Adapting the Existential Gratitude Scale to Turkish: A Measure of Gratitude in Painful Times

This study aims to adapt the Existential Gratitude Scale (Jens-Beken & Wong, 2019) Turkish culture and examine scale’s psychometric properties in this respect. The uses convenience sampling method, sample consists of 286 participants between ages 18 53, whom 212 (74.1%) are female 74 (25.9%) male. structural validity scale has been examined using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). CFA results confirm original EGS’ one-dimensional structure over a sample, good fit indices (χ2=94.655, df=34, χ2/df =2.784, GFI=0.936, NFI=0.930, CFI=0.954, SRMR=0.0420, RMSEA=0.079). loadings range from .46 .77. For criterion validity, Pearson correlations were calculated for EGS with Short Gratitude, Resentment, Appreciation Transpersonal Scales, which resulted significant positive (respectively r=0.476 r=0.579 at p= 05). item-total correlation comparison upper 27% lower groups item scale; these have revealed possess satisfactory discriminating power. As result reliability analysis, Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency was as .893. shows be valid reliable tool useable context Turkey measuring individuals’ existential gratitude levels. can valuable practitioners mental health settings developing appropriate interventions coping skills celebrating adversity.