The Effectiveness of Positive Thinking Program on Students Spiritual and Happiness
SOREN Student Sports & Health Open Researches e-Journal: New-Approaches,
Vol. 1 No. 1 (1399),
8 January 2021
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Page 44-49
https://doi.org/10.22037/soren.v1i1.33572
Abstract
Background and aim: The aim of this study was evaluating the effectiveness of positive thinking training on spiritual health and happiness.
Methods: among all students of Urmia city 30 students were selected by using available sampling and accidentally divided into either test group (n=15) and witness group (n=15). All participants were evaluated by Spiritual Well-being Scale and Oxford Happiness Inventory. Intervention including eight sessions was performed on test group and the scores of both groups were analyzed by Multivariate Covariance Analysis method.
Results: Study results show that positive thinking training has a meaningful effect on spiritual health and happiness (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Accordingly, positive thinking training program is suggested as an efficient method for decreasing happiness and spiritual health and happiness of students.
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