Gratitude Adjective Checklist.

GAC

What it measures

Gratitude as an emotion/mood/disposition via three affect adjectives - grateful, thankful, appreciative; time frame adjustable (now / past weeks / in general).

Length and format

3 items. 5-pt (or commonly 1-7) intensity for each adjective; summed (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Used cross-culturally and translated into several languages alongside the GQ-6

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

McCullough, M. E., Emmons, R. A., & Tsang, J. (2002). The grateful disposition: A conceptual and empirical topography. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82(1), 112-127.