The Effectiveness of Training the Meaning of Life on Students' Mental Health and Resilience
Keywords:
Meaning of Life, Mental health, Psychological Resilience, StudentsAbstract
Purpose: Finding an answer to the question of the purpose of life can be considered one of the most important human concerns. The purpose of the current research was to determine the effectiveness of teaching the meaning of life on the mental health and resilience of students according to Islamic teachings.
Method: This research is considered as an experimental research in terms of practical purpose and according to the method of execution and data collection, and it was implemented as a pre-test, post-test design with a group of witnesses. Data collection tool included mental health questionnaire by Abol-Maali and Musa Zadeh (2016) and Connor and Davidson's resilience scale (2003). The statistical population of the research included all the students of Payam Noor Safashehr University in the academic year of 1402-1401, and the number of 30 subjects was randomly divided into two test groups and the effectiveness of meaningful life education was evaluated in 8 sessions . In order to analyze the hypotheses, the statistical method of covariance analysis and SPSS22 statistical software were used.
Results: Data analysis showed that teaching the meaning of life has a significant effect on students' mental health. Also, training the meaning of life has a significant impact on the reflection of students. All findings were significant at the 0.01 level.
Conclusion: People who have more knowledge and awareness of the meaning of their lives have higher mental health and show better resilience against everyday problems and challenges.
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