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Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Naghmeh Taghva ¹ , Parviz Azadfallah ² , Fereshteh Mootabi ³ , Ebrahim Talaie ⁴

1 - PhD Candidate Tarbiat Modares University
2 - PhD Tarbiat Modares University
3 - PhD Shahid Beheshti University
4 - PhD Tarbiat Modares University

Received: 2015-05-15 Accepted : 2015-05-15 Published : 2015-03-21

Keywords: Subjective well-being, Adolescent girls, Qualitative analysis,

Abstract :

  This study aimed to investigate the subjective well-being of Iranian early adolescent girls from their own points of view using the maximum variance sampling. Participants were from various socio-economical classes, different levels of educational achievement, and different scores on perceived happiness and life satisfaction. Four methods were used in this study:semi-structured interview (n=10), focus group discussion (3 groups), incomplete sentences (n=140), and narrative writing (n=100).Categorization of the results was done after the processes of open coding, axial coding, and selective coding, with considering trustworthiness criteria. The results indicated that Iranian early adolescent girls described well-being within six categories including relationships, self-concept, individuation, affects, welfare and health, as well as spiritual values and virtues. The findings were discussed based on cultural basis and the positive psychology approach.