The role of gratitude in the effect of organizational support on workplace happiness and job crafting

This research was conducted to reveal the mediating role of gratitude in the effect of organizational support on workplace happiness and job crafting. In addition to the direct effect of organizational support on workplace happiness and job crafting, the indirect effect created through gratitude was examined within the scope of the research. The aim was to reveal the mediating role of gratitude in this indirect relationship with the structural equation model. The research data were collected from white-collar employees working in the public and private sectors in Turkey using a survey technique. The sample of the research consisted of 385 white-collar employees who actively continue their working lives in Turkey. The research hypotheses were tested with structural equation modeling on the created model. The research findings obtained showed that there are positive relationships between organizational support, workplace happiness, job crafting and gratitude. The findings showed that organizational support positively and significantly affects workplace happiness, job crafting and gratitude, and gratitude has a significant and positive effect on workplace happiness and job crafting. In addition, gratitude has been shown to mediate the effect of organizational support on workplace happiness and job crafting.