چکیده:
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of training in positive psychology on quality of married women’s life referring to family centers in Isfahan, Iran. It was also taken into account the moderating effect of spiritual intelligence using a quasi-experimental method by selecting two groups (an experimental group and a control one) with pretest, post-test, and a follow-up stage. The population of interest comprised of all married women seeking family counseling throughout the Isfahan city. Thirty (30) people from the above population were selected using the convenience sampling method. Then these people were randomly divided into two groups of fifteen (15), which one was called experimental and the other one control group. The research tools used for this study included the WHO’s 26-question questionnaire on quality of life (1998) and King’s 24-question questionnaire on spiritual intelligence (2008). A training course on positive psychology was held for the experimental group. This course consisted of ten sessions by weekly and each session was 90-minutes. The control group did not participate in any training sessions. Findings from covariance analysis revealed that training for positive psychology had significant effect on increasing married women’s quality of life in the post-test period (p < .05). However, this observation was not seen during follow-up period. Likewise, the spiritual intelligence as a moderating variable was found to increase the degree at which conducting training on positive psychology affected the quality of life among married women within post-test and follow-up stages (p < .05).
خلاصه ماشینی:
, (2013) showed that the optimism variable had a direct effect on sanity; the results of the study conducted by Rostami Ravari and Rostami Ravari (2014) were indicative of the effectiveness of positive psychology in enhancement of mental health among workers suffering from palpitation; the findings of the study ran by Busseri, Choma & Sadava (2011) showed that optimism promises positive performance on mental and physical health and social relationships; the results obtained by Coffey, Wray-Lake, Mashek & Branand (2014) confirmed that optimism affects physical health of college students; the findings of a meta- analysis research on controlled random studies obtained from positive psychology interventions was carried out by Haverman et al.
their results from 39 studies confirmed that positive psychology interventions increased mind power and sanity; the findings of the study performed by Shoshani and Steinmetz (2013) had implied effectiveness of positive psychology in enhancement of the youth’s mental health and well-being; the results of the longitudinal study conducted by Davidson, Mostofsky & Whang (2010) had confirmed that coronary artery disease had a lesser progress in happier people; the findings of Fincham and Beach (2007) had implied effectiveness of forgiveness in marital quality; the results of research conducted by Bhattacharyya, Whitehead, Rakhit & Steptoe (2008) had indicated the association between depressed mood and positive affect and palpitation in patients susceptible to coronary artery disease; the findings of the study performed by Steptoe and Wardle (2005) showed that there existed a relationship between positive effectiveness and healthy heart.