Acceptance of change in workers: Personality traits or gratitude?

This study aimed to investigate the relationships between gratitude and acceptance of change, controlling for personality traits, in 213 Italian workers. The participants completed the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ), the Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Test (GRAT), and the Acceptance of Change Scale (AOC). Gratitude accounted for incremental variance beyond personality traits with respect to acceptance of change. This study opened future prospects of research and intervention for healthy organizations in strength-based prevention perspectives, emphasizing the value of gratitude as a positive strength for acceptance of change in workers.