POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH
Year:2017 | Volume:3 | Issue:2 (10) |Papers Count:6

This study was aimed to investigate the relationship of mindfulness with psychological wellbeing with mediating strategic engagement regulation and self-esteem. For this purpose, 211female student’s resident in dormitoriesof Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz were selected using simple random sampling method. They were asked to complete Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (RPWS), Strategic Engagement Regulation Scale (SERS), Mindfulness Five-Factor Inventory (MFFI) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). After collecting the data, structural equation modelling was used to test the proposed model and hypothesis as well. The results showed that mindfulness was significantly and positively related to psychological well-being, strategic engagement regulation and self-esteem. Also, mindfulness through strategic engagement regulation is affected on self-esteem and psychological well-being. These findings implied that mindful persons probably were capable to maintain their self-esteem with challenging and threating situations and hence, they tend to have more psychological well-being.

The aim of this study was to the effects of positive group intervention on school bonding in the female students. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest- posttest and follow up, with a control group.The research sample multistage cluster random sampling selected 60 and then randomly divided into two group experimental and control were replaced (30 persons in experimental group, 30 persons in control group). The effects of positive group intervention in the experimental group for group session 8 hour 1/5 was conducted and a month after the sessions, follow-up test was conducted. For data collection, school bonding Rezaei-Sharif was used. The results of analysis of covariance showed that of positive group intervention in connection with the school and its components in female students in the post-test and follow-up has increased. Based on the research results, it can be said positive intervention, group therapy to increase school bonding among female students has been effective.

The goal of this research was determining the effectiveness of Quality of Life Therapy in Self-Compassion and Future Time Perspective in menopausal women. The sample was comprised of 30 menopausal women (50-55 years) who live in Tehran which were selected by purposeful sampling method from the cultural house of Marefat of Tehran and were assigned randomly into two experimental and control groups. The method of this research was semi-experimental with pretest and post-test and control group. The two questionnaires of Self- Compassion (Neff) and Future Time Perspective (Brothers, Chui & Diehl) were completed before, and after the intervention and during fallow up after three months by both groups. Quality of Life Therapy was conducted in eight sessions (each session 120 minutes) for experimental group. In order to analyze the data, Covariance analysis was used. The results show that Quality of Life Therapy has significantly increased the self-compassion and future time perspective both in post test and after 3 months follow up. According to the results, quality of life therapy can be improve self-compassion and Future time perspective in menopausal women.

This study aims to predict psychological well-being based on the components of psychological capital (self-efficacy, optimism, resiliency and hope) and components of spiritual attitude (spiritual attitude and spiritual ability). Subjects were included 354 female students from Qom University that selected using stratified random sampling proportional to size method so that from each of the school independently sample proportional to size of that school were selected and responded to Ryff’s psychological well-being questionnaire, Lutanz’ s psychological capital questionnaire and Shahidi and Farajnia spiritual attitudes. Data were analyzed using correlation and multiple regression analysis method. Results showed that self-efficacy, optimism and spiritual ability, could predict psychological well-being but resilience, hope and spiritual attitude could not predict psychological well-being. So it can be with the right plans for strengthen self-efficacy, optimism and spirituality, upgraded the level of psychological well-being of people.

Psychological well-being is one of the important components of mental health in the elderly, and it is important to study the factor affecting on it. This research was conducted to investigate the relationship between amnesty, gratitude and humility with the mental well-being of the elderly. The study was a descriptive one. Among the elderly in two districts of Ahwaz, 103 people were selected by available sampling method. All elderly people completed the amnesty, gratitude, humility and psychological well-being questionnaires. Data was analyzed by Pearson correlation and multiple regression with stepwise model. The results showed that amnesty, gratitude and humility had a positive and significant relationship with well being in the elderly people. Amnesty, gratitude and humility predicted 30.5% of the changes in mental well-being in the elderly. Amnesty had the strongest role in predicting well-being in the elderly. According to the results of amnesty, gratitude and humility, respectively, had a significant role in predicting mental well-being of the elderly. Therefore, it can be suggested that attention be paid in improving the psychological well-being of the elderly, along with common psychological treatments, amnesty, gratitude and humility.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediator role of change self-efficacy in relationship between psychological capital and commitment to change in Mohaghegh Ardebily University employment. The study is applied and the research method was descriptive correlational (sem). According to sampling morgan table and using available sampling method, 180 persons (136 males and 44 females) were selected. Participants responded to, Luthans Psychological Capital Questionnaire, Chen, Guly, Eden Change Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and Meyer, Herscovitch Commitment to Change Questionnaire. The results were analyzed by structural equation modeling. The results showed that psychological capital and change self-efficacy had direct effects on the employee commitment to change. Also psychological capital had direct effects on change self-efficacy. Moreover the psychological capital showed indirect effect on commitment to change. In general, hypothetical model showed good fit. Therefore, it can be concluded that psychological capital and change self-efficacy may be taken into account as one of the important factors leading commitment to change