The Effectiveness of Training Philosophy to Children on the Feeling of Loneliness and Disappointment of Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of training philosophy to children on the feeling of loneliness and disappointment among primary school students. This study was quasi-experimental and carried out using a pre-test-post-test design with control group. The statistical population of this study was all third grade elementary school students in the Hamedan city, in the academic year 1397-1396. The sample of this study consisted of 50 people (25 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group) who were selected by cluster random sampling method. The experimental group received training for children's philosophy for 12 sessions and the control group did not receive any training. The tools used in this study were the Asher's loneliness scale and the disappointment scale of Kazdin and et al. The univariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the teaching of philosophy to children reduced the sense of loneliness and disappointment of female students (P <0.01). Regarding the effectiveness of this training, it is recommended to reduce the feeling of loneliness and disappointment to provide this training for students.