Are iranian students flourishing?

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Masoud Nosratabadi ¹ , Mohsen Joshanloo ² , Fatemeh Mohammadi ³ , Khadijeh Shahmohammadi ⁴

1 - PhD Candidate Tehran University
2 - MA in Psychology
3 - MA in Clinical Psychology
4 - PhD Candidate Tehran University

Received: 2015-06-04 Accepted : 2015-06-04 Published : 2010-09-23

Keywords: Subjective well-being, mental health, flourishing, languishing,

Abstract :

Based on Keyes' Pattern (2002), mental health is divided into three categories: flourishing, languishing and relatively mentally healthy. This study aimed to explore the pattern in Iranian population. A sample of 424 (226 female, 198 male) students completed The Emotional Well-Being Scale (Keyes, 2002), Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff & Keyes, 1995), and Social Well-Being Scale(Keyes, 1998). Findings revealed that about 16% of students were flourishing, 20% were languishing, and 64% were relatively mentally healthy. No gender difference was found in the pattern of mental health.