The influence of gratitude on the self-reported individual performance of professional football players

This paper explores the feeling of gratitude. Gratitude is a very important emotion in individual’s lives. However, there has not been a lot of research on this subject. Gratitude plays a role in individuals’ personal life, but also in their career. This research focuses on gratitude on an individual and event level. This paper researches if gratitude has an influence on individual performances. Literature shows that gratitude has multiple positive consequences; increase in well-being and social support, and it serves as a coping mechanism. Gratitude some antecedents which are in the form of appreciation programs, contact with beneficiaries, and developmental feedback. By interviewing individuals that work in a selected organization, it brings light on the feeling of gratitude and if it does have an influence on individual performances. The data shows that gratitude does have an influence on individual performances. Stronger feelings of gratitude result in better performances.