happiness

This research was conducted to determine the mediating role of accepting gender roles in the relationship between character strengths and happiness in women. This descriptive-correlation research was of structural equation modeling type. The statistical population of this study was female students in Tehran in 2021; 300 people participated in this study by available sampling method from 5 universities. Data collection using the Attitude Toward Gender Role Questionnaire (ATGRQ; Kiani et al., 2008), The Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS; Peterson and Seligman, 2004) and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ; Argyle, 1989) was done. The results showed that the proposed model has a good fit; Also, the results showed that character strengths and acceptance of gender roles had a significant direct effect on happiness (P<0.05); Also, character strengths had a positive effect on the acceptance of gender roles (P<0.05). Another result of the bootstrap test showed that acceptance of gender roles had a significant mediating role between character strengths and happiness (P<0.05). The results of this study indicate that character strengths have a direct effect on women's happiness through the mediation of accepting gender roles.

The current research aimed to predict the anxiety of Corona based on hope and happiness. The current research was a descriptive-correlation type of study. The statistical database included all teenage girls in the city of Mashhad in the academic year 1400-1401. With the available sampling method, 395 people participated in the research through an Internet call.  To collect data, the Corona Anxiety Questionnaire (CDAS, Alipour et al., 2018),  The Miller Hope Scale (MHS, Miller, 1988), and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHI, Hills and Argyle, 2002) were used. Data analysis was done using Pearson's correlation method and stepwise regression. The findings showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between anxiety and happiness, as well as the level of hope (P<0.01).  The results of the regression analysis showed that happiness and hope explained 12% of the variance of the Corona anxiety scores. Therefore, happiness and hope can play a role in the emergence of corona anxiety.

By relying on talents and abilities, instead of focusing on diseases, positive psychology has opened its place in psychology literature and has become more important with the increasing progress of societies and the spread of materialism. In Martin Seligman's theory, happiness is one of the most important concepts in positive psychology and refers to a person's feeling of happiness and satisfaction.

The current research was conducted with the aim of providing a model for happiness based on Martin Seligman perspective.

The method of the current research was qualitative, which was carried out using the grounded theory method. The statistical population in the review section of Seligman's theory was the content of the book "Prosperity of Positive Psychology: A New Understanding of the Theory of Happiness and Well-Being", all of its content was carefully examined by researchers, and in the expert section, the statistical population included all positive psychology specialists in Tehran. It was in 1402 that they were identified by snowball sampling and by asking the opinion of 10 of these experts, their opinions on the subject under study were examined.

In the present study, causal, contextual and intervening factors of happiness were identified. On the other hand, strategies for focusing on strengths, practicing gratitude, practicing acceptance of suffering, setting goals and weekly or monthly planning, establishing and maintaining positive relationships and meaningful connections with others, practicing living in the present and valuing the present moments and sports activities and mobility Physical activity was identified as a means of happiness. Finally, it was found that happiness brings various consequences, including improving mood, improving health, improving relationships, increasing creativity, success at work, maintaining mental balance, and increasing motivation.

The findings of the present study showed that Martin Seligman's genuine happiness is consistent with the opinion of experts in the field of positive psychology; Because both emphasize that happiness, satisfaction and inner peace can be achieved through spiritual connection with God and following religious and moral principles and a positive attitude towards life.

The purpose of this study was to discrimination forecast of academic well-being based on self-compassion, happiness and academic self-efficacy. The research approach had a practical aim and correlational data collecting. The statistical population of the research was all students of high school in Tehran city in academic year of 2021-2022. The sample size is 443 people based on Morgan's table by multi-stage cluster sampling method and were selected as samples and they were asked to academic well-being questionnaire (AWBQ) of Tuominen-Soini and et al (2012), short form of the self‐compassion scale (SF-SCS) of Raes and et al (211), oxford happiness questionnaire (OHQ) of Hills and Argyle (2002) and academic self-efficacy questionnaire (ASEQ) of Jinks and Morgan (1999). For this purpose, 74 students with low academic well-being and 87 students high academic well-being were selected and discriminant analysis and SPSS-26 software was used for analyzing data. The results of analysis showed that by self-compassion, happiness and academic self-efficacy can help to academic well-being and function discriminant analysis assigned 90/1 percent of the students with high and low academic well-being.

