Exploring the Gratitude, Academic Resilience Link Among Scholarship Recipients

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study aimed to examine the relationship between gratitude and academic resilience among KIP scholarship recipients at Universitas Bina Darma. This study employed a quantitative approach with 177 KIP scholarship recipients as research participants, selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected using the Academic Resilience Scale and Gratitude Scale, which were administered using a four-point Likert scale. Data analysis was performed using simple linear regression with SPSS version 27. The results showed a very strong and significant positive relationship between gratitude and academic resilience, with a correlation coefficient of r = 0.819 and p = 0.001 (p < 0.05). The coefficient of determination (R² = 0.671) indicates that gratitude contributed 67.1% to academic resilience, while the remaining 32.9% was associated with other factors outside the scope of this study. Descriptively, 53% of participants had high academic resilience and 54.8% had high gratitude. These findings indicate that students with higher gratitude tend to demonstrate higher academic resilience in dealing with academic demands and challenges. Therefore, gratitude represents an important psychological resource in supporting students' ability to persist, adapt, and recover from academic difficulties.

Source: International Journal of Social Science and Human Research

DOI: 10.47191/ijsshr/v9-i8-79

Authors: Devy Aprillia, Itryah Itryah

Institution: Universitas Bina Darma

Language: English

Topic: Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7204993731