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This study was to examine the moderating effect of self-expression in the relationship between grateful disposition and the personal growth of soldiers. For this purpose, the questionnaire was administered to 181 soldiers who were within 10 months of enlistment in the army using the grateful disposition scale, self-expression scale, and personal growth scale. For the data analysis, reliability analysis, frequency analysis, and descriptive statistics were performed, and hierarchical regression analysis was performed for correlation analysis, simple regression analysis, and moderating effect analysis. The results of this study are as follows. First, there was a significant correlation between soldiers‘ grateful disposition, personal growth, and self-expression. Second, grateful disposition tends to have a significant effect on personal growth. Third, self-expression has a significant effect on personal growth. Fourth, self-expression played a role as a moderating variable in the relationship between soldiers’ grateful disposition and personal growth. It is meaningful that the results of this study provided basic data on education and counseling support for soldiers.