Effectiveness of Teaching the Components of Positive Emotions and Positive Interactions of Positive Psychology on Improving the professional Skills and Social Capital of Female Teachers
Subject Areas : general Psychology
Zahra Mosayebi
1
,
Gholamreza Sharifirad
2
1 - Zahra Mosayebi, MSc, Department management Faculty of Humanities, Qom Branch, University of Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran dr.mosayebi1@gmail.com,
2 - Gholamreza Sharifirad, PhD, Department management Faculty of Humanities, Qom Branch, University of Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran. dr.sharifirad@gmail.com
Keywords: explanatory styles, positive psychology, positive emotions, professional skills, social capital, teacher,
Abstract :
Abstract Introduction: The professional skills of specialized human resources and the social capital of school teachers need to be updated and developed at any time, and not paying attention to them causes a lack of professional competence and the lack of development of the professional skills and social capital of teachers. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of teaching positive emotions and interactions of positive psychology on the improvement and promotion of professional skills and social capital of female teachers. Methods: The design of the current research was quasi-experimental, pre-test, post-test and follow-up (2 months). The statistical population of female teachers of Farhangian University of Isfahan city was 396 people, of which 90 people were selected by simple random sampling method and divided into two groups (teaching the components of emotions and positive interactions of positive psychology and the control group) were randomly placed. The data collection tool was the 90-item scale of emotions, positive interactions, social capital and teachers' professional skills. In this research, data analysis was done with univariate and multivariate analysis of variance. Results: The findings showed that the educational intervention of positive components, including the component of positive emotions and positive interactions, improves professional skills and social capital, and improves the personal and professional abilities of teachers and improves their social capital level. Conclusion: According to the obtained results, it is possible to use the teaching of positive emotions and interactions of positive psychology to improve the professional skills and social capital of teachers.
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