The Effectiveness of Virtual Happiness Training With a choice Theory on Hope and Anxiety Covid-19 of Female Teachers in Coronavirus Epidemic

Subject Areas : psycology

mehdi shomaliahmadabadi ¹ , atefe barkhordariahmadabadi ²

1 - Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University
2 - Master of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Meybod Branch, Yazd, Iran

Received: 2021-03-05 Accepted : 2021-05-31 Published : 2021-06-22

Keywords: happiness, hope, choice theory, teachers, Anxiety Covid-19,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was The Effectiveness of Virtual Happiness Training With a choice Theory on Hope and Anxiety Covid-19 of Female Teachers in Coronavirus Epidemic. This study was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design and control group.The statistical population included female teachers with Covid-19 anxiety in Ardakan in 1399. By voluntary sampling method, 20 people were selected as a sample and randomly replaced in two groups of 10 experimental and control. Participants answered the virtual questionnaires of coronary heart disease Alipour et al (2020) and Omid Snyder (1991) in the pre-test, post-test stages. The intervention group received the Virtual Happiness Training based on Selection Theory in 8 one-hour sessions and two sessions per week, while the control group didn’t receive any intervention during the study. Research data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance at the significance level of 0.05. The results showed that in the post-test group, the mean scores of Covid-19 anxiety were significantly reduced (p < 0.001) and the mean scores of hope were significantly increased (p < 0.001). It is suggested that the effect of virtual happiness education based on choice theory be considered as an effective intervention method in reducing Covid-19 anxiety and improving hope.

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