The Effectiveness of Islamic Hope Therapy on the Subjective Well-being of the People with Multiple Sclerosis Compared with Snyder Hope Therapy

The present paper aims at analyzing the effectiveness of Islamic hope therapy on the subjective well-being of the women with MS and compering its effectiveness with Snyder hope therapy. In order to compare the two treatments, the experimental research of three groups through pre-test, post-test and follow-up has been conducted; Islamic hope therapy experimental group; Snyder hope therapy experimental group and control group. The statistical population is the people with MS of MS society of Qom. Each group consisting of 12 people attended 8 sessions every week and each session lasted 120 minutes. The dependent variable was the subjective well-being which was assessed in three stages by using two scales: happiness scale and life satisfaction scale. The statistical analysis shows that the both treatments have significantly (P