Khaleghian R, Ebrahimi Moghadam H, Pourebrahim T. (2023). Comparison of the effectiveness of emotion-oriented group counseling and Lyubomirsky's happiness training on life expectancy in adolescents with a history of suicide.
Rooyesh.
12(10), 99-108.
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1- PhD student in Counseling, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Roudhen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen, Iran. , hem_psy@yahoo.com
3- Assistant Professor of Counseling Department, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (530 Views)
The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion-oriented group counseling and Lyubomirsky's happiness education on life expectancy in adolescents with a history of suicide. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group with a follow-up period of two months period. The statistical population of the study consisted of all male students in the first and second year of high school in the 20th district of Tehran in the academic year of 2022-2023 who had a history of suicide attempts and were referred to the education counseling center. 45 people were selected purposefully and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The tool of research was Miller's Life Expectancy Questionnaire (MHS, 1988). The intervention of emotion-oriented group counseling and Lyubomirski's happiness training was implemented in 8 sessions of 120 minutes twice a week as a group for the first and second experimental groups. The data were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the groups in the post-test and follow-up of life expectancy (P<0.05) and Lyubomirski's happiness education significantly affects the life expectancy of adolescents with a history of Suicide was more effective and a significant difference was observed between the two treatments (P<0.05). Therefore, it can be said that there is a significant difference between Lyubomirski's happiness training and emotion-oriented group counseling.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Family Psychology Received: 2023/07/13 | Accepted: 2023/08/21 | ePublished: 2023/12/31