Validation of the Arabic version of the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-4) in a sample of non-clinical adults.

Background: Although gratitude is a culturally-sensitive construct, it has yet received limited research attention in Arab countries, hence hindering the understanding of its features, correlates, and cross-cultural specificities. To fill this gap, we sought to examine the psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the 6-item Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ) in an Arabic-speaking sample of adults from the general population of Lebanon.

Method: We conducted a web-based survey including 601 participants (mean age 29.