The Effectiveness of Psychological capital program on the Happiness and psychological well-being of Divorced women

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Amin University of Law Enforcement Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD in Counseling, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.

3 PhD in Educational Psychology, Lorestan University, Lorestan, Iran.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the investment of psychological investment in happiness and psychological well-being of divorced women. Method: This research is applied in terms of purpose and quasi-experimental in terms of method with pre-test design, post-test with control group. Statistical Society In this study, all divorced women were covered by Imam Khomeini Relief Committee of Nurabad city, from which 30 people were selected by purposive non-random sampling method and correction method in two experimental and control groups. In order to understand psychological happiness and well-being, the Reef Psychological Well-Being Target Scales (RSPWB) and the Oxford Happiness Scale (OHQ) were used. The psychological capital training program was performed on the experimental group for 8 sessions of 2 hours and the control group did not intervene. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), one-variable Covarian test. Results: The results showed that psychological education increased with a statistically significant difference (p <0.01) between the predictive and post-test stages in the happiness and well-being scores in the experimental group. Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of psychological investment program in increasing happiness and psychological well-being, education and widespread use of this treatment method is recommended for desirable women.

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