The study surveyed 5103 students, which completed the gratitude scale, self-esteem scale, self-efficacy and perceived social support scale. We obtained the overall status and influencing factors of the gratitude. The results show that: 1) The trait gratitude of the students was generally good; 2) The trait gratitude of the Students was significant differences in gender, grade and family economic status; 3) The self-esteem and perceived social support of students could predict the level of the trait gratitude. The study suggests those methods strengthen the gratitude behaviors, which include cultivate favorable culture, focus on the family environmental differences, enhance social support for families, increase students' psychological support, concern to multiple mental quality cultivation, establish and improve the evaluation mechanism, strengthen gratitude and public practice behaviors.