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between quality of life, school climate and self-efficacy with the role of happiness as a mediator in Jeziza Kharg teachers. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of this research included all the teachers of Kharg Island in the number of 93 people (71 women, 22 men) who were employed in the academic year 2017-2018, and due to their small number, sampling was done as a census. To collect data, Sherborn and Warr's (1992) quality of life questionnaire, Paschiardis school climate questionnaire (2000), Schwartzer and Jerusalem's general self-efficacy scale (1979) and Oxford Argyle et al.'s (1989) happiness questionnaire were used. Based on the results of regression analysis with step-by-step method, all variables of quality of life, school atmosphere and happiness have a significant role in predicting teachers' self-efficacy. Also, the results of the path analysis showed that the paths of quality of life to self-efficacy and school atmosphere to self-efficacy with the mediation of happiness are significant.

Successful intelligence training can contribute to a healthier lifestyle by fostering lifelong cognitive and emotional skills. Therefore, this research was conducted in order to investigate the effect of successful intelligence training on the happiness and life expectancy of students. The study was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population includes all female students in the third grade of elementary school in the 4th district of Isfahan city in the academic year of 2023-2024. 30 people were selected as a sample through available sampling and were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. In order to analyze the data, descriptive statistics methods (frequency, percentage, graph and average) were used to describe and classify the information, Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaires, and multivariate covariance analysis was used to test the research hypotheses. The findings showed successful intelligence training has an effect on the happiness and life expectancy of female students in the third grade of elementary school in district 4 of Isfahan city (p<0.001). Successful intelligence training has an effect on the happiness of students (p<0.001). Successful intelligence training has an effect on the life expectancy of students (p<0.001).

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of problem solving skills training on cognitive emotion regulation strategies and Happiness students. The method of the present study was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and control groups with 3-month follow-up periods. The statistical population consisted of all boys' secondary high school students in the academic year of 2022-2023 in the city of Khoy. The sample consisted of 40 students who were selected by multi-stage random sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The data collection tool was the quality of emotion regulation questionnaire (Gross and John, 2003) and Oxford happiness questionnaire (Argyle & Lu, 1989), which all subjects completed in the pre - test phase. Intervention problem solving skills training D'zurilla and coldfried (1971) was conducted for the experimental group during 10 sessions of 90 minutes, and finally, post-test and follow-up were taken from the two experimental and control groups. Data were analyzed using repeated measures variance. The results showed that problem solving skills training had a significant effect on cognitive emotion regulation strategies and Happiness students (P< 0.01). It is suggested that this program be used by custodians of education and educational institutions to design preventive educational programs and improve educational achievements.

This research aimed to investigate the relationship between attachment and psychological well-being with happiness and to determine the role of attachment style and psychological well-being in predicting students' happiness.

The statistical population of this research was all students of the Islamic Azad University of Electronics Department in the year 2001-2001, numbering 2000 people. The sample size was selected using Fidel and Tabaching's formula of 154 people, using available sampling method. Research tools were Riff psychological well-being questionnaire (2004), Hazan and Shaver attachment style questionnaire (1987) and Oxford happiness test (1990). The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics methods and Pearson correlation tests and linear regression tests with the help of spss software version 23.

There is a positive and significant relationship between psychological well-being (r = 0.62 and p = 0.001) and secure attachment style (r = 0.63 and p = 0.001) with happiness and between avoidant style (-0.44). r = 0.017 and p = 0.017) and ambivalent style (r = 0.49 and p = 0.012) has a negative and indirect relationship with happiness.

The results of the regression test indicated that attachment and psychological well-being predict happiness in students.

 This study investigated the The mediating role of happiness: the relationship between perfectionism and anxiety academic achievement in seminary students of Babol. Structural Equation Modeling was used for the analysis and interpretation of the data. A total of seminary students (220 boys) were selected by convenience sampling. Perfectionism, Academic Achievement Anxiety, Academic Procrastination Scale(Solomon & Rohblum) and Happiness Questionnaires were used to collect data. Results showed that happiness had mediator role in relationship between perfectionism on academic achievement anxiety. So with decrease of perfectionism and increase of happiness can decrease academic achievement anxiety in seminary students and improve their academic achievement.

The present study was conducted to determine the comparison of happiness and character strengths based on gender and gender role attitudes. This research was descriptive and comparative. The statistical population of all students of Tehran city was considered in 2021. The sample size in this study was 600 people (296 women) and (304 men). Sampling was done by cluster random method. Data collection using the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ; Argyle, 1989), The Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS; Peterson and Seligman, 2004), and Attitude Toward Gender Role Questionnaire (ATGRQ; Kiani et al., 1387) was done. Data analysis was done using multivariate analysis of variance. The findings showed that there was no significant difference between gender and happiness, as well as between gender and happiness subscales (P<0.05); Also, the results showed that there was no significant difference between gender and the total score of character strengths and character virtues (P<0.05). Other results showed that there was a significant difference between gender attitudes (traditional/egalitarian) and happiness score (P<0.05); In fact, the happiness score of traditional people was significantly higher than egalitarian people. However, there was no significant difference between the two gender attitudes (traditional/ egalitarian) in the field of character strengths and character virtues (P<0.05). Therefore, we can conclude that gender does not affect happiness and character strengths; But the traditional gender attitude can lead to more happiness.

