The Effects of Positive Psychology Training on Wisdom, Resilience, and Cognitive Flexibility of Students

This study aimed to investigate the effect of positive psychology training on students' wisdom, resilience, and cognitive flexibility. The research design was quasi-experimental, using pretest, post-test and follow-up design with the control group. The sample consisted of 30 undergraduate students of Payame Noor University in the academic year 2020-2021. The participants were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. First, in the pretest stage, both groups answered the questionnaires on wisdom, resilience, and cognitive flexibility. Then, positive psychology training was performed in 14 sessions of 60 minutes for the experimental group and the post-test was administered. After two months, for the third time (as a follow-up), both groups answered the research questionnaires. The analysis of covariance showed that positive psychology training caused stable changes in wisdom, resilience, and cognitive flexibility in the experimental group compared to the control group in the post-test. This effect was also sustained during the follow-up phase. The research findings indicate that positive psychology training could improve wisdom, resilience, and cognitive flexibility.