Seyed Mohsen Hojatkhah, Iman Mesbah, Azar Parvaneh,
Volume 20, Issue 78 (8-2021)
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of group counseling based on Lazarus multimodal approach on psychological well-being of rural male students. Methods: This was a semi-experimental study including pre-test and post-test design, with control group. The study population included all male high school students in rural areas of city of Andimeshk in Iran. Thirty students were chosen through cluster sampling method who obtained the total score lower than average on the psychographic well-being scale, and randomly assigned to experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). The experimental group received 8 ninety-minute weekly sessions of multimodal counseling. The research instrument included the short form of Ryff Psychological Well-being Questionnaire. At the end of the sessions, post-test was performed for both groups. Data were analyzed by the analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that there is significant difference between experimental and control groups in measures of psychological well-being (p>0/001). The final achievement of this study was the effectiveness of group counseling based on Lazarus multimodal approach on increasing the psychological well-being of male students. Conclusion: In general, the research findings indicate the role and importance of multimodal therapy in increasing psychological well-being.
Haniyeh Honari Fotovat, Mohsen Golmohammadian, Mohsen Hojatkhah,
Volume 24, Issue 93 (3-2025)
Abstract
Aim: The present research is an analysis of the lived experience of successful students in making career decisions. Methods: The research method is quantitative and qualitative. In the quantitative part, Bezo Taylor's Career Decision Questionnaire (1983) was used to identify successful students in career decision-making, and in the qualitative part, in-depth interviews were used to investigate the experiences of successful students in career decision-making. The statistical population of this research includes all female students in the 11th ,12th grades in the academic year of 1401-1402 in Kermanshah city, and the sampling method in the first stage, which was conducted with the aim of identifying successful students in making career decisions, is random. 200 students completed the career decision questionnaire. In the second step, students' grades were calculated using spss_22 software, and those who scored higher than one standard deviation were identified as successful students in making career decisions, and 15 of them were interviewed in depth. In the last two interviews, no new information was obtained and the data reached saturation. Findings: After examining and coding the data of each group in three stages of open, central and selective coding, a total of 43 concepts were obtained in relation to the experiences of successful students in making career decisions, which were categorized into 10 central categories. And finally, they were classified into 3 categories: self-knowledge, environmental factors, and occupation. Conclusions: According to the findings of the research, it can be said that the student's knowledge of himself, the job he is considering, and the environment in which he is located, play a strong and influential role in his career decision. Paying attention to the concepts resulting from the review of experiences can be useful to help other students in making career decisions.
