The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program Based on Positive Psychology in Reducing Depression among Orphan Students

Authors

Sahar Al-MenshawiFollow

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a counseling program based on positive psychology strategies in reducing depression among secondary school students. The sample consisted of (30) students who obtained the lowest marks in the study scale (depression). And distributing them randomly into two groups: a pilot on which the extension program was applied, and a control who was not exposed to the extension program As each group included (15), and the study also relied on the quasi-experimental approach.

To get acquainted with the effectiveness of the counseling program among the students of the study sample, the researcher used the depression scale, (and after checking its validity and reliability, it was applied to the two groups before and after the application of the counseling program.

The results of the study showed by using the method of analysis of single co-variance (ANCOVA) and analysis of multivariate multivariate covariance (MANCOVA), the value of ta squared, the calculated f, The experimental group on the effect of the effectiveness of the counseling program after (3) weeks of its application. The study recommended the application of positive psychology strategies to other variables, and in the educational and counseling process

Recommended Citation

Al-Menshawi, Sahar (2022) "The Effectiveness of a Counseling Program Based on Positive Psychology in Reducing Depression among Orphan Students," Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات: Vol. 23: Iss. 2, Article 36.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jpu/vol23/iss2/36