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Effects of Positive Psychology on Irrational Beliefs and Quality of Life in Depressed Patients


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1 Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Department of Psychology and Counseling, Khatam University,Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
3 Department of Psychology and Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran, Islamic Republic of
     

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One of the concerns about depression is troubled cognition as well as quality of life in the patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of positive psychology training on irrational beliefs and quality of life in depressed patients. This quasi-experimental research was conducted with control and experimental group through pre-test and post-test. 30 individuals referred to counseling centers in the west of Esfahan were selected through convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The tools used in this study were irrational beliefs questionnaire by Jones and quality of life (sf-36) questionnaire. The data analyzed through univariate statistical analysis of covariance. The findings revealed that positive psychology training caused a significant decrease in irrational beliefs and consequently a significant increase in quality of life in depressed patients compared to those in control group p<0.001.

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Positive Psychology, Irrational Beliefs, Quality of Life, Positive Emotions, Depression.
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Authors

M. Rouhollahi
Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran, Islamic Republic of
A. Khodabakhshi
Department of Psychology and Counseling, Khatam University,Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
D. Taghvaee
Department of Psychology and Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


One of the concerns about depression is troubled cognition as well as quality of life in the patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of positive psychology training on irrational beliefs and quality of life in depressed patients. This quasi-experimental research was conducted with control and experimental group through pre-test and post-test. 30 individuals referred to counseling centers in the west of Esfahan were selected through convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The tools used in this study were irrational beliefs questionnaire by Jones and quality of life (sf-36) questionnaire. The data analyzed through univariate statistical analysis of covariance. The findings revealed that positive psychology training caused a significant decrease in irrational beliefs and consequently a significant increase in quality of life in depressed patients compared to those in control group p<0.001.

Keywords


Positive Psychology, Irrational Beliefs, Quality of Life, Positive Emotions, Depression.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2016%2Fv7i2%2F122105