The aim of this study was to ascertain the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy on the psychological well-being and happiness of Divorce Children. The design of this study was practical and quasi-experimental, with pretest-posttest follow-up and a control group. The study’s statistical population comprised all children of divorce aged 13 to 17 who had access to the social networks Instagram, WhatsApp, and Telegram in Iran in 2022. Convenience sampling was employed to select thirty individuals, who were then randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy was administered to the experimental group for a total of eight sessions. The Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale (RSPWB) and the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) were employed in this investigation. Repeated Measures ANOVA was used in SPSS software version 26 for data analysis. The results of repeated-measures ANOVA (P˂0.01) showed an increase in psychological well-being and happiness scores of the experimental group compared to the control group. Additionally, the results of the follow-up indicated that the treatment’s effects persisted over time. Given the significant efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy, it is advised that this treatment be considered as a means of enhancing the psychological well-being and increasing happiness of divorced children.

The purpose of this research was the effectiveness of group reality therapy training on responsibility, academic progress and happiness of female students. This study was conducted as a semi experimental method of pre-test, post-test with two experimental and control groups. The statistical population of this research consisted of all female students in the first and second grade of non-profit high schools in Pakan. Among them, 30 people were selected by available sampling method. Then they were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. Data collection tools included Lewis's responsibility questionnaire (2001), Pham and Taylor's (1999) academic progress, Oxford Hills and Argyle's happiness (2002) and the reality therapy group counseling plan summary taken from Shafiabadi and Naseri (2018). The statistical method of the present study was analysis of covariance. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 software. In general, the results of this research showed that group reality therapy training is effective on the responsibility, academic progress and happiness of female students. In this regard, schools and counseling centers in education can play a prominent role with group reality therapy training in order to improve responsibility, academic progress and happiness of female students.

Happiness is a positive inner feeling received from cognitive and emotional perceptions, and it means emotional and cognitive happiness in the balance of emotions and mental health, and the feeling of psychological well-being is the overall evaluation of a person in self-acceptance, positive relationship with others, autonomy, purposeful life, personal growth. and dominate the environment. Several studies have shown the positive effect of psychological well-being on emotional intelligence, on happiness, social support on happiness, emotional intelligence, social support on happiness; However, developing a happiness model based on psychological well-being and social support with the mediation of emotional intelligence has been neglected.

The current research has been carried out to develop a model of happiness based on psychological well-being and social support with the mediation of emotional intelligence in undergraduate students.

Applied research design and descriptive correlation method was based on structural equations. The statistical population of the research consisted of all undergraduate students of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Department of Tehran in the academic year of 1402-1401, and based on Klein's point of view in the structural equation model, 414 people were selected through random multistage cluster sampling. Became Happiness questionnaire (Oxford, 2002), psychological well-being (Reif, 2002), perceived social support (Zimet, 1988) and emotional intelligence (Shot, 1998) were used to collect data. Data analysis was done through structural modeling using 26amos software.

The research findings showed that psychological well-being, social support and emotional intelligence have a positive and significant effect on students' happiness, and emotional intelligence among students positively and significantly mediates the effect of psychological well-being and social support on happiness.

It can be concluded that considering the changing importance of psychological well-being and social support in the happiness of students, trainings and workshops on life skills, communication and positive interactions that improve and increase happiness in students should be planned, developed and implemented at the level of universities and higher institutions. be executed.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the resilience and happiness of addicted men. The research method was experimental pre-test-posttest with a control group. The statistical population included all men treated with methadone who had referred to addiction treatment centers in Qom province in 2020, among whom 30 addicts were selected based on the inclusion criteria and by purposive sampling method and were randomly assigned to the experimental group (15 people) and the control group (15 people). The experimental group received 8 sessions of 90-minute acceptance and commitment therapy training program and the control group that was on the waiting list received no training. To collect data, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Questionnaire (2003) and the Happiness Scale of Argyle et al. (1989) were used. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that after controlling for the effects of the pre-test, there was a significant difference between the mean of the two groups in resilience and happiness.It can be concluded that acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in improving the resilience and happiness of male addicts in recovery, and therefore, according to the findings of the research, acceptance and commitment therapy can be used to increase the resilience and happiness of male addicts. Recovery.