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Abstract
The application of the concept well-being is increasing significantly to
the extent that led to the emergence of a new field called ”positive
psychology”. The positive psychology movement has an influential role
in redirecting attention to the neglect of psychology and psychotherapy
for the positive aspects of the human person, as the focus of most
researches is on the strategies of psychotherapy that leads to reduce
symptoms of the disorder. This situation has changed relatively since the
advent of positive psychology, as the researchers confirm the importance
of helping clients to achieve their strengths, and developing strategies to
promote a sense of positive efficacy and optimal performance. And now,
There are psychological treatment strategies -according to the perception
of positive psychology- seeks to increase well-being instead of just
reducing the symptoms, as longitudinal studies have demonstrated the
possibility that the disruption of the dimensions of psychological wellbeing,
or absence of various forms of positive existence can be a causal
factor for depression, and that this effect occurs independently of the
presence or absence of a negative functioning or poor physical health,
and negative factors in general. Such studies reflect the emergence of a
growing interest on how can the absence of positive characteristics lead
to the emergence of a variety of disorders.
Positive psychotherapy contrasts with standard interventions for
depression by increasing positive emotion, engagement with life based
on the clarification of personal goals , and meaning rather than directly
targeting depressive symptoms.The main part of treatment time in positive psychotherapy spent in counseling clients to re-educate
attention, memory, and expectations away from the negative and the
catastrophic toward the positive and the hopeful, in order to provide
them with more balanced context, in which they see their problems. In
addition, to helping them make the transition from a lifestyle based on
the pattern of avoidance to the more active, according to the personal
goals of each patient.
Importance of the study:
The importance of the study is in the need to review the perceptions of a
new theory of depression and therapeutic strategies based on them, and
studying the most important variables associated with them, and how to
measure these variables. While in practice is represented also in the need
for a Program for the treatment of depression youth, depends on building
positive social and psychological resources and increasing well-being.
Problem of the study:
This study is mainly represented to answer the following questions:-
1- Is there a relationship between dimensions of psychological wellbeing
and depression? Is it possible that the absence of the
dimensions of psychological well-being predicts depression in
youth?
2- Dose a program of group therapy, which depends on a number of
positive psychological treatment strategies, make a positive effect
in alleviating symptoms of depression among a sample of youth?
3- Are there differences between male and female in their response to
the program? - Will the expected positive effect be permanent or temporary after
finishing the program?
Aims of the study:
The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of some positive
psychotherapy techniques, that is applied according to a new theoretical
conception of psychotherapy, based on the goals and assumptions of
positive psychology, in alleviating symptoms of depression among a
sample of youth.
Hypotheses of the study:
1- There is an inverse predictive relationship between scores on
Psychological Well-being Scale and scores on Depressive
Symptoms Scale
2- There are statistically significant differences between the scores of
subjects of the two experimental groups (male and female) before
and after implementing the positive psychotherapy program on
Depressive Symptoms Scale, and measures of well-being in favor
of the post measurements.
3- There are statistically significant differences between scores of
subjects of the experimental group ”males” and subjects of the
control group ”males” after implementing the positive
psychotherapy program on Depressive Symptoms Scale and
measures of well-being, in favor of the experimental group.
4- There are statistically significant differences between scores of
subjects of the experimental group ”females” and subjects of the
control group ”females” after implementing the positive psychotherapy program on Depressive Symptoms Scale and
measures of well-being, in favor of the experimental group.
5- There are no statistically significant differences between scores of
subjects of the two control groups (male and female) before and
after implementing the positive psychotherapy program on
Depressive Symptoms Scale, and measures of well-being.
6- There are no statistically significant differences between scores of
the experimental group ”males” and scores of the experimental
group ”females” on Depressive Symptoms Scale, and measures of
well-being.
7- There are no statistically significant differences between scores of
subjects of the two experimental groups (males and females) after
the implementing of the positive psychotherapy program and
scores of subjects of the same groups after follow-up period on
Depressive Symptoms Scale, and measures of well-being.
Sample of the study:
This study adopts the experimental method. The sample consists of
(334) students of both sexes at faculty of education, Ain Shams
University. 40 students were selected containing (20 female and 20
male) whom score are high in Depressive Symptoms Scale, their ages
from (17 – 19) yrs with average age of (17.6) with standard deviation
(0.66), were divided into four groups as follows:
• The experimental group of males (n = 10)
• the control group of males (n = 10)
• the experimental group of females (n = 10)
• the control group of females (n = 10) ools of the study:
1- The Satisfaction with Life Scale.
2- Positive and Negative Affect Scales.
3- Subjective Happiness Scale.
4- Psychological Well-Being Scales.
5- Depressive Symptoms Scale.
6- Positive psychotherapy program for depression.
7- The Economical and Social level Scale.
Statistical method:
1- Persons product – moment correlation.
2- Multiple Linear Regression
3- Mann-Whitney U- test for two independent groups.
4- Wilcoxon t-test for two dependent groups.
Results of study:
1- There was an inverse relationship (r = -0.696) statistically
significant at a level of significance 0.01 between the dimensions
of the psychological well-being and depression, as well as it can
be predicted the depression by the dimensions of the
psychological well-being (environmental mastery, positive
relations with others, self-acceptance), which may be the most
psychological well-being dimensions linked with depression. As
psychological well-being interpret 47.5% of the variances in the
level of depressive symptoms.
2- There were statistically significant increasing in psychological
well-being, and life satisfaction and subjective happiness and
positive ratio (the score of positive affect / negative affect), as
well as statistically significant decreasing in symptoms of
depression for subjects of the two experimental groups after
implementing the positive psychotherapy program. 3- There were statistically significant increasing in psychological
well-being, and life satisfaction and subjective happiness and
positive ratio (the score of positive affect / negative affect), as
well as statistically significant decreasing in symptoms of
depression for subjects of experimental group of males compared
to the control of males after implementing the positive
psychotherapy program.
4- There were statistically significant increasing in psychological
well-being, and life satisfaction and subjective happiness and
positive ratio (the score of positive affect/ negative affect), as well
as statistically significant decreasing in symptoms of depression
for subjects of experimental group of females compared to the
control of females after implementing the positive psychotherapy
program.
5- There were no statistically significant differences between prepost
measurements for subjects of the two control groups in all
scales.
6- There were no statistically significant differences between
subjects of the experimental group of males and the experimental
group of females in all scales after implementing the positive
psychotherapy program.
7- There were no statistically significant differences between postfollow
up measurements for the subjects of the two experimental
groups in all scales.