Saeed Yousefi; Abolfazl Ghadami; Enayatollah Zamanpour
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Objective: The aim of the current research was to determine the effect of positive psychology group therapy on resilience and death anxiety among people suffering from corona disease.Research Methodology: This research was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of methodology, it was a semi-experimental ...
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Objective: The aim of the current research was to determine the effect of positive psychology group therapy on resilience and death anxiety among people suffering from corona disease.Research Methodology: This research was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of methodology, it was a semi-experimental research with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research included all patients admitted to Ghaem Hospital located in Mashhad in 2021. According to the statistical population, 30 people (15 people in each group) were selected and randomly assigned to two groups. To measure the variables, Templer's Death Anxiety Questionnaire (1970) and Ko Noor and Davidson's (2003) resilience were used. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-23 software and univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).Findings: The results showed that group training based on positivity had an effect on resilience with F(1,37=31.799) and death anxiety with F(1,37=467) of people, these values (α≤0.01) It has been significant.Conclusion: According to these results, it can be said that positive psychology treatment is effective in increasing resilience and reducing death anxiety, and this treatment can be used to increase resilience and reduce death anxiety in people infected with the corona virus.
nahid hosseinabad; mahmoud najafi; alimohammad rezaee
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Aim: the aim of research was study of positive youth development program effect on psychological wellbeing factors (Self-acceptance, Personal growth, Purpose in life, Environmental mastery, Autonomy, Positive relations with others). Materials and method: method of research was experimental design of ...
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Aim: the aim of research was study of positive youth development program effect on psychological wellbeing factors (Self-acceptance, Personal growth, Purpose in life, Environmental mastery, Autonomy, Positive relations with others). Materials and method: method of research was experimental design of pre-test, post-test and follow-up with control group. Research society was girl students in ninth grade in governmental high schools of Arak city in 2017- 2018 academic year that 60 students were selected through random multi stage sampling were random in all stages and set in experimental group (30 student) and control group (30 student) in random method. Finally expelled 7 students from experimental group and 5 students from control group as for research inclusion and exclusion criteria. Research instrument was Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being (18 questions version). Experimental group participated in positive youth development program in 24 one- hour sessions. Then was performed post- test and after 2 months follow- up for both group. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used for data analysis. Results: Findings of research indicated positive youth program increase psychological wellbeing factors (Self-acceptance, Personal growth, Purpose in life, Environmental mastery, Autonomy, Positive relations with others). These findings were stable after 2 months. Conclusion: positive youth development program can appropriate practical plan for enhance of psychological wellbeing factors and concluded to their positive mental health. Keywords: positive youth development program, positive psychology, psychological wellbeing, psychological wellbeing factors, adolescents.