The Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Psychological Interventions on the Iranians’ Feeling of Happiness

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Seyed Hossein Siadatian ¹ , Amir Ghamarani ² , Fatemeh Yaghobian ³

1 - MA in Child Psychology
2 - PhD Isfahan University
3 - MA in General Psychology

Received: 2015-07-10 Accepted : 2015-07-10 Published : 2013-09-23

Keywords: happiness, Iranian, meta-analysis, psychological intervention,

Abstract :

this study aimed to undertake a meta-analysis examining the effectiveness of psychological interventions on Iranian happiness. The sample consisted of 16 studies and 770 participants. The data were analyzed using the Khun’s metaanalysis check-list. The results indicated a high effect size of the effectiveness of psychological interventions on happiness (d = 1.3; p<0.001). The Fordyce therapy approach had the highest effect size and the gratitude strategy training had the lowest effect size on promoting happiness. The final finding of the present study indicated the effectiveness of psychological interventions on promoting Iranian happiness