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Effectiveness of Positive Thinking on Reducing Conflict and Increasing Happiness and Sense of Self-Efficacy in High School Students Choram


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The aim of this study is to reduce conflict and increase the effectiveness of positive thinking, happiness and a sense of self-efficacy is Choram city high school students. This study is quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test. The study sample consisted of all high school students are Choram city. The sample consisted of 60 patients that were obtained through simple random sampling. The data collected in this study, Yang and happiness Argyle initial questionnaire schema and feel Scherer is self Results showed that the experimental and control groups in at least one of the variables conflict, happiness and a sense of self-efficacy, there is a significant difference. In other words we can say that Positive thinking training to reduce conflict and increase the happiness and sense of self Average score inconsistencies in the experimental group subjects(Subjects taught positive thinking) is significantly less than subjects. The control group, so we can say that positive thinking training to reduce inconsistencies in the experimental group compared with the control group. The average happiness score in the experimental group subjects (participants trained Positive Thinking) was significantly higher than subjects in the control group, so we can say that positive thinking training increased the happiness in the experimental group compared with the control group. The mean score of self-efficacy Subjects in the experimental group (Subjects taught positive thinking) is significantly higher than subjects in the control group, so we can say that positive thinking training increased efficacy in subjects in the experimental group Compared with the control group. Incompatibility between happiness and self-efficacy in terms of gender difference is not significant.

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Positive Thinking, Conflict, Happiness, A Sense of Self.
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Authors

Farkhondeh Badpar
Department of Psychology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Nasser Amini
Department of Psychology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Ali Pouladi
Department of Psychology, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


The aim of this study is to reduce conflict and increase the effectiveness of positive thinking, happiness and a sense of self-efficacy is Choram city high school students. This study is quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test. The study sample consisted of all high school students are Choram city. The sample consisted of 60 patients that were obtained through simple random sampling. The data collected in this study, Yang and happiness Argyle initial questionnaire schema and feel Scherer is self Results showed that the experimental and control groups in at least one of the variables conflict, happiness and a sense of self-efficacy, there is a significant difference. In other words we can say that Positive thinking training to reduce conflict and increase the happiness and sense of self Average score inconsistencies in the experimental group subjects(Subjects taught positive thinking) is significantly less than subjects. The control group, so we can say that positive thinking training to reduce inconsistencies in the experimental group compared with the control group. The average happiness score in the experimental group subjects (participants trained Positive Thinking) was significantly higher than subjects in the control group, so we can say that positive thinking training increased the happiness in the experimental group compared with the control group. The mean score of self-efficacy Subjects in the experimental group (Subjects taught positive thinking) is significantly higher than subjects in the control group, so we can say that positive thinking training increased efficacy in subjects in the experimental group Compared with the control group. Incompatibility between happiness and self-efficacy in terms of gender difference is not significant.

Keywords


Positive Thinking, Conflict, Happiness, A Sense of Self.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2017%2Fv8i3%2F161932